diff --git a/packages/network/wicd/build b/packages/network/wicd/build
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+++ b/packages/network/wicd/build
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
+$SCRIPTS/build Python
+
+. config/options.python
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+$PYTHON setup.py configure
+$PYTHON setup.py build
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --prefix /usr --root .install
+
+find .install -name "*.py" -exec rm -rf "{}" ";"
+find .install -name "*.pyo" -exec rm -rf "{}" ";"
+
+rm -rf .install/usr/bin
diff --git a/packages/network/wicd/install b/packages/network/wicd/install
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/wicd/install
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/install Python
+
+cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.install/* $INSTALL
diff --git a/packages/network/wicd/url b/packages/network/wicd/url
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/wicd/url
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+http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/wicd/wicd-stable/wicd-1.7.0/wicd-1.7.0.tar.bz2
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