diff --git a/templates/gdbm-fix-install.diff b/templates/gdbm-fix-install.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9ad07c8d0
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+++ b/templates/gdbm-fix-install.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- Makefile.in.orig	2008-10-25 02:29:16.000000000 +0200
++++ Makefile.in	2008-10-25 02:30:57.000000000 +0200
+@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ install: libgdbm.la gdbm.h gdbm.info
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir) $(INSTALL_ROOT)$(man3dir) \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(infodir)
+ 	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm.la $(INSTALL_ROOT)$(libdir)/libgdbm.la
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) gdbm.h \
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdbm.h \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)/gdbm.h
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/gdbm.3 \
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gdbm.3 \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(man3dir)/gdbm.3
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/gdbm.info \
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gdbm.info \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(infodir)/gdbm.info
+ 
+ install-compat:
+@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ install-compat:
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)
+ 	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm_compat.la \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(libdir)/libgdbm_compat.la
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/dbm.h \
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/dbm.h \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)/dbm.h
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/ndbm.h \
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/ndbm.h \
+ 		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)/ndbm.h
+ 
+ #libgdbm.a: $(OBJS) gdbm.h
diff --git a/templates/gdbm.tmpl b/templates/gdbm.tmpl
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index 0000000000..8a98f317bf
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+++ b/templates/gdbm.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Template file for 'gdbm'
+pkgname=gdbm
+version=1.8.3
+patch_files="$pkgname-fix-install.diff"
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="GNU database routines"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=cc340338a2e28b40058ab9eb5354a21d53f88a1582ea21ba0bb185c37a281dc9
+long_desc="
+ GNU dbm is a set of database routines that use extensible hashing.
+ It works similar to the standard Unix dbm routines."
+
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"