diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zookeeper_mt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zookeeper_mt/default.nix
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+{ stdenv, zookeeper, bash }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+   name = "zookeeper_mt";
+   
+   src = zookeeper.src;
+   
+   setSourceRoot = "export sourceRoot=${zookeeper.name}/src/c";
+
+   buildInputs = [ zookeeper bash ];
+
+   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+   	homepage = "http://zookeeper.apache.org";
+   	description = "Apache Zookeeper";
+   	license = licenses.asl20;
+   	maintainers = [ maintainers.boothead ];	
+   	platforms = platforms.unix;	
+   };
+}
+