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+VERSION=2.9
+TAR=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-$VERSION.tar.gz
+
+function recipe_version {
+    echo "$VERSION"
+    skip=1
+}
+
+function recipe_update {
+    echo "skipping update"
+    skip=1
+}
+
+function recipe_build {
+    ./configure --host=${HOST} --prefix='/'
+    make
+    skip=1
+}
+
+function recipe_test {
+    echo "skipping test"
+    skip=1
+}
+
+function recipe_clean {
+    make clean
+    skip=1
+}
+
+function recipe_stage {
+    dest="$(realpath $1)"
+    make DESTDIR="$dest" install
+    skip=1
+}