diff --git a/community/pdns/PKGBUILD b/community/pdns/PKGBUILD
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+# $Id: PKGBUILD 79756 2012-11-12 00:04:11Z arodseth $
+# Maintainer: Alexander Rødseth <rodseth@gmail.com>
+# Contributor: Jan de Groot <jgc@archlinux.org>
+
+# ALARM: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
+#  - removed linking to boost_graph_parallel and dep on openmpi, there's no need for that
+
+pkgname=pdns
+pkgver=3.1
+pkgrel=2
+pkgdesc="Modern, advanced and high performance authoritative-only nameserver"
+arch=('x86_64' 'i686')
+url='http://www.powerdns.com/'
+license=('GPL')
+depends=('gcc-libs' 'zlib' 'postgresql-libs' 'libmysqlclient' 'sqlite' 'libldap' 'lua' 'boost-libs')
+makedepends=('boost')
+provides=('pdns-ldap' 'pdns-mysql' 'pdns-sqlite' 'pdns-pgsql')
+replaces=('pdns-ldap' 'pdns-mysql' 'pdns-sqlite' 'pdns-pgsql')
+conflicts=('pdns-ldap' 'pdns-mysql' 'pdns-sqlite' 'pdns-pgsql')
+install=pdns.install
+options=('!makeflags' '!libtool')
+backup=('etc/powerdns/pdns.conf')
+source=("http://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz"
+        'pdns.service'
+        'pdns.rc'
+        'pdns.conf')
+sha256sums=('1400f7bd659207c0b1f4b8296092e559a7b7bf6a2434951970217d9af06922a1'
+            '2a60c4407bcfe19026ae77d3e3b7b477d5a0c6323c0bc78892e9d907003b442a'
+            '0457ffa2baa40518a03393e4f76964d9452c16aebbcb925582814f88367d62c2'
+            '91c8889f41fe9d6bc9478c3ad53a10f6725e36e10f05e8e9257f9d35c9e2bab6')
+
+build() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+
+  touch AUTHORS NEWS
+  libtoolize --force --copy
+  aclocal
+  autoconf
+  automake --add-missing
+  sed -i 's/BOOST/#BOOST/g' configure
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc/powerdns \
+    --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib/powerdns \
+    --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+    --with-modules="" \
+    --with-dynmodules="ldap pipe gmysql gpgsql gsqlite3 geo" \
+    --disable-recursor \
+    --disable-static
+  make \
+    CXXFLAGS="-lboost_serialization -lboost_program_options $CXXFLAGS"
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+  install -m755 -d "$pkgdir/etc/rc.d"
+  rm "$pkgdir/etc/powerdns/pdns.conf-dist"
+  install -m644 "$srcdir/pdns.conf" "$pkgdir/etc/powerdns/"
+  install -m755 "$srcdir/pdns.rc" "$pkgdir/etc/rc.d/pdns"
+  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/pdns.service" \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/lib/systemd/system/pdns.service"
+}
+
+# vim:set ts=2 sw=2 et:
diff --git a/community/pdns/pdns.conf b/community/pdns/pdns.conf
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+# Autogenerated configuration file template
+#################################
+# allow-axfr-ips	If disabled, DO allow zonetransfers from these IP addresses
+#
+# allow-axfr-ips=
+
+#################################
+# allow-recursion	List of netmasks that are allowed to recurse
+#
+allow-recursion=127.0.0.1
+
+#################################
+# allow-recursion-override	Local data overrrides hosts on the internet
+#
+allow-recursion-override=yes
+
+#################################
+# cache-ttl	Seconds to store packets in the PacketCache
+#
+cache-ttl=60
+
+#################################
+# chroot	If set, chroot to this directory for more security
+#
+chroot=/var/empty
+
+#################################
+# config-dir	Location of configuration directory (pdns.conf)
+#
+config-dir=/etc
+
+#################################
+# config-name	Name of this virtual configuration - will rename the binary image
+#
+# config-name=
+
+#################################
+# control-console	Debugging switch - don't use
+#
+# control-console=no
+
+#################################
+# daemon	Operate as a daemon
+#
+daemon=yes
+
+#################################
+# default-soa-name	name to insert in the SOA record if none set in the backend
+#
+# default-soa-name=a.misconfigured.powerdns.server
+
+#################################
+# disable-axfr	Disable zonetransfers but do allow TCP queries
+#
+# disable-axfr=no
+
+#################################
+# disable-tcp	Do not listen to TCP queries
+#
+# disable-tcp=no
+
+#################################
+# distributor-threads	Default number of Distributor (backend) threads to start
+#
+distributor-threads=3
+
+#################################
+# fancy-records	Process URL and MBOXFW records
+#
+# fancy-records=no
+
+#################################
+# guardian	Run within a guardian process
+#
+guardian=yes
+
+#################################
+# launch	Which backends to launch and order to query them in
+#
+#launch=
+
+#################################
+# lazy-recursion	Only recurse if question cannot be answered locally
+#
+lazy-recursion=yes
+
+#################################
+# load-modules	Load this module - supply absolute or relative path
+#
+# load-modules=
+
+#################################
+# local-address	Local IP address to which we bind
+#
+local-address=127.0.0.1
+
+#################################
+# local-ipv6	Local IP address to which we bind
+#
+# local-ipv6=
+
+#################################
+# local-port	The port on which we listen
+#
+local-port=53
+
+#################################
+# log-dns-details	If PDNS should log failed update requests
+#
+#log-dns-details=off
+
+#################################
+# log-failed-updates	If PDNS should log failed update requests
+#
+#log-failed-updates=off
+
+#################################
+# logfile	Logfile to use
+#
+# logfile=pdns.log
+
+#################################
+# logging-facility	Log under a specific facility
+#
+# logging-facility=
+
+#################################
+# loglevel	Amount of logging. Higher is more. Do not set below 3
+#
+loglevel=3
+
+#################################
+# master	Act as a master
+#
+# master=no
+
+#################################
+# max-queue-length	Maximum queuelength before considering situation lost
+#
+# max-queue-length=5000
+
+#################################
+# max-tcp-connections	Maximum number of TCP connections
+#
+# max-tcp-connections=10
+
+#################################
+# module-dir	Default directory for modules
+#
+module-dir=/usr/lib/powerdns
+
+#################################
+# negquery-cache-ttl	Seconds to store packets in the PacketCache
+#
+negquery-cache-ttl=60
+
+#################################
+# only-soa	Make sure that no SOA serial is less than this number
+#
+# only-soa=org
+
+#################################
+# out-of-zone-additional-processing	Do out of zone additional processing
+#
+# out-of-zone-additional-processing=no
+
+#################################
+# query-cache-ttl	Seconds to store packets in the PacketCache
+#
+# query-cache-ttl=20
+
+#################################
+# query-logging	Hint backends that queries should be logged
+#
+# query-logging=no
+
+#################################
+# queue-limit	Maximum number of milliseconds to queue a query
+#
+# queue-limit=1500
+
+#################################
+# receiver-threads	Number of receiver threads to launch
+#
+# receiver-threads=1
+
+#################################
+# recursive-cache-ttl	Seconds to store packets in the PacketCache
+#
+# recursive-cache-ttl=10
+
+#################################
+# recursor	If recursion is desired, IP address of a recursing nameserver
+#
+#recursor=
+
+#################################
+# setgid	If set, change group id to this gid for more security
+#
+setgid=nobody
+
+#################################
+# setuid	If set, change user id to this uid for more security
+#
+setuid=nobody
+
+#################################
+# skip-cname	Do not perform CNAME indirection for each query
+#
+# skip-cname=no
+
+#################################
+# slave	Act as a slave
+#
+# slave=no
+
+#################################
+# slave-cycle-interval	Reschedule failed SOA serial checks once every .. seconds
+#
+# slave-cycle-interval=60
+
+#################################
+# smtpredirector	Our smtpredir MX host
+#
+# smtpredirector=a.misconfigured.powerdns.smtp.server
+
+#################################
+# soa-minimum-ttl	Default SOA mininum ttl
+#
+# soa-minimum-ttl=3600
+
+#################################
+# soa-serial-offset	Make sure that no SOA serial is less than this number
+#
+# soa-serial-offset=0
+
+#################################
+# socket-dir	Where the controlsocket will live
+#
+socket-dir=/var/run
+
+#################################
+# strict-rfc-axfrs	Perform strictly rfc compliant axfrs (very slow)
+#
+# strict-rfc-axfrs=no
+
+#################################
+# urlredirector	Where we send hosts to that need to be url redirected
+#
+# urlredirector=127.0.0.1
+
+#################################
+# use-logfile	Use a log file
+#
+use-logfile=no
+
+#################################
+# webserver	Start a webserver for monitoring
+#
+webserver=no
+
+#################################
+# webserver-address	IP Address of webserver to listen on
+#
+# webserver-address=127.0.0.1
+
+#################################
+# webserver-password	Password required for accessing the webserver
+#
+# webserver-password=
+
+#################################
+# webserver-port	Port of webserver to listen on
+#
+# webserver-port=8081
+
+#################################
+# webserver-print-arguments	If the webserver should print arguments
+#
+# webserver-print-arguments=no
+
diff --git a/community/pdns/pdns.install b/community/pdns/pdns.install
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+post_install() {
+  cat << 'EOM'
+==> PowerDNS is built without recursor now. To use the recursor, 
+==> please install the pdns-recursor package and update the 
+==> configuration in /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf
+EOM
+}
+
+post_upgrade() {
+  post_install $1
+}
diff --git a/community/pdns/pdns.rc b/community/pdns/pdns.rc
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+. /etc/rc.conf
+. /etc/rc.d/functions
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    stat_busy "Starting DNS"
+    ! /usr/sbin/pdns_control ping > /dev/null 2>&1 && /usr/sbin/pdns_server --daemon
+    if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
+      stat_fail
+    else
+      add_daemon pdns
+      stat_done
+    fi
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    stat_busy "Stopping DNS"
+    pdns_control quit > /dev/null 2>&1
+    if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
+      stat_fail
+    else
+      rm_daemon pdns
+      stat_done
+    fi
+    ;;
+  restart)
+    $0 stop
+    sleep 3
+    $0 start
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"  
+esac
+exit 0
diff --git a/community/pdns/pdns.service b/community/pdns/pdns.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=PowerDNS Authorative Server
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/pdns_server --daemon --guardian=yes
+ExecReload=/usr/bin/pdns_control cycle
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/pdns_control quit
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target