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+# Template file for 'acpi'
+pkgname=acpi
+version=1.6
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr"
+short_desc="Displays informations about ACPI devices (battery, thermal sensors and power)"
+maintainer="Ypnose <linuxienATlegtuxDOTorg>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpiclient/"
+distfiles="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/acpiclient/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=ed61d20400c4fd3965dde9b49ab3ac74da02f8eca1a55454f7a1ac3fa1fd5c31
+
+do_build() {
+	make CC=$CC ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make DESTDIR=$DESTDIR install
+}
+
+acpi_package() {
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr
+	}
+}