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+SUMMARY="Thai language support routines"
+DESCRIPTION="LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease developers’ tasks \
+to incorporate Thai language support in their applications. It includes important Thai-specific \
+functions e.g. word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character and string \
+supports. LibThai is an Open Source and collaborative effort initiated by Thai Linux Working \
+Group and opened for all contributors.
+
+LibThai includes Thai language support routines:
+
+* Thai character set support: TIS 620, ISO/IEC 10646
+* Thai character properties
+* Thai string manipulators
+* Thai string collation
+* Thai word breaking
+* Thai input method
+* Thai output method"
+HOMEPAGE="https://linux.thai.net/projects/libthai/"
+COPYRIGHT="2001-2021 Theppitak Karoonboonyanan and others."
+LICENSE="GNU LGPL v2.1"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/tlwg/libthai/releases/download/v$portVersion/libthai-$portVersion.tar.xz
+	https://linux.thai.net/pub/thailinux/software/libthai/libthai-$portVersion.tar.xz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="fc80cc7dcb50e11302b417cebd24f2d30a8b987292e77e003267b9100d0f4bcd"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="all"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
+
+libVersion="0.3.1"
+libVersionCompat="$libVersion compat >= ${libVersion%%.*}"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	libthai$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	lib:libthai$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersionCompat
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libdatrie$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+PROVIDES_devel="
+	libthai${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
+	devel:libthai$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersionCompat
+	"
+REQUIRES_devel="
+	libthai$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
+	devel:libdatrie$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	devel:libdatrie$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:awk
+	cmd:doxygen
+	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:make
+	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:trietool$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+TEST_REQUIRES="
+	cmd:cmp
+	devel:libiconv$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+defineDebugInfoPackage libthai$secondaryArchSuffix \
+	$libDir/libthai.so.$libVersion
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	runConfigure ./configure --disable-static --with-html-docdir=$docDir/html
+	make $jobArgs
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	make install
+
+	# remove libtool fille
+	rm $libDir/libthai.la
+
+	prepareInstalledDevelLib libthai
+	fixPkgconfig
+
+	# devel package
+	packageEntries devel \
+		$developDir \
+		$documentationDir
+}
+
+TEST()
+{
+	# tests don't build with gcc2
+	make LIBS=-liconv check
+}