diff --git a/science/mathematics/matio/actions.py b/science/mathematics/matio/actions.py
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+++ b/science/mathematics/matio/actions.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3.
+# See the file http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
+
+from pisi.actionsapi import get
+from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
+from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
+from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
+
+def setup():
+    shelltools.system("./autogen.sh")
+    autotools.configure("--with-hdf5 \
+                         --enable-shared \
+                         --disable-static \
+                         --enable-mat73=yes \
+                         --enable-extended-sparse=yes" )
+    
+    # fix unused dependency analysis
+    pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
+
+def build():
+    autotools.make()
+
+def install():
+    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
+
+    pisitools.dodoc("COPYING", "README")
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diff --git a/science/mathematics/matio/files/fix-underlinking.patch b/science/mathematics/matio/files/fix-underlinking.patch
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+++ b/science/mathematics/matio/files/fix-underlinking.patch
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+Index: matio-1.3.3/src/Makefile.in
+===================================================================
+--- matio-1.3.3.orig/src/Makefile.in
++++ matio-1.3.3/src/Makefile.in
+@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_STRIP_P
+ LD = @LD@
+ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lz
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LN_S = @LN_S@
+ LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
diff --git a/science/mathematics/matio/pspec.xml b/science/mathematics/matio/pspec.xml
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index 0000000000..0de8f7828d
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+++ b/science/mathematics/matio/pspec.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE PISI SYSTEM "https://www.pisilinux.org/projeler/pisi/pisi-spec.dtd">
+<PISI>
+    <Source>
+        <Name>matio</Name>
+        <Homepage>https://sourceforge.net/projects/matio/</Homepage>
+        <Packager>
+            <Name>Blue Devil</Name>
+            <Email>bluedevil@sctzine.com</Email>
+        </Packager>
+        <PartOf>science.mathematics</PartOf>
+        <License>BSD</License>
+        <IsA>library</IsA>
+        <IsA>app:console</IsA>
+        <Summary>C library with a fortran 90/95 module interface for reading/writing MATLAB MAT-files</Summary>
+        <Description>matio is an open-source library for reading/writing MATLAB MAT files. This library is designed for use by programs/libraries that do not have access or do not want to rely on MATLAB's shared library.</Description>
+        <Archive sha1sum="948851455e5097206901105e911a1d1a5db5e95f" type="targz">mirrors://sourceforge/matio/matio-1.5.17.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>hdf5-devel</Dependency>
+        </BuildDependencies>
+    </Source>
+
+    <Package>
+        <Name>matio</Name>
+        <RuntimeDependencies>
+            <Dependency>hdf5</Dependency>
+        </RuntimeDependencies>
+        <Files>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib</Path>
+            <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>
+            <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc/matio</Path>
+        </Files>
+    </Package>
+
+    <Package>
+        <Name>matio-devel</Name>
+        <Summary>Development files for matio</Summary>
+        <RuntimeDependencies>
+            <Dependency release="current">matio</Dependency>
+        </RuntimeDependencies>
+        <Files>
+            <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/lib/pkgconfig</Path>
+            <!-- FIXME: Remove this if not necessary -->
+            <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man/man3</Path>
+        </Files>
+    </Package>
+
+    <History>
+        <Update release="1">
+            <Date>2020-06-08</Date>
+            <Version>1.5.17</Version>
+            <Comment>First Pisi Release</Comment>
+            <Name>Blue Devil</Name>
+            <Email>bluedevil@sctzine.com</Email>
+        </Update>
+    </History>
+</PISI>
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diff --git a/science/mathematics/matio/translations.xml b/science/mathematics/matio/translations.xml
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index 0000000000..d7f2b1dc2e
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+++ b/science/mathematics/matio/translations.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<PISI>
+    <Source>
+        <Name>matio</Name>
+        <Summary xml:lang="tr">Matlab dosyalarını okuyup/yazmak için bir C kitaplığı</Summary>
+        <Description xml:lang="tr">matio, Matlab MAT dosyalarını okuyup/yazmak için geliştirilmiş, sınırlı Fortran 90 arayüzüne sahip bir C kitaplığıdır.</Description>
+    </Source>
+
+    <Package>
+        <Name>matio-devel</Name>
+        <Summary xml:lang="tr">matio için geliştirme dosyaları</Summary>
+        <Description xml:lang="tr">matio-devel, matio için geliştirme dosyalarını içerir.</Description>
+    </Package>
+</PISI>
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