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+# Template file for 'dosbox-staging'
+pkgname=dosbox-staging
+version=0.77.0
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="alsa-lib-devel libpng-devel SDL2-devel SDL2_net-devel
+ opusfile-devel fluidsynth-devel libmt32emu-devel"
+short_desc="DOS/x86 emulator focusing on ease of use"
+maintainer="Joshua Krämer <joshua@kraemer.link>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://dosbox-staging.github.io"
+distfiles="https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=85e1739f5dfd7d96b752b2b0e12aad6f95c7770b47fcdaf978d4128d7890d986
+conflicts="dosbox"
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi