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+# Template file for 'e3'
+pkgname=e3
+version=2.82
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="nasm"
+short_desc="A full-screen and user-friendly text editor"
+maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://sites.google.com/site/e3editor/"
+distfiles="https://sites.google.com/site/e3editor/Home/e3-${version}.tgz"
+checksum=53c51d656801fd3ae0179a5b27f028e07eaba328e80c8c55050268359b9a2924
+nostrip="Strip stage errs"
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i 's#/usr/local#/usr#g' Makefile
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin e3
+	vman e3.man e3.1
+	for link in e3em e3pi e3vi e3ne e3ws ; do
+		ln -s /usr/bin/e3 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/${link}
+	done
+}