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+# Template build file for 'xbacklight'.
+pkgname=xbacklight
+version=1.1
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="Adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=c795001f15974569e16f25b201ac2ac7666c5a646f8d0de3afa0c3a1ba5d64a4
+long_desc="
+ Xbacklight is used to adjust the backlight brightness where supported.
+ It finds all outputs on the X server supporting backlight brightness
+ control and changes them all in the same way.
+
+ This is from the modular X.org X11 project."
+
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency full libX11
+Add_dependency full libXrandr
+Add_dependency full libXrender