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+pkgname=ragel
+pkgver=6.9
+pkgrel=4
+pkgdesc="Compiles finite state machines from regular languages into executable C, C++, Objective-C, or D code."
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="http://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/"
+license=('GPL')
+depends=('gcc-libs')
+source=("http://www.colm.net/files/$pkgname/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz")
+md5sums=('0c3110d7f17f7af4d9cb774443898dc1')
+
+build() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  make
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir/" install
+  install -m0644 -D ragel.vim "$pkgdir"/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax/ragel.vim
+}