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+#
+# avro - Makefile for Apache Avro library
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=avro-c
+PKG_VERSION:=1.8.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@APACHE/avro/avro-$(PKG_VERSION)/c
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b268348536714541e10411823a1b59b0
+
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Clark <inindev@gmail.com>
+
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
+
+define Package/avro-c
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  DEPENDS:=+jansson +zlib +liblzma
+  TITLE:=Apache Avro C Library
+  URL:=https://avro.apache.org
+endef
+
+define Package/avro-c/description
+  This package contains the Apache Avro C library.
+endef
+
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=MINSIZEREL
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{lib,include}
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/* $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libavro.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+define Package/avro-c/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libavro.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,avro-c))
+