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+# Template file for 'handlr'
+pkgname=handlr
+version=0.6.4
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+short_desc="Alternative to xdg-utils for ease of use"
+maintainer="Noel Cower <ncower@nil.dev>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/chmln/handlr"
+distfiles="https://github.com/chmln/handlr/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7aae79775a08fdeb822eb0dafe90fdedffb97063649c9a950e9a8b8e6bf8e5ba
+
+post_patch() {
+	# fixes an indexmap error when cross compiling (see #34889)
+	cargo update --package autocfg:1.0.1 --precise 1.1.0
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vcompletion completions/_handlr zsh
+	vcompletion completions/handlr.fish fish
+
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}