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+# Template file for 'dateutils'
+pkgname=dateutils
+version=0.3.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="ax_cv_zoneinfo_tzdir=/usr/share/zoneinfo"
+short_desc="Nifty command line date and time utilities"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="http://www.fresse.org/dateutils/"
+distfiles="https://bitbucket.org/hroptatyr/dateutils/downloads/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=b34f9d0bcb831e91c7ad3e3d17e56a8efbed11db302a2ee22437fd85dce11b19