diff --git a/srcpkgs/darcs/files/stack.yaml b/srcpkgs/darcs/files/stack.yaml
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+++ b/srcpkgs/darcs/files/stack.yaml
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+flags: {}
+packages:
+- '.'
+extra-deps:
+- dataenc-0.12
+- regex-compat-tdfa-0.95.1.4
+resolver: lts-3.0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/darcs/template b/srcpkgs/darcs/template
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+# Template file for 'darcs'
+pkgname=darcs
+version=2.10.1
+revision=1
+nocross=yes
+hostmakedepends="ghc stack"
+makedepends="zlib-devel libcurl-devel ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Change-focused cross-platform version control system"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://darcs.net/"
+distfiles="http://hackage.haskell.org/package/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f1ef65b43780e7593ca1afdae5ecf44ed91d62cc1be360693a52c5ff7b57ee94
+
+do_build() {
+	export STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack
+	cp ${FILESDIR}/stack.yaml .
+	stack ${makejobs} build --flag darcs:use-time-1point5
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	export STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack
+	vmkdir usr/bin
+	stack install --flag darcs:use-time-1point5 --local-bin-path=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
+	vinstall contrib/darcs_completion 644 etc/bash_completion.d
+}