diff --git a/net-im/purple-slack/Makefile b/net-im/purple-slack/Makefile
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+++ b/net-im/purple-slack/Makefile
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+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PORTNAME=	purple-slack
+PORTVERSION=	20180508
+CATEGORIES=	net-im
+
+MAINTAINER=	aou@eecs.berkeley.edu
+COMMENT=	Slack plugin for libpurple
+
+LICENSE=	GPLv2
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
+
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libpurple.so:net-im/libpurple
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash
+
+USES=		gmake pkgconfig
+USE_GNOME=	glib20
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	dylex
+GH_PROJECT=	slack-libpurple
+GH_TAGNAME=	0179b2c
+
+PLIST_FILES=	lib/purple-2/libslack.so \
+		share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/16/slack.png \
+		share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/22/slack.png \
+		share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/48/slack.png
+
+MAKE_ARGS=	CC="${CC}" SHELL="${LOCALBASE}/bin/bash"
+
+post-install:
+	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${LOCALBASE}/lib/purple-2/libslack.so
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/purple-slack/distinfo b/net-im/purple-slack/distinfo
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+++ b/net-im/purple-slack/distinfo
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+TIMESTAMP = 1526319813
+SHA256 (dylex-slack-libpurple-20180508-0179b2c_GH0.tar.gz) = 7bcd47a8ac817bb8230764ff7a8048768ebd3a00dab48b322f7ec67204f51697
+SIZE (dylex-slack-libpurple-20180508-0179b2c_GH0.tar.gz) = 49883
diff --git a/net-im/purple-slack/pkg-descr b/net-im/purple-slack/pkg-descr
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+A libpurple plugin for the Slack protocol.
+
+WWW: https://github.com/dylex/slack-libpurple