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+# Template file for 'git-cola'
+pkgname=git-cola
+version=2.6
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+noarch=yes
+hostmakedepends="python"
+depends="git-perl python-PyQt4"
+short_desc="Highly caffeinated Git GUI"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname"
+distfiles="$homepage/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
+pycompile_dirs="usr/share/git-cola/lib/cola"
+checksum=ed566548793b4905005528d5e612c41bea5b5f7602649c0eec0787fbb0ab9cd2