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+# Template file for 'slop'
+pkgname=slop
+version=3.1.10
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake"
+makedepends="libX11-devel libXext-devel"
+short_desc="Utility to query the user for a selection and print the region to stdout"
+maintainer="ShadowKyogre <shadowkyogre.public@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/naelstrof/${pkgname}"
+distfiles="https://github.com/naelstrof/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5541acd5d449d62a42984db5f1316b684847301ee86fa0bb6c41a264cf6740a2
+
+pre_build() {
+	# workaround for the cmake file expecting to be run in ., not build
+	cp build/src/cmdline.h src/cmdline.h
+}