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+################################################################################
+#
+# xerces
+#
+################################################################################
+
+XERCES_VERSION = 3.1.2
+XERCES_SOURCE = xerces-c-$(XERCES_VERSION).tar.xz
+XERCES_SITE = http://archive.apache.org/dist/xerces/c/3/sources
+XERCES_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
+XERCES_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+XERCES_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
+XERCES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+XERCES_CONF_OPTS = \
+ --disable-threads \
+ --with-gnu-ld
+
+define XERCES_DISABLE_SAMPLES
+ $(SED) 's/ samples//' $(@D)/Makefile.in
+endef
+
+XERCES_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += XERCES_DISABLE_SAMPLES
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),y)
+XERCES_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-liconv
+XERCES_DEPENDENCIES += libiconv
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL),y)
+XERCES_CONF_OPTS += --enable-netaccessor-curl --with-curl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+XERCES_DEPENDENCIES += libcurl
+else
+XERCES_CONF_OPTS += --disable-network
+endif
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))