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+# Template file for 'lua-MessagePack'
+pkgname=lua-MessagePack
+version=0.3.1
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="lua>=5.2"
+makedepends="lua>=5.2"
+short_desc="A pure Lua implementation of msgpack.org"
+maintainer="Tj Vanderpoel (bougyman) <tj@rubyists.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/fperrad/lua-MessagePack"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2cc1e2458d0f1eee8f02263848fa5055894303c056fd2e49aa9c3fb54ccbb5a0
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_install_args=" LUAVER=5.2"
+
+do_build() {
+	/bin/true
+}
+
+