diff --git a/packages/obuild/obuild.0.1.8/descr b/packages/obuild/obuild.0.1.8/descr
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+simple package build system for OCaml
+
+The goal is to make a very simple build system for users and developers 
+of OCaml libraries and programs.
+
+Obuild acts as a building black box: users only declare what they want to 
+build and with which sources; the build system will consistently 
+build it.
+
+The design is based on Haskell's Cabal and borrows most of the layout
+and way of working, adapting parts where necessary to fully support OCaml.
diff --git a/packages/obuild/obuild.0.1.8/opam b/packages/obuild/obuild.0.1.8/opam
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+opam-version: "1.2"
+
+homepage: "https://github.com/ocaml-obuild/obuild"
+bug-reports: "https://github.com/ocaml-obuild/obuild/issues"
+dev-repo: "https://github.com/ocaml-obuild/obuild.git"
+authors: ["Vincent Hanquez" "Jerome Maloberti"]
+
+maintainer: "jmaloberti@gmail.com"
+build: [
+  ["./bootstrap"]
+]
diff --git a/packages/obuild/obuild.0.1.8/url b/packages/obuild/obuild.0.1.8/url
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+archive: "https://github.com/ocaml-obuild/obuild/archive/obuild-v0.1.8.tar.gz"
+checksum: "5178265fec699c2c7da1cd7bd739996c"