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+# Template file for 'py-spy'
+pkgname=py-spy
+version=0.1.8
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="cargo"
+short_desc="Sampling profiler for Python programs"
+maintainer="Wilson Birney <wpb@360scada.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/benfred/py-spy"
+distfiles="https://github.com/benfred/py-spy/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5f38de07f0162e0cb66f17c5a07d9bdbb6ae5fb9e6f2cbedc87949670030fdb1
+nocross=yes
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/release/${pkgname}
+}