diff --git a/rules/libphidget/default.bash b/rules/libphidget/default.bash
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+version=\
+(
+    '2.1.8.20150410'
+)
+
+url=\
+(
+    "http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/libphidget_$version.tar.gz"
+)
+
+md5=\
+(
+    'a1ee9be405179370767d70c8304c3ac8'
+)
+
+maintainer=\
+(
+    'Kristian Klausen <kristian.klausen@itk.ntnu.no>'
+)
+
+requires=\
+(
+    'libusb'
+)
+
+configure()
+{
+    export PKG_CONFIG="${cfg_dir_toolchain}/bin/pkg-config"
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
+    "../libphidget-$version/configure" \
+        --prefix="$cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot/usr" \
+        --target="$cfg_target_canonical" \
+        --host="$cfg_target_canonical" \
+        --build="$cfg_host_canonical" 
+}
+
+build()
+{
+    $cmd_make
+}
+
+host_install()
+{
+    export PKG_CONFIG="${cfg_dir_toolchain}/bin/pkg-config"
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
+    $cmd_make install
+}
+
+target_install()
+{
+    cp -a "$cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot/usr/lib/libphidget"*.so* "$cfg_dir_rootfs/lib" &&
+    $cmd_target_strip "$cfg_dir_rootfs/lib/libphidget"*.so*
+}
+
+