diff --git a/srcpkgs/libthai-devel b/srcpkgs/libthai-devel
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+libthai
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/libthai/template b/srcpkgs/libthai/template
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+# Template file for 'libthai'
+pkgname=libthai
+version=0.1.26
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libdatrie-devel"
+short_desc="Thai language support routines"
+maintainer="newbluemoon <blaumolch@mailbox.org>"
+license="LGPL-2.1"
+homepage="https://linux.thai.net/projects/libthai"
+distfiles="ftp://linux.thai.net/pub/ThaiLinux/software/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=8710112c836b272db1740a9ea3e6c7ebb65b64eee0e143fc2b2c60f99f6bfe2a
+
+# the ‘trietool’ binary is used to create the dictionary
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" libdatrie"
+fi
+
+libthai-devel_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} libdatrie-devel"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
+	}
+}