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+################################################################################
+#
+# minicom
+#
+################################################################################
+
+MINICOM_VERSION = 2.7
+MINICOM_SITE = http://sources.buildroot.net
+MINICOM_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+MINICOM_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+# pkg-config is only used to check for liblockdev, which we don't have
+# in BR, so instead of adding host-pkgconf as a dependency, simply
+# make sure the host version isn't used so we don't end up with problems
+# if people have liblockdev1-dev installed
+MINICOM_CONF_ENV = PKG_CONFIG=/bin/false
+
+MINICOM_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses $(if $(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),,libiconv)
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))