diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeplane/files/freeplane.desktop b/srcpkgs/freeplane/files/freeplane.desktop
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+++ b/srcpkgs/freeplane/files/freeplane.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=Freeplane
+GenericName=Freeplane
+Exec=freeplane %U
+Terminal=false
+Icon=freeplane
+Type=Application
+MimeType=application/x-freeplane
+Categories=Application;Office;
+Comment=A free mind mapping tool
diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeplane/template b/srcpkgs/freeplane/template
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+# Template file for 'freeplane'
+pkgname=freeplane
+version=1.3.15
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+hostmakedepends="apache-ant openjdk unzip"
+depends="virtual?java-runtime"
+short_desc="Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge Management, Project Management"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/$pkgname/$pkgname%20stable/${pkgname}_src-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=ad7a31c1cb81759c0af0a41f14302c3f58963292db33eca4dc60eeeaac57f4fc
+
+do_build() {
+	. /etc/profile.d/apache-ant.sh
+	. /etc/profile.d/10_openjdk.sh
+
+	ant build dist
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	unzip freeplane_framework/dist/freeplane_bin-$version.zip -d install
+	find install -type f -name \*.exe -delete
+	vmkdir usr/share/$pkgname
+	mv install/$pkgname-$version/* $DESTDIR/usr/share/$pkgname
+	vmkdir usr/bin
+	ln -s /usr/share/freeplane/freeplane.sh $DESTDIR/usr/bin/$pkgname
+	vmkdir usr/share/pixmaps
+	ln -s /usr/share/freeplane/freeplane.svg $DESTDIR/usr/share/pixmaps/freeplane.svg
+	vinstall $FILESDIR/freeplane.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+}