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+require 'formula'
+
+class Rsyslog < Formula
+  url 'http://rsyslog.com/files/download/rsyslog/rsyslog-5.8.0.tar.gz'
+  homepage 'http://www.rsyslog.com'
+  md5 '37562d0e71a24938a9ed7f242bd32d35'
+
+  depends_on 'pkg-config' => :build
+
+  def options
+    [['--universal', 'Make a 32/64-bit Intel build.']]
+  end
+
+  def install
+    if ARGV.build_universal?
+      ENV['CC'] = "gcc -arch i386 -arch x86_64"
+      ENV['CXX'] = "g++ -arch i386 -arch x86_64"
+      ENV['CPP'] = "gcc -E"
+      ENV['CXXCPP'] = "g++ -E"      
+      system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
+    else
+      system "./configure", "--disable-dependency-tracking", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
+    end
+
+    system "make"
+    system "make install"
+  end
+end