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+################################################################################
+#
+# espeak
+#
+################################################################################
+
+ESPEAK_VERSION_MAJOR = 1.48
+ESPEAK_VERSION = $(ESPEAK_VERSION_MAJOR).04
+ESPEAK_SOURCE = espeak-$(ESPEAK_VERSION)-source.zip
+ESPEAK_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/espeak/espeak/espeak-$(ESPEAK_VERSION_MAJOR)
+ESPEAK_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+ESPEAK_LICENSE_FILES = License.txt
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND_ALSA),y)
+ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND = portaudio
+ESPEAK_DEPENDENCIES = portaudio
+endif
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND_PULSEAUDIO),y)
+ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND = pulseaudio
+ESPEAK_DEPENDENCIES = pulseaudio
+endif
+
+define ESPEAK_EXTRACT_CMDS
+ $(UNZIP) -d $(@D) $(DL_DIR)/$(ESPEAK_SOURCE)
+ mv $(@D)/espeak-$(ESPEAK_VERSION)-source/* $(@D)
+ $(RM) -r $(@D)/espeak-$(ESPEAK_VERSION)-source
+endef
+
+define ESPEAK_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+ # Buildroot provides portaudio V19, see ReadMe file for more details.
+ cp $(@D)/src/portaudio19.h $(@D)/src/portaudio.h
+endef
+
+define ESPEAK_BUILD_CMDS
+ $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+ AUDIO="$(ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND)" all
+endef
+
+define ESPEAK_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))