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+# Maintainer: J. Peter Mugaas <jpmugaas@suddenlink.net>
+# stolen from Archlinux
+pkgname=re2c
+pkgver=0.16
+pkgrel=1
+arch=(i686 x86_64)
+depends=(gcc-libs)
+pkgdesc='A tool for generating C-based recognizers from regular expressions'
+url='http://re2c.sourceforge.net/'
+license=(GPL)
+source=(http://downloads.sourceforge.net/$pkgname/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
+md5sums=('3bf508fabd52ed7334647d0ccb956e8d')
+
+build() {
+  cd $pkgname-$pkgver
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  make
+}
+
+check() {
+  cd $pkgname-$pkgver
+  make tests
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd $pkgname-$pkgver
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+}