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+readline
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diff --git a/templates/readline-devel/depends b/templates/readline-devel/depends
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-abi_depends=6.0
-api_depends=${abi_depends}
diff --git a/templates/readline-devel/devel.template b/templates/readline-devel/devel.template
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-# Template file for 'readline-devel'.
-#
-short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
-
-Add_dependency run readline-libs
-
-do_install()
-{
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info
-
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/readline ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man3 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
-	for f in history rluserman; do
-		mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/info/${f}.info \
-			${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info
-	done
-}
diff --git a/templates/readline-devel/template b/templates/readline-devel/template
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-# Template build file for 'readline'.
-pkgname=readline
-sourcepkg=$pkgname
-version=6.0
-distfiles="ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-build_style=gnu_configure
-make_build_args="SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses"
-short_desc="The GNU Readline Library"
-maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=1199d905c025735b34cf67d03078585e18f84707052413279fe68ce48c1cc1de
-long_desc="
- The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by
- applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are
- typed in. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are available. The
- Readline library includes additional functions to maintain a list
- of previously-entered command lines, to recall and perhaps reedit
- those lines, and perform csh-like history expansion on previous
- commands."
-
-subpackages="devel"
-Add_dependency full	glibc
-Add_dependency build	ncurses
-Add_dependency run	ncurses-libs
-
-post_install()
-{
-	# Move shared libs into /lib.
-	mkdir -p $DESTDIR/lib
-	mv $DESTDIR/usr/lib/lib*.so* $DESTDIR/lib
-}