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+# Template file for 'R-cran-digest'
+pkgname=R-cran-digest
+version=0.6.12
+revision=1
+build_style=R-cran
+short_desc="Create Compact Hash Digests of R Objects"
+maintainer="Florian Wagner <florian@wagner-flo.net>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/code/digest.html"
+checksum=a479463f120037ad8e88bb1387170842e635a1f07ce7e3575316efd6e14d9eab