diff --git a/libgit2/.footprint b/libgit2/.footprint
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+++ b/libgit2/.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/git2
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2.h
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/git2/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/annotated_commit.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/apply.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/attr.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/blame.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/blob.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/branch.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/buffer.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/cert.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/checkout.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/cherrypick.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/clone.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/commit.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/common.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/config.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/cred_helpers.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/credential.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/credential_helpers.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/deprecated.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/describe.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/diff.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/email.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/errors.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/experimental.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/filter.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/global.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/graph.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/ignore.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/index.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/indexer.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/mailmap.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/merge.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/message.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/net.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/notes.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/object.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/odb.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/odb_backend.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/oid.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/oidarray.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/pack.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/patch.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/pathspec.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/proxy.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/rebase.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/refdb.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/reflog.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/refs.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/refspec.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/remote.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/repository.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/reset.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/revert.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/revparse.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/revwalk.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/signature.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/stash.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/status.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/stdint.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/strarray.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/submodule.h
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/alloc.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/commit.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/commit_graph.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/config.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/cred.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/credential.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/diff.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/email.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/errors.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/filter.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/hashsig.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/index.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/mempack.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/merge.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/midx.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/odb_backend.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/openssl.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/path.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/refdb_backend.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/reflog.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/refs.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/remote.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/repository.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/stream.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/sys/transport.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/tag.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/trace.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/transaction.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/transport.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/tree.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/types.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/version.h
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/git2/worktree.h
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libgit2.so -> libgit2.so.1.8
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libgit2.so.1.8 -> libgit2.so.1.8.1
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgit2.so.1.8.1
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/libgit2.pc
diff --git a/libgit2/.signature b/libgit2/.signature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6fbbe5dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgit2/.signature
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/opt.pub
+RWSE3ohX2g5d/Vc7mIn5n+5qVN74awu1G3bDYhY2fXHBwQz8lw0+W+WIg8rJlKZ7wSNBPnyGaJmVBk7zvr4K9h1Zja1szO6OkwU=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 09732b24eaa8e6a13f84e508235e58852a85a64ffaff9877aab7b1dc1a849f16
+SHA256 (.footprint) = de6b5fa62d1079bb7d53add565a94921985cd238d715f7d253544d38b711a527
+SHA256 (libgit2-1.8.1.tar.gz) = 8c1eaf0cf07cba0e9021920bfba9502140220786ed5d8a8ec6c7ad9174522f8e
diff --git a/libgit2/Pkgfile b/libgit2/Pkgfile
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index 000000000..9d19ddabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgit2/Pkgfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Description: A linkable library for Git
+# URL: https://libgit2.org/
+# Maintainer: Tim Biermann, tbier at posteo dot de
+# Depends on: http-parser
+
+name=libgit2
+version=1.8.1
+release=1
+source=(https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/v$version/$name-$version.tar.gz)
+
+build() {
+  sed -i -e 's:HTTP_Parser:HTTPParser:' \
+    $name-$version/cmake/SelectHTTPParser.cmake
+
+  cmake -S $name-$version -B build -G Ninja \
+    -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+    -D CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
+    -D CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="$CXXFLAGS" \
+    -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="$CFLAGS" \
+    -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    -D USE_HTTP_PARSER=system \
+    -Wno-dev
+
+  cmake --build build
+  DESTDIR=$PKG cmake --install build
+}