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+# Template file for 'dopewars'
+pkgname=dopewars
+version=1.5.12
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="gettext-devel gtk+-devel ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Buy and sell drugs on the streets of New York"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://dopewars.sourceforge.io"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/dopewars/dopewars-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=23059dcdea96c6072b148ee21d76237ef3535e5be90b3b2d8239d150feee0c19