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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=alpine
+PKG_VERSION:=2.11
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://patches.freeiz.com/alpine/release/src/
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
+PKG_MD5SUM:=a3bba218787691080d706b36215eec06
+
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Antti Seppälä <a.seppala@gmail.com>
+PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
+
+define Package/alpine/Default
+  SECTION:=mail
+  CATEGORY:=Mail
+  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +libncurses +libpthread +libpam $(ICONV_DEPENDS) $(INTL_DEPENDS)
+  TITLE:=Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email
+  URL:=http://www.washington.edu/alpine
+endef
+
+define Package/alpine/Default/description
+ Alpine (Alternatively Licenced Program for Internet News and Email) is a
+ free software email client developed at the University of Washington.
+ It is suitable for both the inexperienced email user as well as for
+ the most demanding power user.
+endef
+
+define Package/alpine
+$(call Package/alpine/Default)
+  TITLE+= (with OpenSSL support)
+  DEPENDS+= +libcrypto +libopenssl
+  VARIANT:=ssl
+endef
+
+define Package/alpine/description
+$(call Package/alpine/Default/description)
+ This package is built with OpenSSL support.
+endef
+
+define Package/alpine-nossl
+$(call Package/alpine/Default)
+  TITLE+= (without OpenSSL support)
+  VARIANT:=nossl
+endef
+
+define Package/alpine-nossl/description
+$(call Package/alpine/Default/description)
+ This package is built without OpenSSL support.
+endef
+
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--with-libiconv-prefix=$(ICONV_PREFIX) \
+	--with-libintl-prefix=$(INTL_PREFIX) \
+	--without-tcl \
+	--without-ldap \
+	--without-krb5 \
+	--with-system-pinerc=/etc/pine.conf \
+	--with-system-fixed-pinerc=/etc/pine.conf.fixed \
+	--with-supplied-regex \
+	--with-default-sshpath=/usr/bin/ssh \
+	--disable-debug \
+	--disable-mouse \
+	--with-c-client-target=slx \
+
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	top_builddir=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),ssl)
+	CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+		--with-ssl-include-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/openssl/. \
+		--with-ssl-lib-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),nossl)
+	CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+		--without-ssl
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_NLS),y)
+  DISABLE_NLS:=
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_IPV6),y)
+  DISABLE_IPV6:=
+else
+  DISABLE_IPV6:=--without-ipv6
+endif
+
+define Build/Configure
+	$(call Build/Configure/Default)
+	( cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/regex ; \
+		make ; \
+	)
+	$(call Build/Configure/Default)
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	( cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pith ; \
+		$(HOSTCC) help_h_gen.c -c -o help_h_gen.o ; \
+		$(HOSTCC) help_h_gen.o -o help_h_gen ; \
+		$(HOSTCC) help_c_gen.c -c -o help_c_gen.o ; \
+		$(HOSTCC) help_c_gen.o -o help_c_gen ; \
+	)
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default)
+endef
+
+define Package/alpine/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/$(PKG_NAME) $(1)/usr/bin/$(PKG_NAME)
+endef
+
+Package/alpine-nossl/install = $(Package/alpine/install)
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,alpine))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,alpine-nossl))