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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=libftdi
+PKG_VERSION:=0.18
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/download/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=916f65fa68d154621fc0cf1f405f2726
+
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/libftdi
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=library to talk to FTDI chips
+  URL:=http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/
+endef
+
+define Package/libftdi/description
+  libFTDI - FTDI USB driver with bitbang mode
+  libFTDI is an open source library to talk to FTDI chips: FT232BM, FT245BM, FT2232C, FT2232H, FT4232H, FT2232D and FT245R, including the popular bitbang mode. 
+  The library is linked with your program in userspace, no kernel driver required.
+endef
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/ftdi.h $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libftdi.{a,so} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libftdi.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+define Package/libftdi/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libftdi.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libftdi))