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+# Template file for 'cpanminus'
+pkgname=cpanminus
+version=1.7040
+revision=1
+wrksrc="App-${pkgname}-${version}"
+noarch=yes
+build_style=perl-module
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+short_desc="Get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus"
+license="GPL-1, Artistic"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/App/App-${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=fc8e5cde17cc5f4cc13aea8781c1e9425f76abc684cc720e9253f47ab3529556