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+# Template file for 'alot'
+pkgname=alot
+version=0.6
+revision=1
+build_style=python2-module
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+makedepends="python-devel"
+noarch="yes"
+depends="notmuch-python python-gpg python-configobj python-magic Twisted python-urwidtrees"
+pycompile_module="alot"
+short_desc="Terminal-based mail user agent based on the notmuch mail indexer"
+maintainer="Felix Van der Jeugt <felix.vanderjeugt@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://alot.rtfd.org"
+distfiles="https://github.com/pazz/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=36b4b3471e2815b3fac320d3b82be5c4252dce119d3d3112dcbf69dd67f0acb2