diff --git a/libedit/.footprint b/libedit/.footprint
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+++ b/libedit/.footprint
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+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/editline/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/editline/readline.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/histedit.h
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/libedit.a
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libedit.la
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libedit.so -> libedit.so.0.0.47
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libedit.so.0 -> libedit.so.0.0.47
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libedit.so.0.0.47
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/libedit.pc
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/man/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/man/man3/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/man/man3/editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_deletestr.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_end.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_get.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_getc.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_gets.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_history.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_history_end.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_history_init.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_init.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_insertstr.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_line.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_parse.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_push.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_reset.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_resize.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_set.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_source.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_tok_end.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_tok_init.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_tok_line.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_tok_reset.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/man/man3/el_tok_str.3.gz -> editline.3.gz
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/man/man5/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/man/man5/editrc.5.gz
diff --git a/libedit/.md5sum b/libedit/.md5sum
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+0891336c697362727a1fa7e60c5cb96c  libedit-20130712-3.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/libedit/Pkgfile b/libedit/Pkgfile
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+# Description: An autotool- and libtoolized port of the NetBSD Editline library.
+# URL: http://thrysoee.dk/editline/
+# Packager: Oleksiy Khilkevich, grim at asu dot ntu-kpi dot kiev dot ua
+# Maintainer: Danny Rawlins, monster dot romster at gmail dot com
+
+name=libedit
+version=20130712-3.1
+release=1
+source=(http://thrysoee.dk/editline/$name-$version.tar.gz)
+
+build() {
+	cd $name-$version
+
+	./configure \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--mandir=/usr/man
+
+	make
+	make DESTDIR=$PKG install
+}