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+# Template file for 'ueberzugpp'
+pkgname=ueberzugpp
+version=2.9.10
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="$(vopt_if opencv " -DENABLE_OPENCV=ON" " -DENABLE_OPENCV=OFF")$(vopt_if x11 " -DENABLE_X11=ON" " -DENABLE_X11=OFF")$(vopt_if x11 " -DENABLE_WAYLAND=ON" " -DENABLE_WAYLAND=OFF")"
+hostmakedepends="cmake extra-cmake-modules pkg-config $(vopt_if wayland wayland-devel)"
+makedepends="
+openssl-devel libvips-devel libsixel-devel chafa-devel tbb-devel
+fmt-devel xcb-util-image-devel spdlog json-c++ range-v3 cli11
+$(vopt_if opencv libopencv-devel)
+$(vopt_if x11 libX11-devel)
+$(vopt_if wayland "libwaylandpp-devel wayland-protocols")"
+short_desc="Drop in replacement for ueberzug written in C++"
+maintainer="JudahJL <judahlegy@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=225b74ae3c71fd7d6dbd8b3a1740dacda95c40146a4fd00c792e4f18f200854d
+conflicts="ueberzug"
+make_check=no # doesn't include a test suite
+
+build_options="opencv x11 wayland"
+build_options_default="opencv x11 wayland"