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10.2. Other distrib methods than .tar.gz

If your package uses a different distribution method from .tar.gz, take a look at the package for plan9/sam, which uses a gzipped shell archive (shar), but the quick solution is to set EXTRACT_SUFX to the name after the DISTNAME field, and add the following to your package's Makefile: 

	EXTRACT_SUFX=   .msg.gz
	EXTRACT_CMD=            zcat
	EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS=
	EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=     |sh

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