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+# Template file for 'gnome-text-editor'
+pkgname=gnome-text-editor
+version=41.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config gettext itstool glib-devel"
+makedepends="libglib-devel gtk4-devel gtksourceview5-devel enchant2-devel
+ icu-devel libadwaita-devel pcre2-devel"
+short_desc="Simple text editor"
+maintainer="Michal Vasilek <michal@vasilek.cz>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor"
+changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor/-/blob/gnome-41/NEWS"
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gnome-text-editor/${version%.*}/gnome-text-editor-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=619ec520d6e0905d431167024e43dce0dbf6a345f2d48693501d70dc7626f861
+make_check=no # Tests were compiled with G_DISABLE_ASSERT and are likely no-ops. Aborting.