diff --git a/srcpkgs/socat/socat.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/socat/socat.rshlibs
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+++ b/srcpkgs/socat/socat.rshlibs
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+libutil.so.1
+libssl.so.1
+libcrypto.so.1
+libc.so.6
+libreadline.so.6
diff --git a/srcpkgs/socat/template b/srcpkgs/socat/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/socat/template
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+# Template file for 'socat'
+pkgname=socat
+version=1.7.2.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-libwrap --enable-fips"
+makedepends="readline-devel openssl-devel"
+short_desc="Multipurpose relay"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/"
+distfiles="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-$version.tar.bz2"
+checksum=59b3bde927c14fbc3f9e42c782971710da8a89bbf46f7531f09a681754041802
+long_desc="
+ socat is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data
+ channels. Each of these data channels may be a file, pipe, device (serial line
+ etc. or a pseudo terminal), a socket (UNIX, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), an
+ SSL socket, proxy CONNECT connection, a file descriptor (stdin etc.), the GNU
+ line editor (readline), a program, or a combination of two of these. 
+ These modes include generation of "listening" sockets, named pipes, and pseudo
+ terminals."