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+# Template file for 'racer'
+pkgname=racer
+version=1.2.5
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="rust cargo"
+short_desc="A utility intended to provide Rust code completion for editors and IDEs"
+maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/phildawes/racer"
+distfiles="https://github.com/phildawes/racer/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3b932331f4778b6c0bb092f92783ec616e939b15f85f58d069f65a85c921db66
+nocross=yes
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/release/racer
+	vlicense LICENSE-MIT LICENSE
+}