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+# Template file for 'python3-pydantic-core'
+pkgname=python3-pydantic-core
+version=2.16.3
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+build_helper=rust
+hostmakedepends="maturin cargo"
+makedepends="python3-typing_extensions"
+depends="python3-typing_extensions"
+checkdepends="${depends} python3-pytest python3-pytest-benchmark
+ python3-pytest-timeout python3-pytest-mock python3-hypothesis
+ python3-dirty-equals"
+short_desc="Core functionality for pydantic-core validation and serialization"
+maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pydantic_core/pydantic_core-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1cac689f80a3abab2d3c0048b29eea5751114054f032a941a32de4c852c59cad
+
+# taken from python3-adblock
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" rust-std"
+	hostmakedepends+=" python3-typing_extensions"
+	export PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
+	export PYO3_CROSS_INCLUDE_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+fi
+
+do_build() {
+	maturin build -o . --release --target "${RUST_TARGET}" --manylinux off
+	mkdir -p dist
+	mv pydantic_core-${version}-*.whl dist/pydantic_core-${version}-py3-none-any.whl
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}