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+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=6
+
+DESCRIPTION="Virtual package for building against PoDoFo"
+SLOT="0/${PV}"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86"
+IUSE="+boost idn debug test +tools"
+
+# Pull in boost for build-against header dependency (see bug #503802).
+RDEPEND="
+	app-text/podofo:0/${PV}[boost=,idn=,debug=,test=,tools=]
+	boost? ( dev-libs/boost )
+"