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+# Template file for 'brillo'
+pkgname=brillo
+version=1.2.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+wrksrc="$pkgname-v$version"
+make_build_target="dist"
+make_install_args="install-dist"
+hostmakedepends="help2man"
+conf_files="/etc/apparmor.d/bin.brillo"
+short_desc="Keyboard and LED Backlight Control Tool"
+maintainer="Cameron Nemo <camerontnorman@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.com/cameronnemo/brillo"
+distfiles="$homepage/-/archive/v$version/$wrksrc.tar.gz"
+checksum=08507fccd745b0c371dec33944182f4f11bd637c8b6d49d8d28e702f4c271834
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	make_build_args+=" MANPROG=/usr/bin/brillo"
+	hostmakedepends+=" brillo"
+fi