diff --git a/dev-libs/fribidi/fribidi-1.0.5.recipe b/dev-libs/fribidi/fribidi-1.0.5.recipe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62ca299bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-libs/fribidi/fribidi-1.0.5.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+SUMMARY="A free implementation of the unicode bidirectional algorithm"
+DESCRIPTION="This is GNU FriBidi. The Free Implementation of the Unicode \
+Bidirectional Algorithm. One of the missing links stopping the penetration \
+of free software in Middle East is the lack of support for the Arabic and \
+Hebrew alphabets. In order to have proper Arabic and Hebrew support, the \
+BiDi algorithm should have been implemented. It is our hope that this \
+library will stimulate more free software in the Middle Eastern countries."
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi"
+COPYRIGHT="2004-2018 Sharif FarsiWeb, Inc
+	2001-2018 Behdad Esfahbod
+	1999-2018 Dov Grobgeld"
+LICENSE="GNU LGPL v2.1"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/releases/download/v$portVersion/fribidi-$portVersion.tar.bz2"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="6a64f2a687f5c4f203a46fa659f43dd43d1f8b845df8d723107e8a7e6158e4ce"
+if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" = x86_gcc2 ]; then
+	PATCHES="fribidi-$portVersion.patchset"
+fi
+
+ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
+
+libVersion="0.4.0"
+libVersionCompat="$libVersion compat >= ${libVersion%%.*}"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	fribidi$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	cmd:fribidi$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	lib:libfribidi$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersionCompat
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+PROVIDES_devel="
+	fribidi${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
+	devel:libfribidi$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersionCompat
+	"
+REQUIRES_devel="
+	fribidi$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:aclocal
+	cmd:autoconf
+	cmd:autoheader
+	cmd:automake
+	cmd:autoreconf
+	cmd:awk
+	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:libtoolize$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:make
+	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+defineDebugInfoPackage fribidi$secondaryArchSuffix \
+	$libDir/libfribidi.so.$libVersion
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	autoreconf -vfi
+	runConfigure ./configure
+	make $jobArgs
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	make install
+
+	rm $libDir/libfribidi.la
+
+	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libfribidi
+	fixPkgconfig
+
+	if [ -z "$secondaryArchSuffix" ]; then
+		maybe_manDir="$manDir"
+	else
+		rm -rf "$manDir"
+		maybe_manDir=
+	fi
+
+	# devel package
+	packageEntries devel \
+		"$developDir" \
+		${maybe_manDir:+"$maybe_manDir"}
+}
+
+TEST()
+{
+	make check
+}
diff --git a/dev-libs/fribidi/patches/fribidi-1.0.5.patchset b/dev-libs/fribidi/patches/fribidi-1.0.5.patchset
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56a67a5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-libs/fribidi/patches/fribidi-1.0.5.patchset
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+From 1292c4a49b40e9c9399d0f8309edec89030ff8c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: begasus <begasus@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:07:50 +0200
+Subject: gcc2 fixes for the tests
+
+
+diff --git a/test/unicode-conformance/BidiCharacterTest.c b/test/unicode-conformance/BidiCharacterTest.c
+index cf3f676..462e63b 100644
+--- a/test/unicode-conformance/BidiCharacterTest.c
++++ b/test/unicode-conformance/BidiCharacterTest.c
+@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+   FriBidiStrIndex *ltor = NULL;
+   int ltor_len;
+   int debug = FALSE;
++  int len;
+ 
+   if (argc < 2)
+     {
+@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ 
+     while (!feof(channel)) {
+       fgets(line, LINE_SIZE, channel);
+-      int len = strlen(line);
++      len = strlen(line);
+       if (len == LINE_SIZE-1)
+         die("LINE_SIZE=%d too small at line %d!\n", LINE_SIZE, line_no);
+ 
+diff --git a/test/unicode-conformance/BidiTest.c b/test/unicode-conformance/BidiTest.c
+index 5f931f1..26c895a 100644
+--- a/test/unicode-conformance/BidiTest.c
++++ b/test/unicode-conformance/BidiTest.c
+@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+     int debug = FALSE;
+     const char *filename;
+     int next_arg;
++    int len;
+ 
+     if (argc < 2) 
+ 	die ("usage: %s [--debug] test-file-name\n", argv[0]);
+@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ 
+     while (!feof(channel)) {
+         fgets(line, LINE_SIZE, channel);
+-        int len = strlen(line);
++        len = strlen(line);
+         if (len == LINE_SIZE-1)
+           die("LINE_SIZE too small at line %d!\n", line_no);
+ 
+-- 
+2.16.4
+