diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cracklib/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/cracklib/builder.sh
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+source $stdenv/setup
+
+preConfigure() {
+  mkdir cracklib-dicts/
+  cp $dicts cracklib-dicts/
+}
+
+preConfigure=preConfigure
+
+postInstall() {
+  ./util/cracklib-format cracklib-dicts/* | ./util/cracklib-packer cracklib_dict
+  cp cracklib_dict.* $out/lib
+}
+
+postInstall=postInstall
+
+genericBuild