diff --git a/srcpkgs/premake4/template b/srcpkgs/premake4/template
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+# Template file for 'premake5'
+pkgname=premake4
+version=4.4beta5
+revision=1
+wrksrc=premake-${version/beta/-beta}
+hostmakedepends="unzip"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="config=release"
+short_desc="Cross-platform, open-source build system"
+maintainer="Tai Chi Minh Ralph Eastwood <tcmreastwood@gmail.com>"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
+homepage="https://premake.github.io/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/project/premake/Premake/${version/beta*}/premake-${version/beta/-beta}-src.zip"
+checksum=0fa1ed02c5229d931e87995123cdb11d44fcc8bd99bba8e8bb1bbc0aaa798161
+
+pre_build() {
+	cd ${wrksrc}/build/gmake.unix
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin bin/release/premake4
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/premake4/update b/srcpkgs/premake4/update
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+site='https://premake.github.io/download.html'
+pattern='premake-\K4[\d.]+(-alpha[\d]*|-beta[\d]*|)(?=-src\.zip)'