diff --git a/srcpkgs/dar/patches/fix-configure.patch b/srcpkgs/dar/patches/fix-configure.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f6b6a04578c..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/dar/patches/fix-configure.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-Disable cross compile checks for libgcrypt usability
-tests. They are not required.
-
---- a/configure	2015-10-18 14:02:02.423216637 +0200
-+++ b/configure	2015-10-18 14:04:45.198228372 +0200
-@@ -22294,7 +22294,7 @@
- 
- 		 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libgcrypt usability" >&5
- $as_echo_n "checking for libgcrypt usability... " >&6; }
--                 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-+                 if test "$cross_compiling" = xxx; then :
-   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
- $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
- as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
-@@ -22334,7 +22334,7 @@
- 
- 				  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ok" >&5
- $as_echo "ok" >&6; }
--                                  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-+                                  if test "$cross_compiling" = xxx; then :
-   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
- $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
- as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
-diff --git configure configure
-index 157b7a9..7c6a50d 100755
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -25481,7 +25481,7 @@ fi
- 
-                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libthreadar() operationability" >&5
- $as_echo_n "checking for libthreadar() operationability... " >&6; }
--               if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-+               if test "$cross_compiling" = xxx; then :
-   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
- $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
- as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dar/patches/musl-getopt.patch b/srcpkgs/dar/patches/musl-getopt.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1200567a30d..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/dar/patches/musl-getopt.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-Since the musl libc constellation results in unistd.h being
-included, which defines the getopt() function but not the
-getopt globals, define them here as well.
-
---- a/src/dar_suite/my_getopt_long.h	2015-10-17 10:42:50.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/dar_suite/my_getopt_long.h	2015-10-18 13:13:32.631006858 +0200
-@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
- #ifndef MY_GETOPT_LONG_H
- #define MY_GETOPT_LONG_H
- 
-+#if !defined(__GLIBC__)
-+// declare externs which would be defined when including getopt.h
-+extern char *optarg;
-+extern int optind, opterr, optopt, optreset;
-+#endif
-+
- // getopt may be declated in <unistd.h> on systems like FreeBSD.
- // if you want to use libgnugetopt you need to include <getopt.h>
- // on this system. Thus a conflict appear because the getopt is
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dar/template b/srcpkgs/dar/template
index c289909e812..51aa02f6aed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dar/template
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'dar'
 pkgname=dar
-version=2.6.13
+version=2.7.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-upx --disable-build-html"
 conf_files="/etc/darrc"
-hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel gpgme-devel libtool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel gpgme-devel libtool pkg-config which"
 makedepends="acl-devel bzip2-devel e2fsprogs-devel libgcrypt-devel liblzma-devel
- lzo-devel librsync-devel libcurl-devel"
+ lzo-devel librsync-devel libcurl-devel libargon2-devel"
 short_desc="Shell command that backs up directory trees and files"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://dar.linux.free.fr/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/dar/dar-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3fea9ff9e55fb9827e17a080de7d1a2605b82c2320c0dec969071efefdbfd097
+checksum=1c609f691f99e6a868c0a6fcf70d2f5d2adee5dc3c0cbf374e69983129677df5
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --with-gpgme-prefix=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	LDFLAGS="-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib -lgcrypt"
 fi
 
+post_extract() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		# skip building checks, its trying to execute a target
+		# binary and we don't run the checks for cross builds
+		# anywyas.
+		vsed -e '/SUBDIRS =/s/check//g' -i src/Makefile.in
+	fi
+}
+
 do_check() {
 	# need to be run as root
 	: