diff --git a/libs/allegro/BUILD b/libs/allegro/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd4c265306a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/allegro/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(
+
+  default_cmake_build
+
+) > $C_FIFO 2>&1
diff --git a/libs/allegro/DEPENDS b/libs/allegro/DEPENDS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60dd6147cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/allegro/DEPENDS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+depends cmake
diff --git a/libs/allegro/DETAILS b/libs/allegro/DETAILS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e07fc4fc8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/allegro/DETAILS
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+          MODULE=allegro
+         VERSION=4.4.2
+          SOURCE=$MODULE-$VERSION.tar.gz
+      SOURCE_URL=$SFORGE_URL/alleg
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:ae0c15d2cb6b0337ef388dc98cefc620883720df
+        WEB_SITE=http://alleg.sourceforge.net
+         ENTERED=20020107
+         UPDATED=20110528
+           SHORT="Cross-platform game library"
+
+cat << EOF
+Allegro is a multi-platform game library that provides many functions
+for graphics, sounds, player input (keyboard, mouse, and joystick), and
+timers. It also provides fixed and floating point mathematical
+functions, 3D functions, file management functions, compressed datafile,
+and a GUI.
+EOF