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+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="scrypt KDF library and file encryption tool"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.2.1
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt/scrypt-1.2.1.tgz
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=4621f5e7da2f802e20850436219370092e9fcda93bd598f6d4236cce33f4c577
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="openssl"