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+# Template file for 'the-silver-searcher'
+pkgname=the_silver_searcher
+version=0.24.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake"
+makedepends="pcre-devel zlib-devel liblzma-devel"
+short_desc="The Silver Searcher - better than ack"
+maintainer="Jan S. <jan.schreib@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache"
+homepage="http://geoff.greer.fm/ag/"
+distfiles="http://geoff.greer.fm/ag/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b5bb4d2d68b7a114784d781543e651f471863a95700f998f156dc5128ada2c20