diff --git a/templates/db-devel b/templates/db-devel
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+db
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diff --git a/templates/db/depends b/templates/db/depends
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+abi_depends=4.8.24
+api_depends=${abi_depends}
diff --git a/templates/db/devel.template b/templates/db/devel.template
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+# Template file for 'db-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run db
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share ${DESTDIR}/usr
+}
diff --git a/templates/db/template b/templates/db/template
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+# Template file for 'db'
+pkgname=db
+version=4.8.24
+wrksrc="db-${version}/build_unix"
+distfiles="http://download-uk.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-${version}.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_script="../dist/configure"
+configure_args="--enable-compat185 --enable-cxx --enable-o_direct
+ --enable-posixmutexes"
+make_build_args="LIBSO_LIBS=-lpthread"
+short_desc="The Berkeley DB from Oracle"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=bcbd9021250d9cb5992a1adf83cc7c9f08de7d5cfe02a25dbef928316bff5c88
+long_desc="
+ Berkeley DB is an embeddable database system that supports keyed access to
+ data. The software is distributed in source code form, and developers can
+ compile and link the source code into a single library for inclusion
+ directly in their applications.
+
+ Developers may choose to store data in any of several different storage
+ structures to satisfy the requirements of a particular application. In
+ database terminology, these storage structures and the code that operates on
+ them are called access methods. The library includes support for the
+ following access methods:
+
+ * B+tree: Stores keys in sorted order, using either a programmer-supplied
+   ordering function or a default function that does lexicographical
+   ordering of keys. Applications may perform equality or range searches.
+ * Hashing: Stores records in a hash table for fast searches based on
+   strict equality. Extended Linear Hashing modifies the hash function
+   used by the table as new records are inserted, in order to keep buckets
+   underfull in the steady state.
+ * Fixed and Variable-Length Records: Stores fixed- or variable-length
+   records in sequential order. Record numbers may be immutable or
+   mutable, i.e., permitting new records to be inserted between existing
+   records or requiring that new records be added only at the end of the
+   database."
+
+subpackages="devel"
+
+Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency full gcc-libstdc++
+
+post_install()
+{
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}-${version}
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/docs/* ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}-${version}
+	rmdir ${DESTDIR}/usr/docs
+}