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+#TODO missing script for "make", see https://pierrebeucher.github.io/novops/install.html#from-source
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/PierreBeucher/novops/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"