diff --git a/boost-jam/.footprint b/boost-jam/.footprint
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+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/bjam
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/ccache/
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/ccache/bjam -> ../../bin/ccache
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/distcc/
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/distcc/bjam -> ../../bin/distcc
diff --git a/boost-jam/.md5sum b/boost-jam/.md5sum
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+70d9d33c51961a6660862c35a5862e47  boost-jam-3.1.14.tgz
diff --git a/boost-jam/Pkgfile b/boost-jam/Pkgfile
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+# Description: Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
+# URL: http://www.boost.org/
+# Maintainer: Danny Rawlins, romster at shortcircuit dot net dot au
+# Packager: Danny Rawlins, romster at shortcircuit dot net dot au
+# Depends on:
+
+name=boost-jam
+version=3.1.14
+release=1
+source=(http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost-jam-$version.tgz)
+
+build() {
+	cd boost-jam-$version
+	./build.sh gcc
+	install -D -m755 bin.linuxx86/bjam $PKG/usr/bin/bjam
+
+	# install distcc symlinks if distcc is installed
+	if pkginfo -i |grep '^distcc '; then
+		install -d $PKG/usr/lib/distcc
+		cd $PKG/usr/lib/distcc && ln -s ../../bin/distcc bjam
+	fi
+
+	# install ccache symlinks if ccache is installed
+	if pkginfo -i |grep '^ccache '; then
+		install -d $PKG/usr/lib/ccache
+		cd $PKG/usr/lib/ccache && ln -s ../../bin/ccache bjam
+	fi
+}
+