diff --git a/extra/boost/PKGBUILD b/extra/boost/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09462f68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/boost/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# $Id: PKGBUILD 100298 2010-11-22 15:31:39Z ibiru $
+# Maintainer: kevin <kevin@archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: Giovanni Scafora <giovanni@archlinux.org>
+# TU: Kritoke <kritoke@gamebox.net>
+# Contributor: Luca Roccia <little_rock@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+# PlugApps: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@plugapps.com>
+#  - changed _bindir to .linuxarm from .linuxx86
+
+pkgbase=boost
+pkgname=('boost-libs' 'boost')
+pkgver=1.45.0
+_boostver=${pkgver//./_}
+pkgrel=1
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
+url="http://www.boost.org/"
+makedepends=('python2' 'bzip2' 'zlib')
+source=(http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/${pkgbase}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}.tar.gz)
+license=('custom')
+options=('!ccache')
+md5sums=('739792c98fafb95e7a6b5da23a30062c')
+
+_stagedir="${srcdir}/stagedir"
+
+build() {
+  # set python path for bjam
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/tools"
+  echo "using python : 2.7 : /usr/bin/python2 ;" >> build/v2/user-config.jam
+
+  # build bjam
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/tools/build/v2/engine/src"
+  ./build.sh cc
+
+  _bindir="bin.linuxarm"
+  [ "${CARCH}" = "x86_64" ] && _bindir="bin.linuxx86_64"
+
+  install -m755 -d "${_stagedir}"/usr/bin
+  install -m755 ${_bindir}/bjam "${_stagedir}"/usr/bin/bjam
+
+  # build bcp
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/tools/bcp"
+  ../build/v2/engine/src/${_bindir}/bjam --toolset=gcc
+  install -m755 "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/dist/bin/bcp" \
+                ${_stagedir}/usr/bin/bcp
+
+  # build libs
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}"
+  # default "minimal" install: "release link=shared,static
+  # runtime-link=shared threading=multi"
+  # --layout=tagged will add the "-mt" suffix for multithreaded libraries
+  # and installs includes in /usr/include/boost.
+  # --layout=system no longer adds the -mt suffix for multi-threaded libs.
+  # install to ${_stagedir} in preparation for split packaging
+
+  ./tools/build/v2/engine/src/${_bindir}/bjam \
+      release debug-symbols=off threading=single,multi \
+      runtime-link=shared link=shared,static \
+      cflags=-fno-strict-aliasing \
+      toolset=gcc \
+      --prefix="${_stagedir}" \
+      -sTOOLS=gcc \
+      --layout=tagged \
+      ${MAKEFLAGS} \
+      install
+
+  # build pyste
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/libs/python/pyste/install"
+  python2 setup.py install --root=${_stagedir}
+}
+
+package_boost() {
+    pkgdesc="Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - Development"
+    depends=("boost-libs=${pkgver}")
+    optdepends=('python2: for python bindings')
+
+    install -dm 755 "${pkgdir}"/usr/{include,lib}
+    # headers/source files
+    cp -r "${_stagedir}"/include/ "${pkgdir}"/usr/
+
+    # static libs
+    cp -r "${_stagedir}"/lib/*.a "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/
+
+    # utilities (bjam, bcp, pyste)
+    cp -r "${_stagedir}"/usr/* "${pkgdir}"/usr/
+
+    # license
+    install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/LICENSE_1_0.txt" \
+        "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/licenses/boost/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+}
+
+package_boost-libs() {
+    pkgdesc="Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - Runtime"
+    depends=('gcc-libs' 'bzip2' 'zlib')
+
+    install -dm 755 "${pkgdir}/usr/lib"
+    #shared libs
+    cp -r "${_stagedir}"/lib/*.so{,.*} "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
+
+    # license
+    install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}_${_boostver}/LICENSE_1_0.txt" \
+        "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/licenses/boost-libs/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+}