diff --git a/templates/vte-devel b/templates/vte-devel
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+vte
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diff --git a/templates/vte/depends b/templates/vte/depends
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+abi_depends=0.20.1
+api_depends=${abi_depends}
diff --git a/templates/vte/devel.template b/templates/vte/devel.template
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+# Template file for 'vte-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run vte
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/gtk-doc ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
+}
diff --git a/templates/vte/template b/templates/vte/template
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+# Template build file for 'vte'.
+pkgname=vte
+sourcepkg=$pkgname
+version=0.20.1
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vte/0.20/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--localstatedir=/var --disable-python"
+short_desc="Terminal widget with improved accessibility and I18N support"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=64a4a05d3072c6c13b47b9d25a58edd7b174c1452540acd6a4dfadcd584ee0ac
+long_desc="
+ Terminal widget with improved font, internationalization and
+ accessibility support for the GNOME 2 desktop."
+
+subpackages="devel"
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency build intltool
+Add_dependency build libXt
+Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency full glib
+Add_dependency full pango
+Add_dependency full fontconfig
+Add_dependency full freetype
+Add_dependency full gtk+
+Add_dependency full libSM
+Add_dependency full libX11
+Add_dependency run  ncurses-libs
+# XXX Add missing pygtk dependency