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diff --git a/protobuf/Pkgfile b/protobuf/Pkgfile
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+# Description: Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format.
+# URL: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
+# Maintainer: Danny Rawlins, monster dot romster at gmail dot com
+# Packager: Danny Rawlins, monster dot romster at gmail dot com
+# Depends on: distribute
+
+name=protobuf
+version=2.4.1
+release=1
+source=(http://$name.googlecode.com/files/$name-$version.tar.bz2)
+
+build() {
+	cd $name-$version
+
+	./configure \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--mandir=/usr/man \
+		--disable-dependency-tracking
+
+	make
+	make DESTDIR=$PKG install
+
+	cd python
+	python setup.py test
+	python setup.py install --root=$PKG
+}