diff --git a/srcpkgs/gedit-devel b/srcpkgs/gedit-devel
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+gedit
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/gedit/depends b/srcpkgs/gedit/depends
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+abi_depends=">=2.30.2"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gedit/gedit-devel.template b/srcpkgs/gedit/gedit-devel.template
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+# Template file for 'gedit-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} - development files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run pkg-config
+Add_dependency run intltool
+Add_dependency run gnome-doc-utils
+Add_dependency run glib-devel
+Add_dependency run atk-devel
+Add_dependency run pango-devel
+Add_dependency run cairo-devel
+Add_dependency run freetype-devel
+Add_dependency run fontconfig-devel
+Add_dependency run gtk+-devel
+Add_dependency run GConf-devel
+Add_dependency run libxml2-devel
+Add_dependency run gtksourceview-devel
+Add_dependency run enchant-devel
+Add_dependency run libX11-devel
+Add_dependency run libSM-devel
+Add_dependency run libICE-devel
+Add_dependency run pygtksourceview
+Add_dependency run gedit
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/{lib,share}
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/gtk-doc ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gedit/template b/srcpkgs/gedit/template
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+# Template file for 'gedit'
+pkgname=gedit
+version=2.30.2
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.30/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-schemas-install --disable-scrollkeeper
+--with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas --localstatedir=/var"
+short_desc="A text editor for GNOME"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=bcaa3ececd38293524b12f793bc939268531ce7a2b7f49212362098cf36b1bd5
+long_desc="
+ The GNOME Editor."
+ 
+gconf_schemas="gedit-file-browser.schemas gedit.schemas"
+gtk_iconcache_dirs="/usr/share/icons/hicolor"
+subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run glib
+Add_dependency run atk
+Add_dependency run pango
+Add_dependency run cairo
+Add_dependency run freetype
+Add_dependency run fontconfig
+Add_dependency run gtk+
+Add_dependency run libxml2
+Add_dependency run GConf
+Add_dependency run gtksourceview
+Add_dependency run enchant
+Add_dependency run libX11
+Add_dependency run libSM
+Add_dependency run libICE
+
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency build intltool
+Add_dependency build gnome-doc-utils
+Add_dependency build glib-devel
+Add_dependency build atk-devel
+Add_dependency build pango-devel
+Add_dependency build cairo-devel
+Add_dependency build freetype-devel
+Add_dependency build fontconfig-devel
+Add_dependency build gtk+-devel
+Add_dependency build GConf-devel
+Add_dependency build libxml2-devel
+Add_dependency build gtksourceview-devel
+Add_dependency build enchant-devel
+Add_dependency build libX11-devel
+Add_dependency build libSM-devel
+Add_dependency build libICE-devel
+
+Add_dependency full pygtksourceview
+Add_dependency full hicolor-icon-theme
+Add_dependency full desktop-file-utils