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+################################################################################
+#
+# libcap
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LIBCAP_VERSION = 2.24
+LIBCAP_SITE = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2
+LIBCAP_SOURCE = libcap-$(LIBCAP_VERSION).tar.xz
+LIBCAP_LICENSE = GPLv2 or BSD-3c
+LIBCAP_LICENSE_FILES = License
+
+LIBCAP_DEPENDENCIES = host-libcap
+LIBCAP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ATTR),y)
+LIBCAP_DEPENDENCIES += attr
+LIBCAP_HAVE_LIBATTR = yes
+else
+LIBCAP_HAVE_LIBATTR = no
+endif
+
+# we don't have host-attr
+HOST_LIBCAP_DEPENDENCIES =
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LIBCAP_MAKE_TARGET = libcap.a
+LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET = install-static
+else
+LIBCAP_MAKE_TARGET = all
+LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET = install
+endif
+
+LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS = \
+ LIBATTR=$(LIBCAP_HAVE_LIBATTR) \
+ BUILD_CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+ BUILD_CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP_TOOLS),y)
+define LIBCAP_BUILD_TOOLS_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/progs \
+ $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS)
+endef
+
+define LIBCAP_INSTALL_TOOLS_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/progs \
+ RAISE_SETFCAP=no prefix=/usr \
+ DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) install
+endef
+endif
+
+define LIBCAP_BUILD_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libcap \
+ $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_TARGET)
+ $(LIBCAP_BUILD_TOOLS_CMDS)
+endef
+
+define LIBCAP_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libcap $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) \
+ DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) prefix=/usr lib=lib $(LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET)
+endef
+
+define LIBCAP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libcap $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) \
+ DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) prefix=/usr lib=lib $(LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET)
+ $(LIBCAP_INSTALL_TOOLS_CMDS)
+endef
+
+define HOST_LIBCAP_BUILD_CMDS
+ $(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) LIBATTR=no
+endef
+
+define HOST_LIBCAP_INSTALL_CMDS
+ $(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) LIBATTR=no DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
+ prefix=/usr lib=lib install
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))