diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib-devel b/srcpkgs/cracklib-devel
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..741275aec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cracklib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib-python b/srcpkgs/cracklib-python
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..741275aec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib-python
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cracklib
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d784904906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Template file for 'cracklib-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc-devel
+Add_dependency run cracklib
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee689013c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'cracklib-python'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} python bindings"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains python bindings for cracklib."
+
+Add_dependency run python
+Add_dependency run cracklib
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
index 2b7bc31bc6..b66bc32987 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'cracklib'
 pkgname=cracklib
-version=2.8.13
+version=2.8.14
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/cracklib/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--without-python"
 short_desc="Password Checking Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=0a06caff3626c397d023f0c19efedfea295180c2c5ba2def57016a17e158041a
+checksum=a2674be95b23c3fcd049f17527472cb83dbe39b60a95fb6bdfd5b797ea0e9a33
 long_desc="
  cracklib is a password checking library. It can check a given password
  against a dictionary file to find weak passwords (vulnerable to
  dictionary attacks)."
 
+subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-python"
 Add_dependency build gettext
+Add_dependency build python
 Add_dependency full glibc
 Add_dependency full zlib