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+# Template file for 'ffmpegthumbs'
+pkgname=ffmpegthumbs
+version=17.12.2
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config"
+makedepends="qt5-devel kio-devel ffmpeg-devel"
+short_desc="FFmpeg-based thumbnail creator for video files"
+maintainer="Michael Straube <straubem@gmx.de>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://download.kde.org/stable/applications"
+distfiles="https://download.kde.org/stable/applications/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=c2d54af7adc83432c9415526b2ac032d2400280fefc6d5634c7862b9a1301c25
+
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel"
+fi