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+(define-module (vk-messenger)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages cpio)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages cups)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages elf)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages icu4c)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages node)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages nss)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages video)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 popen)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 rdelim)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (nonguix build-system binary)
+  #:use-module (nonguix licenses))
+
+(define-public vk-messenger
+  (package
+   (name "vk-messenger")
+   (version "5.2.3")
+   (source (origin
+            (method url-fetch)
+            (uri (string-append "https://desktop.userapi.com/rpm/master/vk-" version ".x86_64.rpm"))
+            (sha256
+             (base32
+              "1m6saanpv1k5wc5s58jpf0wsgjsj7haabx8nycm1fjyhky1chirb"))))
+   (build-system binary-build-system)
+   (arguments
+    `(#:validate-runpath? #f ;; fails on the shipped .so files
+      #:patchelf-plan
+      `(("usr/share/vk/vk" ("alsa-lib"
+                            "atk"
+                            "at-spi2-atk"
+                            "cairo"
+                            "cups"
+                            "dbus"
+                            "fontconfig"
+                            "gtk+"
+                            "gdk-pixbuf"
+                            "out"
+                            "gcc:lib"
+                            "glib"
+                            "expat"
+                            "libx11"
+                            "libxcb"
+                            "libxcomposite"
+                            "libxcursor"
+                            "libxdamage"
+                            "libxext"
+                            "libxfixes"
+                            "libxi"
+                            "libxkbfile"
+                            "libxrandr"
+                            "libxrender"
+                            "libxscrnsaver"
+                            "libxsts"
+                            ;; "nss"
+                            "nspr"
+                            "pango"))
+        ("usr/share/vk/libffmpeg.so" ("gcc:lib"))
+        ("usr/share/vk/libnode.so" ("gcc:lib" "icu4c"))
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libEGL.so" ("gcc:lib"))
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libGLESv2.so" ("libx11" "libxcb" "gcc:lib"))
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libppapi_voip_swiftshader_x86_64.so" ("gcc:lib" "out"))
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libppapi_voip_x86_64.so" ("gcc:lib")))
+      #:install-plan
+      `(("etc/" "etc")
+        ("usr/" "usr")
+        ("usr/share/vk/libffmpeg.so" "lib/")
+        ("usr/share/vk/libnode.so" "lib/")
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libEGL.so" "lib/")
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libGLESv2.so" "lib/")
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libppapi_voip_swiftshader_x86_64.so" "lib/")
+        ("usr/share/vk/resources/app/dist/libppapi_voip_x86_64.so" "lib/"))
+      #:phases
+      (modify-phases %standard-phases
+                     (replace 'unpack
+                              (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                                (let ((source (assoc-ref inputs "source")))
+                                  (system (format #f "rpm2cpio ~a | cpio -idmv" source))
+                                  (mkdir "lib")
+                                  #t)))
+                     ;; because NSS stores its libraries in lib/nss
+                     (add-after 'patchelf 'patchelf-nss
+                                (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                                  (use-modules (ice-9 popen))
+                                  (use-modules (ice-9 rdelim))
+                                  (let* ((nss (assoc-ref inputs "nss"))
+                                         (rpath-pipe (open-input-pipe
+                                                      "patchelf --print-rpath usr/share/vk/vk"))
+                                         (rpath (read-line rpath-pipe)))
+                                    (close-pipe rpath-pipe)
+                                    (invoke "patchelf" "--set-rpath"
+                                            (string-append rpath ":" nss "/lib/nss")
+                                            "usr/share/vk/vk"))))
+                     (add-after 'install 'install-symlink
+                                (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                                  (let ((out (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out"))))
+                                    (mkdir (string-append out "/bin"))
+                                    (symlink (string-append out "/usr/share/vk/vk")
+                                             (string-append out "/bin/vk"))
+                                    #t))))))
+   (inputs
+    `(("alsa-lib" ,alsa-lib)
+      ("atk" ,atk)
+      ("at-spi2-atk" ,at-spi2-atk)
+      ("cairo" ,cairo)
+      ("cups" ,cups)
+      ("dbus" ,dbus)
+      ("expat" ,expat)
+      ;; ("ffmpeg" ,ffmpeg)
+      ("fontconfig" ,fontconfig)
+      ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
+      ("gcc:lib" ,gcc "lib")
+      ("gdk-pixbuf" ,gdk-pixbuf)
+      ("glib" ,glib)
+      ("icu4c" ,icu4c)
+      ;; ("libnode" ,libnode)
+      ("libx11" ,libx11)
+      ("libxcb" ,libxcb)
+      ("libxcomposite" ,libxcomposite)
+      ("libxcursor" ,libxcursor)
+      ("libxdamage" ,libxdamage)
+      ("libxext" ,libxext)
+      ("libxfixes" ,libxfixes)
+      ("libxi" ,libxi)
+      ("libxkbfile" ,libxkbfile)
+      ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
+      ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
+      ("libxscrnsaver" ,libxscrnsaver)
+      ("libxsts" ,libxtst)
+      ("nss" ,nss)
+      ("nspr" ,nspr)
+      ("pango" ,pango)))
+   (propagated-inputs
+    `(("libnotify" ,libnotify)))
+   (native-inputs
+    `(("cpio" ,cpio)
+      ("rpm" ,rpm)
+      ("patchelf" ,patchelf)))
+   (synopsis "Simple and Convenient Messaging App for VK")
+   (description "Simple and Convenient Messaging App for VK")
+   (home-page "https://vk.com/messenger")
+   (supported-systems '("x86_64-linux"))
+   (license (nonfree "They put MIT in the archive, but don't provide the full source"))))