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+# Template file for 'perl-Params-Validate'
+pkgname=perl-Params-Validate
+version=1.18
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
+build_style=perl-ModuleBuild
+hostmakedepends="perl perl-Module-Build"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="perl perl-Module-Implementation"
+short_desc="Validate method/function parameters"
+maintainer="John Regan <john@jrjrtech.com>"
+homepage="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Params-Validate/"
+license="Artistic"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/Params/${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b25d2488d326f0cfa303cba7ed64fed9ec698b7bfc5d408f0b71058af39206c1