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+# Template file for 'metalog'
+pkgname=metalog
+version=3
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="pcre-devel"
+conf_files="/etc/metalog.conf"
+short_desc="A modern replacement for syslogd and klogd"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://metalog.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=0c3a1e19008b3d525eab6e5548a4e8cbb0fb235f2804dc41aace82c67ceeebe0