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+#!/bin/bash
+
+VERSION_libffi=${VERSION_libffi:-3.1}
+URL_libffi=https://github.com/atgreen/libffi/archive/v$VERSION_libffi.tar.gz
+#DEPS_libffi=(python)
+MD5_libffi=663d72841855334ff65b16d8d5decfe5
+BUILD_libffi=$BUILD_PATH/libffi/$(get_directory $URL_libffi)
+RECIPE_libffi=$RECIPES_PATH/libffi
+
+function prebuild_libffi() {
+    true
+}
+
+function shouldbuild_libffi() {
+    if [ -f $BUILD_libffi/build/lib/libffi.la ]; then
+		DO_BUILD=0
+    fi
+}
+
+function build_libffi() {
+    cd $BUILD_libffi
+
+    push_arm
+    export GREP_OPTIONS=''
+    try ./autogen.sh
+    try ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=arm-linux-eabi --prefix=$BUILD_libffi/build/
+    try make install
+    pop_arm
+}
+
+function postbuild_libffi() {
+    true
+}