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diff --git a/helper-templates/external-gettext.sh b/helper-templates/external-gettext.sh
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+#
+# This helper overrides some GNU autoconf variables to be able to
+# use the external GNU gettext tools provided by a package.
+#
+
+local GMSGFMT_CMD="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/msgfmt"
+local MSGFMT_CMD="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/msgfmt"
+local MSGMERGE_CMD="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/msgmerge"
+local XGETTEXT_CMD="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/xgettext"
+
+configure_env="ac_cv_path_GMSGFMT=$GMSGFMT_CMD $configure_env"
+configure_env="ac_cv_path_MSGFMT=$MSGFMT_CMD $configure_env"
+configure_env="ac_cv_path_MSGMERGE=$MSGMERGE_CMD $configure_env"
+configure_env="ac_cv_path_XGETTEXT=$XGETTEXT_CMD $configure_env"
diff --git a/templates/gimp.tmpl b/templates/gimp.tmpl
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+# Template build file for 'gimp'.
+pkgname=gimp
+version=2.6.1
+extract_sufx=".tar.bz2"
+url=http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/gimp/v2.6
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-python"
+make_cmd="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/gmake"
+pkgconfig_override="gimp.pc gimpthumb-2.0.pc gimpui-2.0.pc"
+short_desc="The GNU image manipulation program"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=4cf18ae63a813ccf35a0b33ede3b24a304b47b03
+long_desc="
+ Powerful image manipulation program similar to \"Adobe Photoshop\"[tm].
+ It supports layers, arbitrary image sizes and working on several images
+ at the same time. It comes with a lot of useful plug-ins. Missing is CMYK
+ support and more than 8 bits per channel."
+
+# This needs GNU gettext >= 0.16.
+run_stuff_before="configure"
+run_stuff_before_configure_file="$PKGFS_TMPLHELPDIR/external-gettext.sh"
+
+# Update shared-mime-info database.
+postinstall_helpers="update-mimedb.sh"