diff --git a/packages/getmail/build.sh b/packages/getmail/build.sh
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+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="fetchmail replacement relatively easy to configure"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=4.49.0
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/old-versions/getmail-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="python2"
+TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=yes
+TERMUX_PKG_PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT=yes
+
+termux_step_make_install () {
+        python setup.py install --prefix=$TERMUX_PREFIX --force
+}
+
+termux_step_post_massage () {
+        find . -path '*.pyc' -delete
+}