diff --git a/gettext/recipe.spec b/gettext/recipe.spec
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+name: gettext
+version: 0.20.1
+release: 1
+sources: https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/gettext-%{version}.tar.gz
+
+dependencies:
+	- mpfr
+	- mpc
+	- binutils
+
+@configure
+	cd %{name}-%{version}
+	./configure
+
+@build
+	cd %{name}-%{version}
+	make
+
+@install
+	cd %{name}-%{version}
+	make install DESTDIR=%{pkg}
diff --git a/git/recipe.spec b/git/recipe.spec
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+name: git
+version: 2.9.5
+release: 1
+sources: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-%{version}.tar.xz
+
+dependencies:
+	- perl
+	- gmp
+	- mpfr
+	- autoconf
+	- automake
+	- mpc
+	- binutils
+
+# -i prevents the use of gettext (msgfmt)
+options:
+	- make: -i
+
+@configure
+	cd %{name}-%{version}
+	make distclean
+	autoconf
+	./configure --without-tcltk --disable-nls
+
+@build
+	cd %{name}-%{version}
+	make -i 1>/dev/null
+
+@install
+	cd %{name}-%{version}
+	make -i install DESTDIR="%{pkg}"
diff --git a/gnutar/recipe.spec b/gnutar/recipe.spec
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+name: gnutar
+version: 1.32
+release: 1
+sources: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-%{version}.tar.gz
+dirname: tar-%{version}
+options:
+	- configure: FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1
+