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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocaml-syntax-shims/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocaml-syntax-shims/default.nix
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+{ lib, buildDunePackage, fetchurl }:
+
+buildDunePackage rec {
+  minimumOCamlVersion = "4.02.3";
+
+  pname = "ocaml-syntax-shims";
+  version = "1.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/ocaml-ppx/${pname}/releases/download/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tbz";
+    sha256 = "1j7848khli4p7j8i2kmnvhdnhcwhy3zgdpf5ds5ic30ax69y3cl9";
+  };
+
+  useDune2 = true;
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ocaml-ppx/ocaml-syntax-shims";
+    description = "Backport new syntax to older OCaml versions";
+    mainProgram = "ocaml-syntax-shims";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sternenseemann ];
+  };
+}