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+# Template file for 'hostfw'
+pkgname=hostfw
+version=0.6.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+depends="iptables"
+short_desc="Simple host-based permit-by-exception iptables generation script"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://github.com/abenson/hostfw/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/abenson/hostfw/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5a27291222f2936e295ebc0a517931b5a261026f3c3b01b1bb688955c297ac1e
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin firewall
+	vman firewall.1
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense COPYING.md
+}
+