diff --git a/libmate/PKGBUILD b/libmate/PKGBUILD
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+pkgname=libmate
+pkgver=1.1.2
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Common libraries for MATE"
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
+license=('LGPL')
+depends=('ttf-freefont' 'mate-conf')
+makedepends=('mate-doc-utils' 'mate-common' 'mate-corba' 'mate-conf'
+             'libmatecomponent' 'mate-mime-data' 'gvfs' 'mate-vfs') #  'libcanberra'
+options=('!emptydirs' '!libtool')
+url="http://matsusoft.com.ar/projects/mate/"
+groups=('mate')
+install=libmate.install
+
+# mirrors
+# http://cptl.org/mate/${pkgname}.tar.gz
+# http://hax0r.se/mate/${pkgname}.tar.gz
+# http://matsusoft.com.ar/uploads/gnu-linux/mate/${pkgname}.tar.gz
+# http://matsusoft.com.ar/projects/mate/source/${pkgname}.tar.gz
+
+source=(./libmate-1.1.2.tar.gz)
+sha256sums=('5f7e292077959faced44603abac696860978e5b5cab4b81f2ccca2adb82246cf')
+
+build() {
+    cd "${srcdir}/$pkgname"
+
+    # Optional Features:
+    #    --enable-esd            Enable ESounD (default=no)
+    #    --enable-canberra       Enable canberra (default=yes)
+    ./autogen.sh \
+        --prefix=/usr \
+        --sysconfdir=/etc \
+        --localstatedir=/var \
+        --disable-static \
+        --libexecdir=/usr/lib/libmate \
+        --disable-canberra \
+        --disable-schemas-install || return 1
+
+    make || return 1
+}
+
+package() {
+    cd "${srcdir}/$pkgname"
+
+    make MATECONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL=1  DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install || return 1
+
+    install -m755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/mateconf/schemas"
+    mateconf-merge-schema "${pkgdir}/usr/share/mateconf/schemas/${pkgname}.schemas" --domain ${pkgname} ${pkgdir}/etc/mateconf/schemas/*.schemas || return 1
+    rm -f ${pkgdir}/etc/mateconf/schemas/*.schemas
+}
diff --git a/libmate/libmate.install b/libmate/libmate.install
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+pkgname=libmate
+
+post_install() {
+	usr/sbin/mateconfpkg --install ${pkgname}
+	gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
+}
+
+pre_upgrade() {
+	pre_remove $1
+}
+
+post_upgrade() {
+	post_install $1
+}
+
+pre_remove() {
+	usr/sbin/mateconfpkg --uninstall ${pkgname}
+}
+
+post_remove() {
+	gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
+}