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+################################################################################
+#
+# attr
+#
+################################################################################
+
+ATTR_VERSION = 2.4.47
+ATTR_SOURCE = attr-$(ATTR_VERSION).src.tar.gz
+ATTR_SITE = http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/attr
+ATTR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+ATTR_CONF_OPTS = --enable-gettext=no
+ATTR_LICENSE = GPLv2+ (programs), LGPLv2.1+ (libraries)
+ATTR_LICENSE_FILES = doc/COPYING doc/COPYING.LGPL
+
+# While the configuration system uses autoconf, the Makefiles are
+# hand-written and do not use automake. Therefore, we have to hack
+# around their deficiencies by passing installation paths.
+ATTR_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \
+ prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+ exec_prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+ PKG_DEVLIB_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
+ install-dev install-lib
+
+ATTR_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = \
+ prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr \
+ exec_prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr \
+ install install-lib
+
+# The libdir variable in libattr.la is empty, so let's fix it. This is
+# probably due to attr not using automake, and not doing fully the
+# right thing with libtool.
+define ATTR_FIX_LIBTOOL_LA_LIBDIR
+ $(SED) "s,libdir=.*,libdir='$(STAGING_DIR)'," \
+ $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libattr.la
+endef
+
+ATTR_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += ATTR_FIX_LIBTOOL_LA_LIBDIR
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))