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+# Template file for 'fifengine'
+pkgname=fifengine
+version=0.4.1
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="swig python"
+makedepends="SDL2-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_ttf-devel boost-devel
+ libopenal-devel tinyxml-devel fifechan-devel python-devel libXcursor-devel"
+pycompile_module="fife"
+short_desc="A multi-platform isometric game engine"
+maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
+license="LGPL-2.1"
+homepage="https://github.com/fifengine/fifengine"
+distfiles="https://github.com/fifengine/fifengine/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=bae3fc591cc2891f7d1b3a656a5d8ad700ecc2e297ad453bf4f1bcbbf82e8cb2