diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/yodl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/yodl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f25d8e7512c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/yodl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# This package is only used to create the documentation of zsh-cvs
+# eg have a look at http://www.zsh.org/mla/users/2008/msg00715.html
+# latest release is newer though
+args: with args;
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "yodl-2.13.2";
+
+  buildInputs = [perl];
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/sourceforge/yodl/yodl_2.13.2.orig.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "07zzyx8vf27y3p549qza0pqrb61hfh0gynxqb8i1cghjmxhrlxj3";
+  };
+  # maybe apply diff?
+
+  # This doesn't isntall docs yet, do you need them?
+  installPhase = ''
+    # -> $out
+    sed -i "s@'/usr/@'$out/@" contrib/build.pl
+    perl contrib/build.pl make-software
+    perl contrib/build.pl install-software
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 81cdf4e8e3f..4203dbbb95f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2583,6 +2583,10 @@ let
 
   yacc = bison;
 
+  yodl = import ../development/tools/misc/yodl {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl perl;
+  };
+
 
   ### DEVELOPMENT / LIBRARIES