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+# Template file for 'hwids'
+pkgname=hwids
+version=20120524
+homepage="https://github.com/Flameeyes/hwids"
+short_desc="Hardware Identification Databases"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+noarch=yes
+replaces="pciutils<3.1.9_1 usbutils<005_1"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="http://xbps.nopcode.org/distfiles/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=3db843f42711c9138a8b5e00a9408ed9f553fdb01be6f9a19665223d7f03634a
+long_desc="
+ The reason to repackage the files together is to make it simpler for applications
+ to require them, without having to bring in either pciutils or usbutils, that
+ might be unnecessary for most installs."
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/share/hwdata
+	install -m644 *.ids ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/hwdata
+}