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+# Template file for 'ripgrep'
+pkgname=ripgrep
+version=0.1.17
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="cargo rust"
+short_desc="Fast search tool inspired by ag and grep"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="Public Domain, MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/BurntSushi/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b558b6650bfa9cf0fd0fa58a8617cafc7c819ee25a26d15ca2ce39979dd18a18
+nocross=yes
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release
+}  
+
+do_install() {
+	vman doc/rg.1
+	vbin target/release/rg
+	vlicense LICENSE-MIT
+	vlicense UNLICENSE
+}