diff --git a/libs/allegro-5/BUILD b/libs/allegro-5/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd4c265306a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/allegro-5/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(
+
+  default_cmake_build
+
+) > $C_FIFO 2>&1
diff --git a/libs/allegro-5/DEPENDS b/libs/allegro-5/DEPENDS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97813f1139f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/allegro-5/DEPENDS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+depends cmake
+
+optional_depends alsa-utils "" "" "for alsa support"
+optional_depends pulseaudio "" "" "for pulseaudio support"
+optional_depends openal     "" "" "for openal audio support"
+optional_depends dumb       "" "" "for  IT, XM, S3M and MOD support"
+optional_depends physfs     "" "" "for physfs support"
diff --git a/libs/allegro-5/DETAILS b/libs/allegro-5/DETAILS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c31a73dc7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/allegro-5/DETAILS
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+          MODULE=allegro-5
+         VERSION=0.7
+          SOURCE=$MODULE.$VERSION.tar.gz
+      SOURCE_URL=$SFORGE_URL/alleg
+SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/$MODULE.$VERSION
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:c8296bf1789a55212bbc77769793604b475438ad
+        WEB_SITE=http://alleg.sourceforge.net
+         ENTERED=20110506
+         UPDATED=20120704
+           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