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+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'sparsehash'
+version = '2.0.3'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/sparsehash/sparsehash'
+
+description = """
+ An extremely memory-efficient hash_map implementation. 2 bits/entry overhead!
+ The SparseHash library contains several hash-map implementations, including
+ implementations that optimize for space or speed.
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2017a'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/sparsehash/sparsehash/archive']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['05e986a5c7327796dad742182b2d10805a8d4f511ad090da0490f146c1ff7a8c']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.28', '', True),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/google/type_traits.h'],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'