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+# Template file for 'xidle'
+pkgname=xidle
+version=6.3
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-linux-${version}"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_use_env=yes
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libXScrnSaver-devel"
+short_desc="Run a program on X inactivity"
+maintainer="Frank Steinborn <steinex@nognu.de>"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
+homepage="https://github.com/steinex/xidle-linux"
+distfiles="https://github.com/steinex/xidle-linux/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f17a99fafb658d467fdbc4001809fa133b52ce0193ac895e6fa9501045ec8218
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -n '3,25p' < xidle.c > LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}