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+#############################################################
+#
+# gettext
+#
+#############################################################
+GETTEXT_SOURCE:=gettext-0.11.5.tar.gz
+GETTEXT_SITE:=ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext
+GETTEXT_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/gettext-0.11.5
+GETTEXT_CAT:=zcat
+GETTEXT_BINARY:=gettext
+GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/gettext
+
+$(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE):
+	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(GETTEXT_SITE)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE)
+
+ed-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE)
+
+$(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE)
+	$(GETTEXT_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
+	touch $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
+
+$(GETTEXT_DIR)/.configured: $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
+	(cd $(GETTEXT_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		./configure \
+		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--exec-prefix=/usr \
+		--bindir=/usr/bin \
+		--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+		--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+		--datadir=/usr/share \
+		--localstatedir=/var \
+		--mandir=/usr/man \
+		--infodir=/usr/info \
+	);
+	touch  $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.configured
+
+$(GETTEXT_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_BINARY): $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.configured
+	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR)
+
+$(TARGET_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY): $(GETTEXT_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_BINARY)
+	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) install
+	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) install
+	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/share/locale $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/info \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/man $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/doc \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/doc
+
+gettext: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY)
+
+gettext-clean:
+	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) clean
+
+gettext-dirclean:
+	rm -rf $(GETTEXT_DIR)
+