diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/Makefile.patch b/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/Makefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbe4c303ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/Makefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- Makefile	2017-09-15 14:12:23.848961346 +1000
++++ Makefile	2017-09-15 15:01:32.364872161 +1000
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ #  Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Sascha Demetrio
+ #  Copyright (c) 2009 - 2011, 2014 - 2016 Peter Pentchev
++#  Copyright (c) 2017 Alastair Knowles
+ 
+ #  It might be helpful to read the `README'-file first.
+ 
+@@ -70,11 +71,10 @@ $(HEXER): $(OBJECTS)
+ $(MYC): calc.c config.h
+ 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -DMYCALC=1 -o $@ calc.c -lm
+ 
+-bin2c: bin2c.c
+-	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ bin2c.c
+-
+-helptext.c: help.txt bin2c
+-	./bin2c -n helptext -o $@ help.txt
++helptext.c: help.txt
++	$(file >$@,char helptext[] = {)
++	$(file >>$@,$(shell cat help.txt | xxd -i))
++	$(file >>$@,, 0};)
+ 
+ .c.o:	config.h
+ 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexer/template b/srcpkgs/hexer/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea4c75437d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexer/template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Template file for 'hexer'
+pkgname=hexer
+version=1.0.3
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_install_args="MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man1"
+hostmakedepends="xxd"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="A multi-buffered hex editor for binary files, with a vi like interface"
+maintainer="Aloz1 <kno0001@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/"
+distfiles="https://devel.ringlet.net/files/editors/hexer/hexer-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=0cc09ef5fc256859ad55fd0aa8421bbdf70fc463fcbbc9f52d925a9569136fa8
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense COPYRIGHT
+}