diff --git a/community/boinc/PKGBUILD b/community/boinc/PKGBUILD
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+++ b/community/boinc/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# $Id$
+# Maintainer: Felix Yan <felixonmars@archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: Jaroslav Lichtblau <dragonlord@aur.archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: Michal Krenek <mikos@sg1.cz>
+
+# ALARM: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
+#  - set boinc alternate platform to match their platforms:
+#    https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BoincPlatforms
+
+pkgbase=boinc
+pkgname=(boinc boinc-nox)
+pkgver=7.6.12
+_tag="client_release/7.6/$pkgver"
+pkgrel=1.1
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
+url="http://boinc.berkeley.edu/"
+license=('LGPL')
+makedepends=('libxslt' 'perl-xml-sax' 'git' 'libxss' 'libnotify' 'wxgtk' 'webkitgtk2' 'sqlite3' 'curl' 'inetutils' 'libxmu' 'freeglut' 'glu' 'mesa')
+install=$pkgbase.install
+options=('!staticlibs')
+source=("git+https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git#tag=$_tag"
+         boinc.bash
+         boinc.desktop
+         boinc.service
+         boinc.sysusers
+         boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch)
+md5sums=('SKIP'
+         '4d00e1aa4090a3f51feb20f5a541b9ee'
+         'db62de2f08117e6379a3c613b58fa7ff'
+         '3d5cbab785cc8b004661b17c65883fd5'
+         '240f952d38c5814cc3d8cd1668fe2154'
+         'e27047518dec54d4db38816487a28661')
+
+prepare() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgbase"
+  patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch"
+
+  ./_autosetup
+
+  cp -r "$srcdir/$pkgbase" "$srcdir/$pkgbase-nox"
+}
+
+build() {
+  if [[ $CARCH == "arm" ]]; then
+    CONFIG="--with-boinc-alt-platform=arm-linux-gnueabisf"
+  else
+    CONFIG="--with-boinc-alt-platform=arm-linux-gnueabihf"
+  fi
+
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgbase"
+  LDFLAGS='-lX11' ./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-libraries \
+    --enable-unicode \
+    --enable-shared \
+    --enable-dynamic-client-linkage \
+    --enable-client \
+    --enable-manager \
+    --disable-static \
+    --disable-server \
+    --with-ssl \
+    --with-x \
+    --with-wxdir=/usr/lib \
+    --with-wx-config=$(which wx-config) \
+    ${CONFIG}
+  make
+
+  # Build boinc-nox
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgbase-nox"
+  PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config ./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-libraries \
+    --enable-unicode \
+    --enable-shared \
+    --enable-dynamic-client-linkage \
+    --enable-client \
+    --disable-server \
+    --disable-xss \
+    --disable-static \
+    --disable-manager \
+    --with-ssl \
+    --without-wxdir \
+    --without-x \
+    ${CONFIG}
+  make
+}
+
+package_boinc() {
+  pkgdesc="Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing for desktop"
+  depends=("libxss" "libnotify" "wxgtk" "webkitgtk2" "curl" "sqlite3")
+
+  cd $pkgbase
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+
+  #install systemd unit
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/$pkgbase.service" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/$pkgbase.service"
+
+  #install sysusers conf
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/$pkgbase.sysusers" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/sysusers.d/$pkgbase.conf"
+
+  #install bash-completion
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/$pkgbase.bash" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/$pkgbase"
+
+  #install .desktop File
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/${pkgbase}.desktop"
+
+  #install icons
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}/packages/generic/sea/boincmgr.48x48.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/$pkgbase.png"
+
+  #remove initscripts stuff
+  rm -rf "$pkgdir/etc"
+}
+
+package_boinc-nox() {
+  pkgdesc="Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing for desktop without Xorg dependencies"
+  depends=("curl" "libjpeg-turbo")
+  provides=("boinc")
+  conflicts=("boinc")
+
+  cd $pkgbase-nox
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+
+  #install systemd unit
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/$pkgbase.service" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/$pkgbase.service"
+
+  #install sysusers conf
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/$pkgbase.sysusers" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/sysusers.d/$pkgbase.conf"
+
+  #install bash-completion
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/$pkgbase.bash" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/$pkgbase"
+
+  #remove initscripts stuff
+  rm -rf "$pkgdir/etc"
+}
diff --git a/community/boinc/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch b/community/boinc/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch
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index 000000000..3ebf7c887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/boinc/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- A/configure.ac
++++ B/configure.ac
+@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
+ AC_PROG_CXX
+ AC_PROG_F77
+ AC_PROG_CPP
++AC_PROG_OBJCXX
+ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+ SAH_LINKS
+ AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
+@@ -744,6 +745,8 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_LIBRARIES, [test "
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_HEADERS, [test "${enable_install_headers}" = yes])
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CUDA_LIB, [test "${enable_client}" = yes -a -f ./coprocs/CUDA/posix/${boinc_platform}/libcudart.so])
+ 
++PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTK2], [gtk+-2.0])
++
+ dnl ======================================================================
+ dnl some more vodoo required for building portable client-binary (client, clientgui)
+ dnl ======================================================================
diff --git a/community/boinc/boinc.bash b/community/boinc/boinc.bash
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index 000000000..b614dd54c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/boinc/boinc.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Source this file in BASH to get command completion (using tab) for
+# boinc and boinccmd. Written by Frank S. Thomas <fst@debian.org>.
+# See also: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BashCommandCompletion
+
+_boinc()
+{
+    local cur prev opts
+    COMPREPLY=()
+    cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
+    prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
+
+    opts="$(boinc_client --help | \
+        sed -n -r 's/^[[:space:]]*(--[a-z_]*).*/\1/p')"
+
+    # Handle options that require one or more arguments.
+    case "$prev" in
+        --attach_project|--detach_project|--reset_project|--update_prefs|\
+        --gui_rpc_port)
+            return 0
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    # Handle options that require two arguments.
+    if [[ COMP_CWORD -gt 1 ]]; then
+        pprev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-2]}"
+
+        case "$pprev" in
+            --attach_project)
+                return 0
+            ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$cur" == -* ]]; then
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$opts" -- "$cur") )
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+complete -F _boinc -o default boinc_client
+
+_boinccmd()
+{
+    local cur prev opts cmds
+    COMPREPLY=()
+    cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
+    prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
+
+    opts="--host --passwd -h --help -V --version"
+    cmds="$(boinc_cmd --help 2>&1 | \
+        sed -n -r 's/^[[:space:]]*(--[a-z_]*).*/\1/p')"
+
+    # The following construct assures that:
+    # - no command follows if one of $opts or $cmds was given
+    # - after --host follows only one command or --passwd and one command
+    # - after --passwd follows only one command
+    if [[ $COMP_CWORD -eq 1 ]]; then
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$opts $cmds" -- "$cur") )
+        return 0
+    else
+        if [[ "${COMP_WORDS[@]}" =~ ".* --host .* --passwd .*" ]]; then
+            if [[ $COMP_CWORD -eq 5 ]]; then
+                COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$cmds" -- "$cur") )
+            fi
+        elif [[ "${COMP_WORDS[@]}" =~ ".* --passwd .*" ]]; then
+            if [[ $COMP_CWORD -eq 3 ]]; then
+                COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$cmds" -- "$cur") )
+            fi
+        elif [[ "${COMP_WORDS[@]}" =~ ".* --host .*" ]]; then
+            if [[ $COMP_CWORD -eq 3 ]]; then
+                COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "--passwd $cmds" -- "$cur") )
+            fi
+       fi
+    fi
+
+    # Handle options/commands that require one or more arguments.
+    case "$prev" in
+        --get_messages|--passwd)
+            return 0
+        ;;
+
+        --host)
+            _known_hosts
+            return 0
+        ;;
+
+        --set_run_mode|--set_network_mode)
+            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "always auto never" -- "$cur") )
+            return 0
+        ;;
+
+        --set_screensaver_mode)
+            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "on off" -- "$cur") )
+            return 0
+        ;;
+    esac
+}
+complete -F _boinccmd boinc_cmd
+
+# vim: syntax=sh
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diff --git a/community/boinc/boinc.desktop b/community/boinc/boinc.desktop
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index 000000000..ea0aab2e1
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+++ b/community/boinc/boinc.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
+Exec=/usr/bin/boincmgr
+Path=/var/lib/boinc
+Icon=boinc
+Categories=System;Monitor;GTK;
+Name=BOINC Manager
+GenericName=BOINC monitor and control utility
+GenericName[cs]=Monitorovací a ovládací nástroj pro BOINC
+GenericName[de]=BOINC Überwachungs- und Kontrollprogramm
+GenericName[pt]=Monitorização BOINC e utilitário de controlo
+Comment=Configure or monitor a BOINC core client
+Comment[cs]=Monitoruje a nastavuje klienta BOINC
+Comment[de]=BOINC Basis Client konfigurieren oder überwachen
+Comment[pt]=Configurar ou monitorizar o cliente básico do BOINC
diff --git a/community/boinc/boinc.install b/community/boinc/boinc.install
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index 000000000..cd288530b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/boinc/boinc.install
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+post_install() {
+  systemd-sysusers boinc.conf
+  mkdir -p var/lib/boinc
+  chown -R boinc:boinc var/lib/boinc
+}
diff --git a/community/boinc/boinc.service b/community/boinc/boinc.service
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index 000000000..12634ff5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/boinc/boinc.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=BOINC Daemon
+
+[Service]
+User=boinc
+Nice=19
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/boinc_client --dir /var/lib/boinc --redirectio
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/community/boinc/boinc.sysusers b/community/boinc/boinc.sysusers
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index 000000000..2895d60b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/boinc/boinc.sysusers
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+u boinc - "BOINC Daemon" /var/lib/boinc
+g boinc -
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