diff --git a/inkscape-1.4-0.build.sh b/inkscape-1.4-0.build.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# COOKIE=$(mcookie|cut -c-8); grep -v V_GREP_ME $0 > /dev/shm/runme-$COOKIE.sh ; sleep 0.3; exec bash /dev/shm/runme-$COOKIE.sh
+# TESTING=1
+
+set -xe
+
+PKG=inkscape
+VERSION=1.4
+BUILD=0
+DATEREV=2024-10-09_e7c3feb100
+
+PREFIX=/pkg/$PKG-$VERSION-$BUILD
+if [ -n "$TESTING" ]; then PREFIX=/scratch/local2/$PKG-$VERSION-$BUILD ; fi
+
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin
+BUILD_TMPDIR=/scratch/local2/$PKG-$VERSION-$BUILD.$USER.build.tmp
+test -d $BUILD_TMPDIR && ( chmod -R u+rwx $BUILD_TMPDIR || true ; rm -rf $BUILD_TMPDIR )
+mkdir -p $BUILD_TMPDIR/home
+export TMPDIR=$BUILD_TMPDIR
+export HOME=$BUILD_TMPDIR/home
+
+mkdir -p $PREFIX
+cat >$PREFIX/profile <<-EOF
+	PATH=$PREFIX/bin:\$PATH
+	if [ -d $PREFIX/.compatlibs ]; then export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX/.compatlibs\${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH} ; fi
+EOF
+
+source $PREFIX/profile
+
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/build
+cd $PREFIX/build
+
+NPROC=$(( $(nproc) * 4 / 5 + 1 ))
+
+BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/0bbd38f12656e4728e2f7c4708aec014/gdbm-1.22.tar.gz
+test -e gdbm-1.22.tar.gz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+test -d gdbm-1.22 || tar -xf gdbm-1.22.tar.gz
+cd gdbm-1.22
+
+CFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC" ./configure \
+  --prefix=$PREFIX \
+  --enable-libgdbm-compat
+
+make -j $NPROC
+make install
+cd ..
+
+PYTHONVERSION=3.11.11
+PYTHONVERMAIN=${PYTHONVERSION%.*}
+BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/9a5b43fcc06810b8ae924b0a080e6569/Python-3.11.11.tgz
+test -e Python-$PYTHONVERSION.tgz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+test -d Python-$PYTHONVERSION     || tar -xf Python-$PYTHONVERSION.tgz
+cd Python-$PYTHONVERSION
+
+LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath=$PREFIX/lib" \
+./configure \
+    --prefix=$PREFIX \
+    --enable-shared
+
+make -j $NPROC
+make install
+pip3 install --upgrade pip
+pip3 install Cython
+pip3 install lxml
+# well, numpy 2+ appeared Jun-24, boost-1.86.0 from Aug-24 still prefers 1.xy :/
+pip3 install 'numpy<2'  # gives numpy-1.26.4
+pip3 install scour
+pip3 install serial
+pip3 install pytest
+
+pip3 install cssselect
+pip3 install requests
+pip3 install appdirs
+pip3 install tinycss2
+
+# provide 'python' symlink, or boost may insist on the system python ...
+test -e $PREFIX/bin/python || ln -s python3 $PREFIX/bin/python
+
+cd ..
+
+(
+  DBUS_PYTHON_VERSION=1.3.2
+
+  # https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c1/d3/6be85a9c772d6ebba0cc3ab37390dd6620006dcced758667e0217fb13307/dbus-python-1.3.2.tar.gz
+  BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/33be8a4a766e1c7c9a377b8f934ce21a/dbus-python-1.3.2.tar.gz
+  test -e dbus-python-$DBUS_PYTHON_VERSION.tar.gz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+  test -d dbus-python-$DBUS_PYTHON_VERSION || tar -xf dbus-python-$DBUS_PYTHON_VERSION.tar.gz
+
+  cd dbus-python-$DBUS_PYTHON_VERSION
+  ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX
+
+  make -j $NPROC
+  make install
+
+)
+
+(
+  PYCAIRO_VERSION=1.27.0
+  # https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/07/4a/42b26390181a7517718600fa7d98b951da20be982a50cd4afb3d46c2e603/pycairo-1.27.0.tar.gz
+  BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/12097575a1bb683cab7dc425d9769a68/pycairo-1.27.0.tar.gz
+  test -e pycairo-$PYCAIRO_VERSION.tar.gz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+  test -d pycairo-$PYCAIRO_VERSION || tar -xf pycairo-$PYCAIRO_VERSION.tar.gz
+
+  cd pycairo-$PYCAIRO_VERSION
+
+  mkdir -p meson-build
+  cd meson-build
+
+  meson setup \
+    --prefix=$PREFIX \
+    --buildtype=release \
+    -Dpython=$PREFIX/bin/python \
+    -Dtests=false \
+    ..
+
+  ninja -j $NPROC
+  ninja install
+
+)
+
+(
+  PYGOBJECT3_VERSION=3.50.0
+
+  # https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2b/58/d34e67a79631177e3c08e7d02b5165147f590171f2cae6769502af5f7f7e/pygobject-3.50.0.tar.gz
+  BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/a6904c6f523b9f7ca2dec63d8c24de92/pygobject-3.50.0.tar.gz
+
+  test -e pygobject-$PYGOBJECT3_VERSION.tar.gz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+  test -d pygobject-$PYGOBJECT3_VERSION || tar -xf pygobject-$PYGOBJECT3_VERSION.tar.gz
+
+  cd pygobject-$PYGOBJECT3_VERSION
+
+  mkdir -p meson-build
+  cd meson-build
+  meson setup \
+    --prefix=$PREFIX \
+    --buildtype=release \
+    -Dpython=$PREFIX/bin/python \
+    -Dtests=false \
+    ..
+
+  ninja -j $NPROC
+  ninja install
+
+)
+
+BOOSTVERSION=1.86.0
+BOOSTVERSION_USCORED=${BOOSTVERSION//./_}
+PKGCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+
+# orig: https://archives.boost.io/release/1.86.0/source/boost_1_86_0.tar.gz
+BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/ac857d73bb754b718a039830b07b9624/boost_1_86_0.tar.gz
+test -e boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED.tar.gz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+test -d boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED || tar -xf boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED.tar.gz
+cd boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED
+
+./bootstrap.sh \
+  --with-toolset=gcc \
+  --with-icu \
+  --with-python=$PREFIX/bin/python3 \
+  --with-libraries=filesystem,stacktrace || exit 1
+
+./b2 \
+$B2FLAGS \
+  --prefix=$PREFIX \
+  --enable-shared \
+  --without-mpi \
+  install
+
+cd ..
+
+# orig: https://media.inkscape.org/dl/resources/file/inkscape-1.4.tar.xz
+BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/a93f3a8eab82ef3d610f426bfe58e3df/inkscape-1.4.tar.xz
+
+test -e inkscape-$VERSION.tar.xz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
+test -d inkscape-${VERSION}_$DATEREV || tar -xf inkscape-$VERSION.tar.xz
+cd inkscape-${VERSION}_$DATEREV
+
+mkdir -p build
+cd build
+cmake \
+  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX \
+  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
+  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PREFIX \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+  ..
+
+make -j $NPROC
+make install
+
+# INKSCAPE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib does no longer work, now we have:
+#
+# runtime path bin/inkscape:                     "$ORIGIN/../lib/inkscape"
+# runtime path bin/inkview:                      "$ORIGIN/../lib/inkscape"
+# runtime path lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.so: "$ORIGIN/.."
+#
+# therefore clean up the mess by hand ...
+
+cd $PREFIX
+mv -v $PREFIX/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.so* $PREFIX/lib
+rmdir $PREFIX/lib/inkscape
+patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/../lib' bin/inkscape
+patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/../lib' bin/inkview
+patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN' lib/libinkscape_base.so
+
+exit