diff --git a/extra/libxml2/build b/extra/libxml2/build
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-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr \
-    --with-threads \
-    --with-history \
-    --without-python \
-    --without-icu
-
-make
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
diff --git a/extra/libxml2/checksums b/extra/libxml2/checksums
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-aafee193ffb8fe0c82d4afef6ef91972cbaf5feea100edc2f262750611b4be1f  libxml2-2.9.10.tar.gz
diff --git a/extra/libxml2/depends b/extra/libxml2/depends
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--- a/extra/libxml2/depends
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-xz
-zlib
diff --git a/extra/libxml2/sources b/extra/libxml2/sources
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--- a/extra/libxml2/sources
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-https://fossies.org/linux/www/libxml2-2.9.10.tar.gz
diff --git a/extra/libxml2/version b/extra/libxml2/version
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.9.10 2