diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-common/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-common/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-common/template
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+# Template file for 'gnome-common'
+pkgname=gnome-common
+version=3.1.0
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/3.1/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="Common scripts and macros to develop with GNOME"
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+homepage="http://www.gnome.org"
+license="GPL-2"
+checksum=fbbc4e03f9276fb12b7cc2da769c932547cdec3b1604335b178270669dba257c
+long_desc="
+ This package contains common scripts and macros to develop with GNOME."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run gnome-desktop
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xournal/template b/srcpkgs/xournal/template
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+# Template file for 'xournal'
+pkgname=xournal
+version=0.4.5
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="Xournal: GPL Notetaking, sketching, and journal-keeping."
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+homepage="http://xournal.sourceforge.net/"
+license="GPL-2"
+checksum=a7d7c2cb544451939779276e6e5ee5acc756bd0efb5253de15dc00bfe07755d1
+long_desc="
+ Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using
+ a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent
+ distributions) and other GTK+/Gnome platforms. It is similar to Microsoft
+ Windows Journal or to other alternatives such as Jarnal, Gournal, and
+ NoteLab.
+ 
+ Xournal aims to provide superior graphical quality (subpixel resolution) and
+ overall functionality.
+ 
+ Supports PDF import and export."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run gtk+
+Add_dependency run atk
+Add_dependency run pango
+Add_dependency run freetype
+Add_dependency run fontconfig
+Add_dependency run gdk-pixbuf
+Add_dependency run cairo
+Add_dependency run glib
+Add_dependency run libX11
+Add_dependency run zlib
+Add_dependency run libgnomecanvas
+Add_dependency run poppler-glib
+
+Add_dependency build autoconf
+Add_dependency build automake
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency build gtk+-devel
+Add_dependency build libgnomecanvas
+Add_dependency build libgnomecanvas-devel
+Add_dependency build poppler-glib
+Add_dependency build poppler-glib-devel
+
+post_install()
+{
+	make desktop-install
+}