diff --git a/albert/.SRCINFO b/albert/.SRCINFO
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+++ b/albert/.SRCINFO
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+pkgbase = albert
+	pkgdesc = A sophisticated standalone keyboard launcher
+	pkgver = 0.17.6
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://github.com/albertlauncher
+	arch = x86_64
+	license = GPL
+	makedepends = cmake
+	makedepends = git
+	makedepends = muparser
+	makedepends = python
+	makedepends = qt5-declarative
+	makedepends = virtualbox
+	makedepends = virtualbox-sdk
+	depends = qt5-charts
+	depends = qt5-graphicaleffects
+	depends = qt5-quickcontrols
+	depends = qt5-svg
+	depends = qt5-x11extras
+	optdepends = muparser: Calculator plugin
+	optdepends = python: Python extension
+	optdepends = virtualbox: VirtualBox plugin
+	source = mirrors/albert::git+https://github.com/albertlauncher/albert.git#tag=v0.17.6
+	source = mirrors/plugins::git+https://github.com/albertlauncher/plugins.git
+	source = mirrors/python::git+https://github.com/albertlauncher/python.git
+	source = mirrors/pybind11::git+https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git
+	source = mirrors/xkcd-plugin::git+https://github.com/bergercookie/xkcd-albert-plugin.git
+	source = mirrors/jetbrains-plugin::git+https://github.com/mqus/jetbrains-albert-plugin.git
+	sha512sums = SKIP
+	sha512sums = SKIP
+	sha512sums = SKIP
+	sha512sums = SKIP
+	sha512sums = SKIP
+	sha512sums = SKIP
+
+pkgname = albert
diff --git a/albert/PKGBUILD b/albert/PKGBUILD
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+# Contributor: Felix Yan <felixonmars@archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: Manuel Schneider  <manuelschneid3r at googles mail>
+
+pkgname=albert
+pkgver=0.17.6
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="A sophisticated standalone keyboard launcher"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://github.com/albertlauncher"
+license=('GPL')
+depends=('qt5-charts' 'qt5-graphicaleffects' 'qt5-quickcontrols' 'qt5-svg' 'qt5-x11extras')
+makedepends=('cmake' 'git' 'muparser' 'python' 'qt5-declarative' 'virtualbox' 'virtualbox-sdk')
+optdepends=('muparser: Calculator plugin'
+            'python: Python extension'
+            'virtualbox: VirtualBox plugin')
+source=("mirrors/albert::git+https://github.com/albertlauncher/albert.git#tag=v${pkgver}"
+        "mirrors/plugins::git+https://github.com/albertlauncher/plugins.git"
+        "mirrors/python::git+https://github.com/albertlauncher/python.git"
+        "mirrors/pybind11::git+https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git"
+        "mirrors/xkcd-plugin::git+https://github.com/bergercookie/xkcd-albert-plugin.git"
+        "mirrors/jetbrains-plugin::git+https://github.com/mqus/jetbrains-albert-plugin.git")
+sha512sums=('SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP')
+
+
+prepare() {
+  mkdir -p build
+
+  cd "$srcdir/albert"
+  git submodule init
+  git config submodule.plugins.url "$srcdir/plugins"
+  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update plugins
+
+  cd "$srcdir/albert/plugins"
+  git submodule init
+  git config submodule.python/pybind11.url "$srcdir/pybind11"
+  git config submodule.python/share/modules.url "$srcdir/python"
+  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update python/pybind11 python/share/modules
+  
+  cd "$srcdir/albert/plugins/python/share/modules"
+  git submodule init
+  git config submodule.jetbrains_projects.url "$srcdir/jetbrains-plugin"
+  git config submodule.xkcd.url "$srcdir/xkcd-plugin"
+  # currently submodules are out-of-dated in upstream
+  # so we have to checkout them
+  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update --remote --merge jetbrains_projects xkcd
+}
+
+
+build() {
+  cd build
+
+  cmake ../$pkgname \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
+    -Wno-dev \
+    -DBUILD_WIDGETBOXMODEL=ON \
+    -DBUILD_QMLBOXMODEL=ON \
+    -DBUILD_APPLICATIONS=ON \
+    -DBUILD_CALCULATOR=ON \
+    -DBUILD_CHROMEBOOKMARKS=ON \
+    -DBUILD_DEBUG=OFF \
+    -DBUILD_FILES=ON \
+    -DBUILD_FIREFOXBOOKMARKS=ON \
+    -DBUILD_HASHGENERATOR=ON \
+    -DBUILD_MPRIS=ON \
+    -DBUILD_PYTHON=ON \
+    -DBUILD_SSH=ON \
+    -DBUILD_SYSTEM=ON \
+    -DBUILD_TEMPLATE=OFF \
+    -DBUILD_TERMINAL=ON \
+    -DBUILD_VIRTUALBOX=ON
+
+  make
+}
+
+
+package() {
+  cd build
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir/" install
+}
+
+# vim:set ts=2 sw=2 et:
+