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+# Template file for 'dte'
+pkgname=dte
+version=1.7
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Small, configurable console text editor"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="GPL-2.0-only"
+homepage="https://github.com/craigbarnes/dte"
+distfiles="https://github.com/craigbarnes/dte/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=6cd070037d9c6f4b4f3b5bedd78183dde5f8e79811ccdf04b0e7abafe5fdc33d