diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpanel-devel b/srcpkgs/libpanel-devel
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+libpanel
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpanel/template b/srcpkgs/libpanel/template
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+# Template file for 'libpanel'
+pkgname=libpanel
+version=1.0.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+build_helper="gir"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config gi-docgen gettext glib-devel vala gtk-update-icon-cache"
+makedepends="gtk4-devel libadwaita-devel"
+short_desc="Dock/panel library for GTK 4"
+maintainer="Michal Vasilek <michal@vasilek.cz>"
+license="LGPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libpanel"
+#changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libpanel/-/raw/main/NEWS"
+changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libpanel/-/raw/libpanel-1.0/NEWS"
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libpanel/${version%.*}/libpanel-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=841b6ab71eb072fd6520023e1f71aac7ff250c66eadfbb17c955da6bf41e2306
+
+pre_build() {
+	# help gi-docgen find gi files on cross
+	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET/usr/share/
+	fi
+}
+
+libpanel-devel_package() {
+	depends="gtk4-devel libadwaita-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/share/doc
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
+		vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
+		vmove usr/share/vala
+	}
+}