diff --git a/srcpkgs/arduino/patches/disable-astyle-download.patch b/srcpkgs/arduino/patches/disable-astyle-download.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c7b865d7271..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/arduino/patches/disable-astyle-download.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
---- build/build.xml.orig	2015-12-15 10:07:28.947037415 +0100
-+++ build/build.xml	2015-12-15 10:07:41.416037987 +0100
-@@ -836,16 +836,6 @@
- 
-     <antcall target="windows-build-avr-toolchain" />
- 
--    <antcall target="unzip">
--      <param name="archive_file" value="./libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
--      <param name="archive_url" value="http://downloads.arduino.cc/libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
--      <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/libastylej-2.05.1" />
--      <param name="dest_folder" value="${staging_folder}" />
--    </antcall>
--    <copy file="windows/libastylej-2.05.1/AStylej.dll" todir="windows/work/lib" />
--    <copy file="windows/msvcp100.dll" todir="windows/work" />
--    <copy file="windows/msvcr100.dll" todir="windows/work" />
--
-     <!-- Copy listComPort.exe tool -->
-     <copy todir="windows/work/hardware/tools">
-       <fileset file="windows/listComPorts.exe" />
diff --git a/srcpkgs/arduino/patches/disable-dependency-build.patch b/srcpkgs/arduino/patches/disable-dependency-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..390da3c3695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/arduino/patches/disable-dependency-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+--- build/build.xml.orig	2016-03-27 18:18:08.681227463 -0700
++++ build/build.xml	2016-03-27 18:19:28.096229351 -0700
+@@ -425,17 +425,6 @@
+     </antcall>
+ 
+     <antcall target="unzip">
+-      <param name="archive_file" value="./libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
+-      <param name="archive_url" value="http://downloads.arduino.cc/libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
+-      <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/libastylej-2.05.1" />
+-      <param name="dest_folder" value="${staging_folder}" />
+-    </antcall>
+-    <copy file="macosx/libastylej-2.05.1/libastylej.jnilib" todir="macosx/work/${staging_hardware_folder}/../lib/" />
+-    <chmod perm="755" file="macosx/work/${staging_hardware_folder}/../lib/libastylej.jnilib" />
+-    <copy file="macosx/libastylej-2.05.1/libastylej.jnilib" tofile="macosx/work/${staging_hardware_folder}/../lib/libastylej.dylib" />
+-    <chmod perm="755" file="macosx/work/${staging_hardware_folder}/../lib/libastylej.dylib" />
+-
+-    <antcall target="unzip">
+       <param name="archive_file" value="./liblistSerials-1.0.5.zip" />
+       <param name="archive_url" value="http://downloads.arduino.cc/liblistSerials/liblistSerials-1.0.5.zip" />
+       <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/liblistSerials-1.0.5" />
+@@ -625,15 +614,6 @@
+         <fileset dir="linux/work" includes="**/*.sh" />
+     </chmod>
+ 
+-    <antcall target="unzip">
+-      <param name="archive_file" value="./libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
+-      <param name="archive_url" value="http://downloads.arduino.cc/libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
+-      <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/libastylej-2.05.1" />
+-      <param name="dest_folder" value="${staging_folder}" />
+-    </antcall>
+-    <copy file="linux/libastylej-2.05.1/libastylej${arch-bits}.so" tofile="linux/work/lib/libastylej.so" />
+-    <chmod perm="755" file="linux/work/lib/libastylej.so" />
+-
+     <antcall target="portable-${portable}">
+       <param name="parentdir" value="linux/work" />
+     </antcall>
+@@ -670,15 +650,6 @@
+     </copy>
+     <delete dir="${staging_folder}/arduino-builder-linux32" includeemptydirs="true"/>
+ 
+-    <antcall target="avr-toolchain-bundle">
+-      <param name="unpack_target" value="untar"/>
+-      <param name="gcc_archive_file" value="avr-gcc-4.8.1-arduino5-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"/>
+-      <param name="gcc_version" value="4.8.1-arduino5"/>
+-      <param name="avrdude_archive_file" value="avrdude-6.0.1-arduino5-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"/>
+-      <param name="avrdude_version" value="6.0.1-arduino5"/>
+-    </antcall>
+-
+-    <antcall target="package-library-index-json-bundle"/>
+   </target>
+ 
+   <target name="linux64-build" depends="linux-build" description="Build linux (64-bit) version">
+@@ -702,15 +673,6 @@
+     </copy>
+     <delete dir="${staging_folder}/arduino-builder-linux64" includeemptydirs="true"/>
+ 
+-    <antcall target="avr-toolchain-bundle">
+-      <param name="unpack_target" value="untar"/>
+-      <param name="gcc_archive_file" value="avr-gcc-4.8.1-arduino5-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"/>
+-      <param name="gcc_version" value="4.8.1-arduino5"/>
+-      <param name="avrdude_archive_file" value="avrdude-6.0.1-arduino5-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"/>
+-      <param name="avrdude_version" value="6.0.1-arduino5"/>
+-    </antcall>
+-
+-    <antcall target="package-library-index-json-bundle"/>
+   </target>
+ 
+   <target name="linux-jvm-noop"/>
+@@ -898,16 +860,6 @@
+     <antcall target="windows-build-avr-toolchain" />
+ 
+     <antcall target="unzip">
+-      <param name="archive_file" value="./libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
+-      <param name="archive_url" value="http://downloads.arduino.cc/libastylej-2.05.1.zip" />
+-      <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/libastylej-2.05.1" />
+-      <param name="dest_folder" value="${staging_folder}" />
+-    </antcall>
+-    <copy file="windows/libastylej-2.05.1/AStylej.dll" todir="windows/work/lib" />
+-    <copy file="windows/msvcp100.dll" todir="windows/work" />
+-    <copy file="windows/msvcr100.dll" todir="windows/work" />
+-
+-    <antcall target="unzip">
+       <param name="archive_file" value="./liblistSerials-1.0.5.zip" />
+       <param name="archive_url" value="http://downloads.arduino.cc/liblistSerials/liblistSerials-1.0.5.zip" />
+       <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/liblistSerials-1.0.5" />
diff --git a/srcpkgs/arduino/template b/srcpkgs/arduino/template
index 96fd205fd4b..e7b0aeb1036 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/arduino/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/arduino/template
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'arduino'
 pkgname=arduino
-version=1.6.7
+version=1.6.8
 revision=1
-makedepends="openjdk"
-hostmakedepends="apache-ant unzip ImageMagick"
+hostmakedepends="apache-ant unzip ImageMagick openjdk"
 depends="virtual?java-runtime avr-binutils avr-gcc avr-libc avrdude"
 short_desc="IDE for the arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ homepage="http://arduino.cc/"
 distfiles="
  https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/archive/${version}.tar.gz
  ${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/astyle/astyle_2.05.1_linux.tar.gz"
-checksum="fbbbe3bad6d85fe3243ecdb5248b52e3b609cc03d649a2e16684194d4f9db85f
+checksum="5b2e8b3115000986f12ebdc126162d22c2dc85b3ca9732b8f8966e6dcdf2edad
  fbdfc6f1966a972d19a215927266c76d4183eee235ed1e2bd7ec551c2a270eac"
 nostrip=yes
 wrksrc=Arduino-$version
@@ -30,7 +29,12 @@ do_build() {
 	cp bin/libastyle-2.05.1j.so \
 		../../../Arduino-$version/build/linux/work/lib/libastylej.so
 	cd  ../../../Arduino-$version/build
-	ant linux-build package-library-index-json-bundle
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		i686*) LINUX_BUILD=linux32-build ;;
+		x86_64*) LINUX_BUILD=linux64-build ;;
+		*) LINUX_BUILD=linux-build ;;
+	esac
+	ant $LINUX_BUILD package-library-index-json-bundle
 	sed -i -e "s#{runtime\.tools\.[^.]*\.path}#/usr#g" \
 		-e "s#\(tools\.avrdude\.config\.path=\).*#\1/etc/avrdude.conf#" \
 		linux/work/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt