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+# Template file for 'xcowsay'
+pkgname=xcowsay
+version=1.3
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="gtk+-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel"
+short_desc="Displays a cow on your desktop"
+maintainer="allan <mail@may.mooo.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.doof.me.uk/xcowsay/"
+distfiles="http://www.nickg.me.uk/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e055a35d7bb8bf17f07b5336bbd081a1a53f0b02f83c250b714bb6531789ebcf