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+# Template file for 'oil'
+pkgname=oil
+version=0.6.0
+revision=1
+build_style=configure
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr $(vopt_with readline)"
+makedepends="$(vopt_if readline readline-devel)"
+short_desc="Oil, a new unix shell"
+maintainer="Caleb JA <skywise@tutanota.de>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://www.oilshell.org"
+distfiles="${homepage}/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=141e3a5c1997a696d65747966978aaa38921d77e303aad9e77b4ab4aedab84b7
+register_shell="/usr/bin/osh"
+nocross="oil is nocross"
+nostrip=yes
+
+build_options="readline"
+build_options_default="readline"
+
+pre_build() {
+	# Remove the strip wrapper
+	rm -f "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}"/strip
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	# Install binaries
+	vbin _bin/oil.ovm
+	# Symlink osh, oshc to oil.ovm.
+	cd "${DESTDIR}"/usr/bin
+	ln -s oil.ovm osh
+	ln -s oil.ovm oshc
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}