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+# Template file for 'stow'
+pkgname=stow
+version=2.2.2
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="perl-Stow"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+short_desc="GNU Stow is a symlink manager"
+maintainer="Martin Harrigan <martinharrigan@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e2f77649301b215b9adbc2f074523bedebad366812690b9dc94457af5cf273df