diff --git a/srcpkgs/pylint-emacs b/srcpkgs/pylint-emacs
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+pylint
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/pylint-gui b/srcpkgs/pylint-gui
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+pylint
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/pylint/template b/srcpkgs/pylint/template
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+# Template file for 'pylint'
+pkgname=pylint
+version=1.4.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="pylint-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+depends="${hostmakedepends} python-logilab-common python-astroid python-six"
+pycompile_module="pylint"
+short_desc="Python code static checker"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://www.pylint.org/"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pylint/pylint-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=816646b9d5fd0c33f9e3b009953c46727d22bec3e880712d69b39b1b630fa3ca
+
+post_install() {
+	# no tests
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pylint/test
+
+	# install man
+	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1
+	install -m644 man/*.1 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1
+
+	# install emacs files
+	vmkdir usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/pylint
+	install -m644 elisp/*.el ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/pylint
+
+	# install example config files
+	vsconf examples/pylintrc
+	vsconf examples/pylintrc_camelcase
+}
+
+pylint-gui_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	short_desc+=" - Tk interface"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} python-tkinter"
+	pycompile_module="pylint"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/pylint-gui
+		vmove usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pylint/gui.py
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1/pylint-gui.1
+	}
+}
+
+pylint-emacs_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	short_desc+=" - Emacs interface"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} virtual?emacs"
+	pycompile_module="pylint"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/epylint
+		vmove usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pylint/epylint.py
+		vmove usr/share/emacs/site-lisp
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1/epylint.1
+	}
+}