diff --git a/recipes/docutils/recipe.sh b/recipes/docutils/recipe.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+VERSION_docutils=
+URL_docutils=http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/docutils/docutils-0.9.1.tar.gz
+DEPS_docutils=(pil)
+MD5_docutils=
+BUILD_docutils=$BUILD_PATH/docutils/$(get_directory $URL_docutils)
+RECIPE_docutils=$RECIPES_PATH/docutils
+
+function prebuild_docutils() {
+    true
+}
+
+function build_docutils() {
+    if [ -d "$BUILD_PATH/python-install/lib/python2.7/site-packages/docutils" ]; then
+        #return
+        true
+    fi
+
+    cd $BUILD_docutils
+
+    push_arm
+
+    export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$LIBS_PATH"
+    export LDSHARED="$LIBLINK"
+
+    # fake try to be able to cythonize generated files
+    $BUILD_PATH/python-install/bin/python.host setup.py build_ext
+    try find . -iname '*.pyx' -exec cython {} \;
+    try $BUILD_PATH/python-install/bin/python.host setup.py build_ext -v
+    try $BUILD_PATH/python-install/bin/python.host setup.py install -O2
+
+    unset LDSHARED
+    pop_arm
+}
+
+function postbuild_docutils() {
+    true
+}