diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gu/guile-lzlib/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gu/guile-lzlib/package.nix
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+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, autoreconfHook
+, guile
+, pkg-config
+, texinfo
+, lzlib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "guile-lzlib";
+  version = "0.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://notabug.org/guile-lzlib/guile-lzlib/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-hiPbd9RH57n/v8vCiDkOcGprGomxFx2u1gh0z+x+T4c=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook guile pkg-config texinfo ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ guile lzlib ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0" ];
+
+  # tests fail on darwin
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A GNU Guile library providing bindings to lzlib";
+    homepage = "https://notabug.org/guile-lzlib/guile-lzlib";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ foo-dogsquared ];
+    platforms = guile.meta.platforms;
+  };
+}