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+(use-modules (guix)
+             (guix build-system gnu)
+             (guix git-download)
+             ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+             (gnu packages autotools)
+             (gnu packages curl)
+             (gnu packages gnustep)
+             (gnu packages icu4c)
+             (gnu packages pkg-config)
+             (gnu packages libffi)
+             (gnu packages tls)
+             (gnu packages base)
+             (gnu packages xml))
+
+(define vcs-file?
+  (or (git-predicate (current-source-directory))
+      (const #t)))
+
+(define (patch-gnustep-config-shell-invocation)
+  #~(lambda _
+      (mkdir-p "bin")
+      (copy-file (which "gnustep-config") "bin/gnustep-config")
+      (chmod "bin/gnustep-config" #o755)
+      (invoke "sed" "-i" "s|make |make SHELL=bash |g" "bin/gnustep-config")
+      (setenv "PATH" (string-append (getcwd) "/bin:" (getenv "PATH")))
+      #t))
+
+(define (install-gnustep-rewrite-fs-layout)
+  #~(lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+      (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
+        (substitute* "Makefile.postamble"
+          (("\\$\\(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES\\)")
+           (string-append out "/share/GNUstep/Makefiles")))
+        (invoke "make" "install" "SHELL=bash"
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_HEADERS=" out "/include")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_HEADERS=" out "/include")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_LIBRARIES=" out "/lib")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=" out "/lib")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_LIBRARY=" out "/lib/GNUstep")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_LIBRARY=" out "/lib/GNUstep")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_TOOLS=" out "/bin")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_TOOLS=" out "/bin")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_BINS=" out "/bin")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_BINS=" out "/bin")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_APPS=" out "/lib/GNUstep/Applications")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_APPS=" out "/lib/GNUstep/Applications")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SERVICES=" out "/libexec/GNUstep/Services")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_SERVICES=" out "/libexec/GNUstep/Services")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_DOC=" out "/share/GNUstep/Documentation")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_DOC=" out "/share/GNUstep/Documentation")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_DOC_MAN=" out "/share/man")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_DOC_MAN=" out "/share/man")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_MAN=" out "/share/man")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_MAN=" out "/share/man")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_DOC_INFO=" out "/share/info")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_DOC_INFO=" out "/share/info")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_WEB_APPS=" out "/lib/GNUstep/WebApplications")
+                (string-append "GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_WEB_APPS=" out "/lib/GNUstep/WebApplications"))
+        #t)))
+
+(package
+  (name "gnustep-base")
+  (version "1.31.1-git")
+  (source (local-file "." "gnustep-base-checkout"
+            #:recursive? #t
+            #:select? vcs-file?))
+  (build-system gnu-build-system)
+  (arguments
+    (list #:tests? #f
+          #:configure-flags #~'("--with-installation-domain=SYSTEM")
+          #:make-flags #~(list "SHELL=bash"
+                               (string-append "ADDITIONAL_LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath=" #$output "/lib"))
+          #:phases
+          #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+              (replace 'install #$(install-gnustep-rewrite-fs-layout))
+              (add-before 'configure 'patch-gnustep-config #$(patch-gnustep-config-shell-invocation)))))
+  (native-inputs
+    (append (list autoconf
+                  automake
+                  pkg-config
+                  which)))
+  (inputs
+    (list curl
+          gnustep-make
+          gnutls
+          icu4c
+          libffi
+          libxml2
+          libxslt))
+  (synopsis "GNUstep base library.")
+  (description "Base library for GNUstep software, compatible with OpenStep Foundation.")
+  (home-page "https://www.gnustep.org")
+  (license license:gpl2))
+