diff --git a/srcpkgs/x48/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/x48/INSTALL.msg
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+++ b/srcpkgs/x48/INSTALL.msg
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+Install the "latest" HP48 GX ROM to make the calculator usable:
+
+mkdir ~/.hp48
+curl -L http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/x48.berlios/gxrom-r.bz2 | bunzip2 > ~/.hp48/rom
+x48 -rom ~/.hp48/rom
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/x48/template b/srcpkgs/x48/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/x48/template
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+# Template file for 'x48'
+pkgname=x48
+version=0.6.4
+revision=1
+create_wrksrc=yes
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config"
+makedepends="libXt-devel libXext-devel"
+short_desc="HP48 CPU Emulator"
+maintainer="allan <mail@may.mooo.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://sourceforge.net/projects/x48.berlios/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/x48.berlios/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+checksum=dd42fb3dfde860abb758f8e6d5ccd01845bbf0dcd808b87786eec3ef7091067f
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh
+}
+