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+#template file for 'tectonic'
+pkgname=tectonic
+version=0.1.7
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="rust cargo pkg-config"
+makedepends="fontconfig-devel freetype-devel harfbuzz-devel graphite-devel libressl-devel libpng-devel zlib-devel icu-devel icu-libs"
+short_desc="A modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine"
+maintainer="Chinmay Pai <chinmaydpai@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io"
+distfiles="https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=c39acc8a4e2e102245037fd2ea3e77b058d25e29bbab0dcc53a3167c5d3fee2a
+nocross=yes
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	cargo test --release
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/release/${pkgname}
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}