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+# Template file for 'dialog'
+pkgname=dialog
+_distver=1.1
+_date=20080819
+version=${_distver}.${_date}
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${_distver}-${_date}
+distfiles="ftp://invisible-island.net/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${_distver}-${_date}.tgz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--with-ncursesw --enable-nls"
+short_desc="A tool to display dialog boxes from shell scripts"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=c5d49b39c5998bcecd124c05cc6f096d22ccdc378ad455214611ae41a2f4b7d9
+long_desc="
+ Dialog is a program that will let you to present a variety of questions
+ or display messages using dialog boxes from a shell script. Currently,
+ these types of dialog boxes are implemented:
+ yes/no box, menu box, input box, message box, text box, info box,
+ guage box, checklist box, and radiolist box."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run ncursesw
+Add_dependency build ncursesw-devel