diff --git a/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT b/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f17b194b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- PctestIpv4Udp.cc.t	2008-03-13 12:32:02.312337354 -0700
++++ PctestIpv4Udp.cc	2008-03-13 12:32:19.682770489 -0700
+@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
+ 	return socketOut;
+     }
+     
+-#ifdef linux
++#if defined(linux) && defined(SO_BSDCOMPAT)
+     // Linux needs SO_BSDCOMPAT enabled on our UDP socket, to avoid
+     // getting ICMP errors when we send packets out.
+     int bsdcompatOption;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT-2 b/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT-2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b0de687a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT-2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- PctestIpv4Raw.cc.t	2008-03-13 12:33:16.058194372 -0700
++++ PctestIpv4Raw.cc	2008-03-13 12:33:37.708748679 -0700
+@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
+ 	return rc;
+     }
+ 
+-#ifdef linux
++#if defined(linux) && defined(SO_BSDCOMPAT)
+     // Linux needs SO_BSDCOMPAT enabled on our UDP socket, to avoid
+     // getting ICMP errors when we send packets out.
+     int bsdcompatOption;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT-3 b/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT-3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17197c88e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pchar/patches/no-SO_BSDCOMPAT-3
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- PctestIpv6Udp.cc.t	2008-03-13 12:34:41.350681733 -0700
++++ PctestIpv6Udp.cc	2008-03-13 12:34:52.625368131 -0700
+@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
+ 	return socketOut;
+     }
+     
+-#ifdef linux
++#if defined(linux) && defined(SO_BSDCOMPAT)
+     // Linux needs SO_BSDCOMPAT enabled on our UDP socket, to avoid
+     // getting ICMP errors when we send packets out.
+     int bsdcompatOption;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pchar/template b/srcpkgs/pchar/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68016fc9175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pchar/template
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Template file for 'pchar'
+pkgname=pchar
+version=1.5
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="Perform network measurements along an Internet path"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="custom"
+homepage="http://www.kitchenlab.org/www/bmah/Software/pchar/"
+distfiles="http://www.kitchenlab.org/www/bmah/Software/pchar/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7019297084f1000557a019501532ecae67772851717329cc02227f5c17e36d27
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin pchar
+	vman pchar.8
+	vdoc README
+	vdoc CHANGES
+	vdoc FAQ
+	sed -n '/DISCLAIMER/,$p' README >LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}