diff --git a/x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.12.PKGBUILD b/x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.12.PKGBUILD
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@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+pkgname=gdk-pixbuf
+pkgver=2.42.12
+pkgdesc="An image loading library"
+url="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GdkPixbuf"
+arch=(x86_64)
+license=(LGPL-2.0-or-later)
+depends=(
+  glib
+  glibc
+  shared-mime-info
+)
+makedepends=(
+  gobject-introspection
+  meson
+  python-docutils
+)
+sources=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.xz"
+  "gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.HOOK"
+)
+urls=("https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdk-pixbuf/${pkgver%.*}/${sources[0]}"
+  "gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.HOOK"
+)
+md5sums=("f986fdbba5ec6233c96f8b6535811780"
+  "3fd88df393b0c4f0a016b7485cbfc320"
+)
+
+src_prepare() {
+  tar -xf ${distdir}/${sources[0]} --strip-components=1
+}
+
+src_build() {
+  local meson_args=(
+    --prefix=/usr
+    --buildtype=release
+    --wrap-mode=nofallback
+    -D png=enabled
+    -D gif=enabled
+    -D others=enabled
+    -D tiff=disabled
+    -D jpeg=enabled
+    -D builtin_loaders=png,jpeg
+    -D relocatable=false
+    -D tests=false
+    -D installed_tests=false
+    -D gio_sniffing=true
+    -D gtk_doc=false
+    -D introspection=enabled
+    -D man=true
+  )
+  meson setup build "${meson_args[@]}"
+  meson compile -C build
+}
+
+src_install() {
+  meson install -C build --destdir "$pkgdir"
+  leaf_install_hook ${filedir}/${sources[1]}
+}
+
+src_preremove() {
+  rm -vf /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
+}
+
+# vim:ft=sh syn=sh et sw=2:
diff --git a/x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.12/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.HOOK b/x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.12/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.HOOK
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a6d6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.12/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.HOOK
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+target=(/usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/*.so)
+triggers=("install" "remove")
+operation() {
+  /usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
+}