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+# Template build file for 'perl-Date-Manip'.
+pkgname=perl-Date-Manip
+version=6.52
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
+build_style=perl-module
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="perl>=5.20"
+noarch="yes"
+short_desc="Date manipulation routines"
+maintainer="John Regan <john@jrjrtech.com>"
+license="Artistic, GPL-1"
+homepage="http://search.cpan.org/dist/${pkgname/perl-/}/"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/Date/${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3f7b31a0d9f47a111e1a128e708d4c1ee0f6815ead81737fc4de96438f61e511