diff --git a/srcpkgs/simavr-devel b/srcpkgs/simavr-devel
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+simavr
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/simavr/template b/srcpkgs/simavr/template
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+# Template file for 'simavr'
+pkgname=simavr
+version=1.6
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="pkgconf"
+makedepends="elfutils-devel libfreeglut-devel avr-libc"
+short_desc="Lean, mean, and hackable AVR simulator"
+maintainer="Robert Lowry <bobertlo@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/buserror/simavr"
+distfiles="https://github.com/buserror/simavr/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a55ad04d055eef5656c49f78bc089968b059c6efb6a831618b8d7e67a840936d
+CFLAGS="-fPIC -Wno-error=stringop-truncation"
+
+do_build() {
+	make RELEASE=1 build-simavr
+	make RELEASE=1 -C examples/parts
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr install
+}
+
+simavr-devel_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	}
+}