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+# Template file for 'lzip'
+pkgname=lzip
+version=1.14
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="Losless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html"
+distfiles="http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/lzip-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7ff5cc521560edb2a0a6cdf258cf3afdaeb1dbcc354d96d011d0dd7ec584cbe7
+
+do_configure() {
+	./configure --prefix=/usr CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+}
+
+lzip_package() {
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr
+	}
+}