diff --git a/srcpkgs/polybar/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/polybar/INSTALL.msg
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+
+  Get started with the example configuration:
+
+    $ install -Dm644 /usr/share/doc/polybar/config $HOME/.config/polybar
+    $ polybar example
+
+
+  For more information, see https://github.com/jaagr/polybar
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/polybar/template b/srcpkgs/polybar/template
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+# Template file for 'polybar'
+pkgname=polybar
+version=3.0.5
+revision=1
+_i3ipcpp_version=0.6.2
+_xpp_version=1.3.6
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="
+ -DENABLE_ALSA=$(vopt_if alsa ON OFF)
+ -DENABLE_CURL=$(vopt_if curl ON OFF)
+ -DENABLE_I3=$(vopt_if i3 ON OFF)
+ -DENABLE_MPD=$(vopt_if mpd ON OFF)
+ -DENABLE_NETWORK=$(vopt_if network ON OFF)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config xcb-proto"
+makedepends="cairo-devel xcb-util-image-devel xcb-util-wm-devel xcb-util-xrm-devel zlib-devel
+ $(vopt_if alsa "alsa-lib-devel")
+ $(vopt_if curl "libcurl-devel")
+ $(vopt_if i3 "i3-devel jsoncpp-devel")
+ $(vopt_if mpd "libmpdclient-devel")
+ $(vopt_if network "wireless_tools-devel")"
+short_desc="A fast and easy-to-use status bar"
+maintainer="Michael Carlberg <c@rlberg.se>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/jaagr/polybar"
+distfiles="
+ https://github.com/jaagr/polybar/archive/${version}.tar.gz
+ https://github.com/jaagr/xpp/archive/${_xpp_version}.tar.gz
+ $(vopt_if i3 https://github.com/jaagr/i3ipcpp/archive/v${_i3ipcpp_version}.tar.gz)"
+checksum="
+ 5ce727c240f5fd0aafc5baaa242d3c6583770633b7292cc8152ae3b273baeffe
+ b81993893190bf7ba19529e0da6e8b069e13e833f6a62874830b46785bee3349
+ $(vopt_if i3 7ad9c0c1e1cb9dfd07ecc2a7769eae9ac962c22db2e07be08b2186b7fd85189d)"
+
+build_options="alsa curl i3 mpd network"
+build_options_default="$build_options"
+
+desc_option_alsa="Enable support for ALSA"
+desc_option_curl="Enable support for cURL"
+desc_option_i3="Enable support for i3"
+desc_option_mpd="Enable support for MPD"
+desc_option_network="Enable support for network"
+
+if [ "$build_option_network" ]; then
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		*-musl) CXXFLAGS+=" -D_LINUX_IF_ETHER_H" ;;
+	esac
+fi
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=OFF"
+fi
+
+post_extract() {
+	if [ -d ../i3ipcpp-${_i3ipcpp_version} ]; then
+		mv -f -T ../i3ipcpp-${_i3ipcpp_version} lib/i3ipcpp
+	fi
+	if [ -d ../xpp-${_xpp_version} ]; then
+		mv -f -T ../xpp-${_xpp_version} lib/xpp
+	fi
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}