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diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/elpa.nix b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/elpa.nix
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+# builder for Emacs packages built for packages.el
+
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, emacs, texinfo }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{ pname
+, version
+, src
+, ...
+}@args:
+
+import ./generic.nix { inherit lib stdenv emacs texinfo; } ({
+
+  phases = "installPhase fixupPhase distPhase";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    emacs --batch -Q -l ${./elpa2nix.el} \
+        -f elpa2nix-install-package \
+        "${src}" "$out/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+}
+
+// removeAttrs args [ "files" "fileSpecs"
+                      "meta"
+                    ])