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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2010 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=json-c
+PKG_VERSION:=0.9
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://oss.metaparadigm.com/json-c/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=3a13d264528dcbaf3931b0cede24abae
+
+PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
+
+define Package/libjson
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=javascript object notation
+  URL:=http://oss.metaparadigm.com/json-c/
+endef
+
+define Package/libjson/description
+ This package contains a library for javascript object notation backends.
+endef
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/json $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libjson.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/json.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
+endef
+
+define Package/libjson/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libjson.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libjson))