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+################################################################################
+#
+# whois
+#
+################################################################################
+
+WHOIS_VERSION = 5.2.5
+WHOIS_SITE = http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20150303T100910Z/pool/main/w/whois
+WHOIS_SOURCE = whois_$(WHOIS_VERSION).tar.xz
+# take precedence over busybox implementation
+WHOIS_DEPENDENCIES = host-gettext $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),busybox)
+WHOIS_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV)
+WHOIS_MAKE_OPTS = CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+ LIBS="$(WHOIS_EXTRA_LIBS)"
+WHOIS_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+WHOIS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),y)
+WHOIS_DEPENDENCIES += gettext
+WHOIS_EXTRA_LIBS += -lintl
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),y)
+WHOIS_DEPENDENCIES += libiconv
+WHOIS_EXTRA_LIBS += -liconv
+WHOIS_MAKE_ENV += HAVE_ICONV=1
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIDN),y)
+WHOIS_DEPENDENCIES += libidn
+WHOIS_MAKE_ENV += HAVE_LIBIDN=1
+endif
+
+define WHOIS_BUILD_CMDS
+ $(WHOIS_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(WHOIS_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define WHOIS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ $(WHOIS_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(WHOIS_MAKE_OPTS) \
+ BASEDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))