diff --git a/Formula/global.rb b/Formula/global.rb
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+require 'brewkit'
+
+class Global <Formula
+  @url='http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/global/global-5.6.tar.gz'
+  @homepage='http://www.gnu.org/software/global/'
+  @md5='cc1f79cb4f62ab4b4c8b5e8a68c51f5e'
+
+  def install
+    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking"
+    system "make install"
+    
+    # we copy these in already
+    (share+'gtags').rm %w[README COPYING LICENSE INSTALL ChangeLog AUTHORS]
+  end
+end