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+# Template file for 'texworks'
+pkgname=texworks
+version=0.6.2
+revision=1
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-release-${version}
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DTW_BUILD_ID=Void -DWITH_LUA=ON -DWITH_PYTHON=ON
+-DDESIRED_QT_VERSION:STRING=5 gp_tool=$LDD"
+cmake_builddir=build
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools qt5-tools-devel qt5-script-devel
+ poppler-qt5-devel hunspell-devel"
+makedepends="lua-devel python-devel qt5-tools-devel qt5-script-devel
+ poppler-qt5-devel hunspell-devel"
+depends="lua python hunspell dejavu-fonts-ttf"
+short_desc="TeX editor"
+maintainer="Bosco <jboscogg@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://www.tug.org/texworks"
+distfiles="https://github.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/archive/release-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=22885c11d92654b0cba1f4808fc9aa3c2fdd3e5435fd89dff9aa1e67658a6339
+nocross="/usr/share/cmake-3.11/Modules/GetPrerequisites.cmake fails to detect poppler-qt5"