diff --git a/srcpkgs/abook/patches/inline.patch b/srcpkgs/abook/patches/inline.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d437fde6ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/abook/patches/inline.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur database.h database.h
+--- database.h	2015-10-04 10:38:25.000000000 +0800
++++ database.h	2018-02-15 21:11:46.311673251 +0800
+@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
+ /*
+  * Field operations
+  */
+-inline int field_id(int i);
++int field_id(int i);
+ abook_field *find_standard_field(char *key, int do_declare);
+ abook_field *real_find_field(char *key, abook_field_list *list, int *nb);
+ #define find_field(key, list)		real_find_field(key, list, NULL)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/abook/template b/srcpkgs/abook/template
index 3d1721bb61b..d8b20e40c6e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/abook/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/abook/template
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'abook'
 pkgname=abook
-version=0.5.6
-revision=4
+version=0.6.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="autoconf automake gettext-devel"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel"
 maintainer="Philipp Hirsch <itself@hanspolo.net>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://abook.sourceforge.net/"
 short_desc="Text-based addressbook designed to use with mutt mail client"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/abook/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0646f6311a94ad3341812a4de12a5a940a7a44d5cb6e9da5b0930aae9f44756e
+distfiles="http://abook.sourceforge.net/devel/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f0a90df8694fb34685ecdd45d97db28b88046c15c95e7b0700596028bd8bc0f9
+
+post_extract() {
+	autoreconf --install
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	for f in BUGS ChangeLog FAQ README TODO sample.abookrc; do vdoc $f; done
+}