diff --git a/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet-devel b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet-devel
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+libwapcaplet
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/depends b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/depends
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+++ b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/depends
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+abi_depends=">=0.1.0"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/libwapcaplet-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/libwapcaplet-devel.template
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+# Template file for 'libwapcaplet-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run libwapcaplet
+
+do_install() {
+	vmove usr/include usr
+	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
+	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/libwapcaplet.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/libwapcaplet.rshlibs
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+++ b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/libwapcaplet.rshlibs
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+libc.so.6
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/template b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/libwapcaplet/template
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+# Template build file for 'libwapcaplet'.
+pkgname=libwapcaplet
+version=0.1.0
+distfiles="http://www.netsurf-browser.org/projects/releases/${pkgname}-${version}-src.tar.gz"
+short_desc="String internment library, written in C"
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+checksum=e58df9d4ee18344946d5c7c17fb99f29269027dafd875e2fe10bb1fb9d7fc1a7
+long_desc="
+ LibWapcaplet is a string internment library, written in C. It provides
+ reference counted string interment and rapid string comparison
+ functionality. It was developed as part of the NetSurf project and is
+ available for use by other software under the MIT licence. For further
+ details, see the readme."
+
+subpackages="${pkgname}-devel"
+
+Add_dependency build sed
+
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}-src
+
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-shared
+	make ${makejobs} COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-static
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make ${makejobs} COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-shared \
+		PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	make ${makejobs} COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-static \
+		PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+}