diff --git a/dev-python/jpype/Manifest b/dev-python/jpype/Manifest
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+DIST jpype-0.6.1.zip 251407 SHA256 63ad841bae8d4a75e657f867122ef569ef6e9545d6880d30da63930bc74816e5 SHA512 e3cdae95a394f5b57049f444e4da442a75938279f77d74304ac6a45bf00eb4110d3a63b5580e30d82777764f195f848639f6b4e973e48510d0f5cd60c475ce2f WHIRLPOOL 5ae85f6a1e52f8fc26242f8772f467df06bca15447db9ac3881e1688bb86966aa3eeb542ad228779b286be3b7ece46cba13b15835bb6914eb2861122f614429f
diff --git a/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.1.ebuild b/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.1.ebuild
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+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI=5
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} )
+
+inherit distutils-r1 java-pkg-opt-2
+
+DESCRIPTION="JPype is an effort to allow Python programs full access to Java class libraries"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/originell/jpype"
+SRC_URI="https://github.com/originell/${PN}/archive/v${PV}.zip -> ${P}.zip"
+
+LICENSE="Apache-1.1"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE="doc examples"
+
+S="${WORKDIR}/${P}"
+
+DEPEND="
+	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	>=virtual/jdk-1.6"
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	java-pkg_init
+}
+
+python_compile() {
+	if ! python_is_python3; then
+		local CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+		export CXXFLAGS
+	fi
+	distutils-r1_python_compile
+}
+
+python_install() {
+	use doc && local DOCS=( doc/* )
+	use examples && local EXAMPLES=( examples/. )
+	distutils-r1_python_install
+}
diff --git a/dev-python/jpype/metadata.xml b/dev-python/jpype/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<upstream>
+		<remote-id type="github">originell/jpype</remote-id>
+	</upstream>
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>monsieurp@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Patrice Clement</name>
+	</maintainer>
+	<maintainer type="project">
+		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Python</name>
+	</maintainer>
+	<maintainer type="project">
+		<email>java@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Java</name>
+	</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>