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+#!/bin/sh
+# see http://conda.pydata.org/docs/build.html for hacking instructions.
+
+# unpack.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+
+# build.
+cmake \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX \
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    -DBUILD_MODULE_Draw=0 \
+    -DBUILD_MODULE_Visualization=0 \
+    -DBUILD_MODULE_ApplicationFramework=0 \
+    .. | tee cmake.log 2>&1
+
+make -j${CPU_COUNT} | tee make.log 2>&1
+make install | tee install.log 2>&1
+
+# vim: set ai et nu:
diff --git a/recipes/OpenCASCADE/meta.yaml b/recipes/OpenCASCADE/meta.yaml
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+{% set name = "OpenCASCADE" %}
+{% set version = "7.2.0" %}
+{% set md5 = "34fd3038227c29c81161cf2fd76892c3" %}
+
+package:
+  name: {{ name|lower }}
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  fn: occt.tgz
+  url: http://git.dev.opencascade.org/gitweb/?p=occt.git;a=snapshot;h=refs/tags/V7_2_0;sf=tgz
+  md5: {{ md5 }}
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - cmake
+    - freetype
+    - {{ compiler('c') }}
+    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
+    - {{ compiler('fortran') }}
+
+test:
+  commands:
+    # pass
+
+about:
+  home: https://www.opencascade.com
+  license: LGPL
+  license_file: '{{ environ["RECIPE_DIR"] }}/LICENSE.txt'
+  summary: An object-oriented C++ class library for CAD/CAM/CAE applications
+  description: |
+    Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) is an object-oriented C++ class library
+    designed for rapid production of sophisticated domain-specific
+    CAD/CAM/CAE applications.
+
+extra:
+  recipe-maintainers:
+    - guyer
+