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+# Copyright 2013-2020 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
+# Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+
+from spack import *
+
+
+class Libthai(AutotoolsPackage):
+    """LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease
+    developers' tasks to incorporate Thai language support in their
+    applications. It includes important Thai-specific functions e.g.
+    word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character
+    and string supports."""
+
+    homepage = "http://linux.thai.net"
+    url      = "https://github.com/tlwg/libthai/releases/download/v0.1.28/libthai-0.1.28.tar.xz"
+
+    version('0.1.28', sha256='ffe0a17b4b5aa11b153c15986800eca19f6c93a4025ffa5cf2cab2dcdf1ae911')
+    version('0.1.27', sha256='1659fa1b7b1d6562102d7feb8c8c3fd94bb2dc5761ed7dbaae4f300e1c03eff6')
+
+    depends_on('libdatrie')
+    depends_on('doxygen@1.8.8:',  type='build')