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+# Template file for 'rustup'
+pkgname=rustup
+version=1.9.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}.rs-${version}"
+conflicts="cargo rust"
+hostmakedepends="cargo perl pkg-config"
+makedepends="libressl-devel zlib-devel"
+short_desc="The Rust toolchain installer"
+maintainer="Daniel Lee Ramírez <dleeram@protonmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0, MIT"
+homepage="https://www.rustup.rs"
+distfiles="https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/${pkgname}.rs/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=24a6ed09553c8ec6d1c683eed0d34f40af779ae8439e7f7e821eec9ea4e5fdb6
+nocross=yes
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release --features no-self-update --bin rustup-init
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/release/rustup-init rustup
+	for cmd in cargo rust-gdb rust-lldb rustc rustdoc; do
+		ln -s rustup ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/${cmd}
+	done
+	vdoc README.md
+	vlicense LICENSE-APACHE
+	vlicense LICENSE-MIT
+}