--- /dev/null
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+<maintainer type="person">
+<email>xmw@gentoo.org</email>
+<name>Michael Weber</name>
+</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>
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+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=6
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_4 python3_5 python3_6 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
+inherit python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs
+
+DESCRIPTION="piece of software used to help building software projects"
+HOMEPAGE="https://waf.io/"
+SRC_URI="https://waf.io/${P}.tar.bz2"
+
+LICENSE="BSD"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+IUSE="examples"
+
+DOCS="ChangeLog README.md DEVEL"
+
+src_prepare() {
+ rm -v waf || die
+
+ default
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+ ${EPYTHON} ./waf-light configure
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+ ${EPYTHON} ./waf-light build
+}
+
+src_install() {
+ default
+
+ #point waf binary to waflib dir and strip payload
+ sed -e "/INSTALL=/s:=.*:='${EROOT}usr':" \
+ -e "/REVISION=/s:=.*:='${PR}':" \
+ -e "s:/lib/:/$(get_libdir)/:" \
+ -e "/^#\(==>\|BZ\|<==\)/d" \
+ -i waf || die
+ dobin waf
+
+ insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}3-${PV}-${PR}
+ doins -r waflib
+
+ if use examples ; then
+ dodoc -r demos
+ fi
+}