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+# Template file for 'spin2cpp'
+pkgname=spin2cpp
+version=5.0.3
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="bison"
+short_desc="Converting languages for the Parallax Inc. Propeller 1 and 2"
+maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/totalspectrum/spin2cpp/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/totalspectrum/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d19d4c9230e35e34df6d689634ce49c6752f386a77171ca3ae01aa1700a7b549
+
+CFLAGS="-I. -I./build -DFLEXSPIN_BUILD -fcommon"
+
+do_check() {
+	make CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" ${makejobs} test || true # some tests fail
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	for f in flexcc flexspin spin2cpp; do
+		vbin build/$f
+	done
+	vmkdir usr/share/${pkgname}
+	vcopy doc usr/share/${pkgname}
+	vlicense COPYING
+}