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+# Template file for 'figlet'
+pkgname=figlet
+version=2.2.5
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_install_args="prefix=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
+short_desc="Program for making large letters out of ordinary text"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="http://www.figlet.org/"
+distfiles="ftp://ftp.figlet.org/pub/figlet/program/unix/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=bf88c40fd0f077dab2712f54f8d39ac952e4e9f2e1882f1195be9e5e4257417d
+
+post_extract() {
+	sed -i /DECLS/d utf8.h
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" LD="$CC" CFLAGS="$CLFAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" prefix=/usr
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}