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+# Template file for 'sagemath-giac'
+pkgname=sagemath-giac
+version=0.1.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+make_build_args="--skip-dependency-check"  # can remove after #54482 and #54495
+hostmakedepends="python3-meson-python python3-Cython"
+makedepends="python3-cysignals python3-gmpy2 sagemath libmpc-devel giac-devel"
+depends="sagemath"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Support for using Giac within SageMath"
+maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/sagemath/sagemath-giac/"
+changelog="https://github.com/sagemath/sagemath-giac/releases"
+distfiles="https://github.com/sagemath/sagemath-giac/releases/download/${version}/sagemath_giac-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=9bdf5a96a4ce3dd7e4551ac46ebbddcda7e163589be9a7f2173446a5b5943106