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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2020-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
+
+PKG_NAME="libevent"
+PKG_VERSION="2.1.12"
+PKG_SHA256="92e6de1be9ec176428fd2367677e61ceffc2ee1cb119035037a27d346b0403bb"
+PKG_LICENSE="BSB-3c"
+PKG_SITE="https://github.com/libevent/libevent"
+PKG_URL="https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-$PKG_VERSION/libevent-$PKG_VERSION-stable.tar.gz"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Event notification library"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain openssl"
+PKG_TOOLCHAIN="cmake"
+
+PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS:BOOL=OFF \
+                       -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
+                       -DSPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE=OFF \
+                       -DSPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+                       -DSPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL=ON"