diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent-devel b/srcpkgs/libtorrent-devel
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+libtorrent
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/depends b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/depends
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+abi_depends=">=0.8.13"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/libtorrent-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/libtorrent-devel.template
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+# Template file for 'librtorrent-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} - development files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development: headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc-devel
+Add_dependency run libelf
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
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+# Template build file for 'libtorrent'
+pkgname=libtorrent
+version=0.12.8
+distfiles="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="BitTorrent library written in C++"
+maintainer="Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
+checksum=4f87f9577a844fd9cb8fb85ab836e8fbdd9e83da6ff064ad7e58c50a1b4ee145
+long_desc="
+ LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with a focus
+ on high performance and good code. The library differentiates itself from
+ other implementations by transfering directly from file pages to the network 
+ stack. On high-bandwidth connections it is able to seed at 3 times the speed 
+ of the official client."
+
+subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
+
+Add_dependency run libssl
+Add_dependency run libsigc++
+Add_dependency run libstdc++
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libgcc
+Add_dependency build openssl-devel
+Add_dependency build libsigc++-devel
+Add_dependency build libstdc++-devel
+Add_dependency build glibc-devel