diff --git a/core/popt/build b/core/popt/build
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+++ b/core/popt/build
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make DESTDIR="$1" install
diff --git a/core/popt/checksums b/core/popt/checksums
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+++ b/core/popt/checksums
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+e728ed296fe9f069a0e005003c3d6b2dde3d9cad453422a10d6558616d304cc8  popt-1.16.tar.gz
diff --git a/core/popt/licenses b/core/popt/licenses
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/popt/licenses
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+Copyright (c) 1998  Red Hat Software
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+X CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not be
+used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings
+in this Software without prior written authorization from the X Consortium.
diff --git a/core/popt/manifest b/core/popt/manifest
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+++ b/core/popt/manifest
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+/var/db/kiss/popt/version
+/var/db/kiss/popt/sources
+/var/db/kiss/popt/manifest
+/var/db/kiss/popt/licenses
+/var/db/kiss/popt/checksums
+/var/db/kiss/popt/build
+/var/db/kiss/popt/
+/var/db/kiss/
+/var/db/
+/var/
+/usr/share/man/man3/popt.3
+/usr/share/man/man3/
+/usr/share/man/
+/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
+/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/
+/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/
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+/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/
+/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/
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+/usr/share/locale/wa/
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+/usr/share/locale/pt/
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+/usr/share/locale/pl/
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+/usr/share/
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+/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
+/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
+/usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
+/usr/lib/libpopt.so
+/usr/lib/libpopt.la
+/usr/lib/libpopt.a
+/usr/lib/
+/usr/include/popt.h
+/usr/include/
+/usr/
diff --git a/core/popt/sources b/core/popt/sources
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+++ b/core/popt/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ftp://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/popt/popt-1.16.tar.gz
diff --git a/core/popt/version b/core/popt/version
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+++ b/core/popt/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.16 1