diff --git a/testing/libevent/build b/testing/libevent/build
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/libevent/build
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make DESTDIR="$1" install
diff --git a/testing/libevent/checksums b/testing/libevent/checksums
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+++ b/testing/libevent/checksums
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+e864af41a336bb11dab1a23f32993afe963c1f69618bd9292b89ecf6904845b0  libevent-2.1.10-stable.tar.gz
diff --git a/testing/libevent/sources b/testing/libevent/sources
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/libevent/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-2.1.10-stable/libevent-2.1.10-stable.tar.gz
diff --git a/testing/libevent/version b/testing/libevent/version
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+++ b/testing/libevent/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.1.10 1