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+# Template file for 'mate-menu'
+pkgname=mate-menu
+version=17.10.8
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=python2-module
+hostmakedepends="intltool python-distutils-extra python-setuptools"
+depends="mate-panel python-gobject python-setproctitle python-xdg python-xlib"
+maintainer="cr6git <quark6@protonmail.com>"
+short_desc="Advanced Menu for the MATE Desktop"
+homepage="https://github.com/ubuntu-mate/mate-menu"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="https://github.com/ubuntu-mate/mate-menu/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1fd553df18a7aa99b1071aebd770f1e7be36332a32fff94aebb600a8c257eb35