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+# Template file for 'ragel'
+pkgname=ragel
+version=6.9
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="Compile regular languages into executable state machines"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/"
+distfiles="http://www.colm.net/files/ragel/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=6e07be0fab5ca1d9c2d9e177718a018fc666141f594a5d6e7025658620cf660a
+
+post_install() {
+	vdoc doc/ragel-guide.pdf
+}