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+# Template file for 'gitolite'
+pkgname=gitolite
+version=3.6.4
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=fetch
+system_accounts="gitolite"
+gitolite_homedir="/var/lib/gitolite"
+gitolite_shell="/bin/sh"
+make_dirs="/var/lib/gitolite 0750 gitolite gitolite"
+depends="git perl"
+short_desc="Access control layer on top of git"
+maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://gitolite.com/gitolite/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/archive/v${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=15b19181dcc00233e4d031f07d769cf930e93963a925a71d684748068f38dd63
+
+do_install() {
+	tar -xzvf ${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz
+
+	vmkdir usr/lib/gitolite
+	vmkdir usr/bin
+	vcopy ${pkgname}-${version}/src/* usr/lib/gitolite
+	ln -sf ../../usr/lib/gitolite/gitolite ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/gitolite
+}