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+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2010 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=liboil
+PKG_VERSION:=0.3.17
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://liboil.freedesktop.org/download/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=47dc734f82faeb2964d97771cfd2e701
+
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/liboil
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=simple functions optimized for various CPUs
+  URL:=http://liboil.freedesktop.org/wiki/
+  MAINTAINER:=W. Michael Petullo <mike@flyn.org>
+  DEPENDS:=+librt
+endef
+
+define Package/liboil/description
+  Liboil is a library of simple functions that are optimized for various CPUs.
+  These functions are generally loops implementing simple algorithms, such as
+  converting an array of N integers to floating-point numbers or multiplying
+  and summing an array of N numbers. Such functions are candidates for significant
+  optimization using various techniques, especially by using extended instructions
+  provided by modern CPUs (Altivec, MMX, SSE, etc.).
+endef
+
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--enable-shared \
+	--enable-static \
+
+TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
+
+# XXX: VFP_CFLAGS is set to '-mfpu=vfp' on arm by configure, but that breaks 
+# final linking stages, so override it until we find why
+MAKE_FLAGS += \
+	VFP_CFLAGS="" \
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/liboil-0.3/* $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/liboil-0.3.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
+endef
+
+define Package/liboil/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,liboil))