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+SUMMARY="A Java-based common lisp implementation"
+DESCRIPTION="Armed Bear Common Lisp (ABCL) is a full implementation \
+of the Common Lisp language featuring both an interpreter and a compiler, \
+running in the JVM. Originally started to be a scripting language for \
+the J editor, it now supports JSR-223 (Java scripting API): it can be a \
+scripting engine in any Java application. Additionally, it can be used \
+to implement (parts of) the application using Java to Lisp integration APIs. "
+HOMEPAGE="http://abcl.org/"
+COPYRIGHT="1999-2020 ABCL development team"
+LICENSE="GNU GPL v2"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="https://abcl.org/releases/$portVersion/abcl-bin-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="83faaee1f3c121daf4e1fc74e3887d167efe47bc94538592b88b4ca16ed3c5a5"
+SOURCE_DIR="abcl-bin-$portVersion"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="any"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	abcl = $portVersion compat >= 1
+	cmd:abcl = $portVersion compat >= 1
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku
+	java:environment >= 11
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	java:environment == 11
+	"
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	source /system/data/profile.d/openjdk11.sh
+	export JAVA_HOME=$JDK11_HOME
+
+	# place jarfiles in lib
+	mkdir -p $libDir
+	cp *.jar $libDir
+
+	# runner script 
+	mkdir -p $binDir
+
+	echo "#!/bin/sh
+
+java -jar $libDir/abcl.jar \$@" > $libDir/abcl
+	chmod +x $libDir/abcl
+	ln -s $libDir/abcl $binDir
+
+}