diff --git a/cairo/build.sh b/cairo/build.sh
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+++ b/cairo/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export CFLAGS="-I$PREFIX/include -L$PREFIX/lib"
+
+./configure \
+ --prefix=$PREFIX \
+ --disable-static \
+ --disable-gobject \
+ --enable-warnings \
+ --enable-ft \
+ --enable-ps \
+ --enable-pdf \
+ --enable-svg \
+ --disable-gtk-doc
+make
+make install
+
+rm -rf $PREFIX/share
diff --git a/cairo/meta.yaml b/cairo/meta.yaml
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+++ b/cairo/meta.yaml
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+package:
+ name: cairo
+ version: 1.12.18
+
+source:
+ fn: cairo-1.12.18.tar.xz
+ url: http://cairographics.org/releases/cairo-1.12.18.tar.xz
+ md5: 8e4ff32b82c3b39387eb6f5c59ef848e
+
+requirements:
+ build:
+ - freetype
+ - libpng
+ - pixman
+ - zlib
+ run:
+ - freetype
+ - libpng
+ - pixman
+ - zlib
+
+about:
+ home: http://cairographics.org/
+ license: LGPL 2.1 and MPL 1.1