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+################################################################################
+#
+# netcat-openbsd
+#
+################################################################################
+
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_VERSION = debian/1.105-7
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_SITE = git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/netcat-openbsd
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_LICENSE_FILE = debian/copyright
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libbsd
+
+# Ensure Busybox gets built/installed before, so that this package
+# overrides Busybox nc.
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
+endif
+
+define NETCAT_OPENBSD_APPLY_DEBIAN_PATCHES
+ if [ -d $(@D)/debian/patches ]; then \
+ $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(@D)/debian/patches *.dpatch; \
+ fi
+endef
+
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += NETCAT_OPENBSD_APPLY_DEBIAN_PATCHES
+
+define NETCAT_OPENBSD_BUILD_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define NETCAT_OPENBSD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ $(INSTALL) -m 755 -D $(@D)/nc $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/nc
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))