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+DESCRIPTION="zlib" 
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.zlib.net/" 
+SRC_URI="http://www.zlib.net/zlib-1.2.5.tar.bz2"
+CHECKSUM_MD5="be1e89810e66150f5b0327984d8625a0"
+REVISION="1"
+STATUS_HAIKU="stable"
+DEPEND=""
+BUILD {
+	cd zlib-1.2.5
+	cmake .
+	make
+}
+
+INSTALL {
+	cd zlib-1.2.5
+	make install
+}