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+SUMMARY="Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management" 
+DESCRIPTION="Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management" 
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.fossil-scm.org/" 
+SRC_URI="http://www.fossil-scm.org/download/fossil-src-20130911114349.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_MD5="fa4ea3eb25d2a8cfb0edbd0c30c268b9"
+REVISION="1"
+LICENSE="BSD (2-clause)"
+COPYRIGHT="2007 D. Richard Hipp"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 ?x86 ?x86_64"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	fossil = $portVersion
+	cms:fossil = $portVersion
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku >= $haikuVersion
+	lib:libz
+	openssl >= 1.0.0
+	"
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku_devel >= $haikuVersion
+	devel:libz >= 1.2.3
+	openssl_devel >= 1.0.0
+	"
+# tests require cmd:tclsh
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:make
+	cmd:gcc
+	"
+
+SOURCE_DIR="fossil-src-20130911114349"
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	./configure --prefix=$prefix
+	make
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	make install
+}
+
+TEST()
+{
+	make test
+}