diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.4-redhat.patch b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.4-redhat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da6f150b319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.4-redhat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+--- xfig.3.2.4/Fig.ad.redhat	2002-12-19 01:05:41.000000000 +0100
++++ xfig.3.2.4/Fig.ad	2003-05-06 11:45:15.000000000 +0200
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
+ Fig*AllowShellResize: false
+ 
+ ! Image editor - can edit imported image
+-Fig.image_editor:		xv
++Fig.image_editor:		xdg-open
+ 
+ ! name of ghostscript (not ghostview)
+ Fig.ghostscript:		gs
+@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
+ ! 		This is for viewing the xfig html reference.
+ ! For netscape, this command will open the help pages in a running netscape,
+ !     or start a new netscape if one isn't already running
+-Fig.browser:	firefox -remote 'openFile(%f)' || firefox %f
++Fig.browser:	xdg-open %f
+ 
+ ! pdfviewer - put your favorite pdf viewer here.  
+ !		This is for viewing the xfig how-to guide and man pages
+-Fig.pdfviewer:			xpdf %f
++Fig.pdfviewer:			xdg-open %f
+ 
+ ! Spell check program - put your favorite spelling check program here.
+ !		It must write the misspelled words to standard output.
+ 
+-Fig.spellcheckcommand:	spell %f
++Fig.spellcheckcommand:	aspell %f
+ 
+ ! delay before spinner automatically counts when pressed (milliseconds)
+ Fig.spinner_delay:		1000
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.5-color-resources.patch b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.5-color-resources.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a716b541f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.5-color-resources.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+diff -up xfig.3.2.5/Fig-color.bisque.ad~ xfig.3.2.5/Fig-color.bisque.ad
+--- xfig.3.2.5/Fig-color.bisque.ad~	2007-11-16 13:47:45.000000000 +0100
++++ xfig.3.2.5/Fig-color.bisque.ad	2007-11-16 13:47:52.000000000 +0100
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
+ Fig*topruler.background:	 		gray95
+ Fig*sideruler.background:	 		gray95
+ Fig*List*background:	 			gray95
+-Fig*Scrollbar.background:	 		gray95
++! Fig*Scrollbar.background:	 		gray95
+ 
+ Fig*cancel.background:	 			navajowhite1
+ Fig*dismiss.background:	 			navajowhite1
+@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ Fig*menu_divider.foreground:			red
+ Fig*menu_divider.foreground:			red
+ 
+ !##### Shadows
+-Fig*shadowWidth:				2
+-Fig*Label.shadowWidth:				1
++! Fig*shadowWidth:				2
++! Fig*Label.shadowWidth:				1
+ Fig*horizontal.shadowWidth:	 		2
+ Fig*Scrollbar.shadowWidth:			2
+ ! no shadows for update indicators
+@@ -136,3 +136,15 @@ Fig*color_box*topShadowPixel:		gray80
+ 
+ Fig*toggle*bottomShadowPixel:			gray80
+ Fig*toggle*topShadowPixel:			gray50
++
++! repare damage done to scrollbar shadows non color resources file
++
++Fig*horizontal.topShadowPixel: gray95
++Fig*horizontal.bottomShadowPixel: gray50
++Fig*horizontal.topShadow: gray95
++Fig*horizontal.bottomShadow: gray50
++
++Fig*Scrollbar.topShadow: gray95
++Fig*Scrollbar.bottomShadow: gray50
++Fig*Scrollbar.topShadowPixel: gray95
++Fig*Scrollbar.bottomShadowPixel: gray50
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.5-urwfonts.patch b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.5-urwfonts.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bc766bd9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-3.2.5-urwfonts.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+--- xfig.3.2.4/u_fonts.c	2002-09-09 13:36:58.000000000 -0400
++++ new-xfig-3.2.4/u_fonts.c	2006-10-11 00:29:07.000000000 -0400
+@@ -22,41 +22,41 @@
+ /* X11 font names */
+ 
+ struct _xfstruct x_fontinfo[NUM_FONTS] = {
+-    {"-*-times-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-times-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-times-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-times-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-avantgarde-book-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-avantgarde-book-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-avantgarde-demi-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-avantgarde-demi-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-bookman-light-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-bookman-light-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-bookman-demi-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-bookman-demi-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-courier-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-courier-medium-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-courier-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-courier-bold-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-medium-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-bold-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-medium-r-narrow--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-medium-o-narrow--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-bold-r-narrow--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-helvetica-bold-o-narrow--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-new century schoolbook-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-new century schoolbook-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-new century schoolbook-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-new century schoolbook-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-palatino-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-palatino-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-palatino-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-palatino-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-symbol-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-itc zapf chancery-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+-    {"-*-itc zapf dingbats-*-*-*--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus roman no9 l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus roman no9 l-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus roman no9 l-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus roman no9 l-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw gothic l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw gothic l-medium-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw gothic l-semibold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw gothic l-semibold-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw bookman l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw bookman l-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw bookman l-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw bookman l-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus mono l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus mono l-medium-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus mono l-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus mono l-bold-o-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l condensed-medium-r-condensed--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l condensed-medium-i-condensed--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l condensed-bold-r-condensed--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-nimbus sans l condensed-bold-i-condensed--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-century schoolbook l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-century schoolbook l-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-century schoolbook l-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-century schoolbook l-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw palladio l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw palladio l-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw palladio l-bold-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw palladio l-bold-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-standard symbols l-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-urw chancery l-medium-i-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
++    {"-urw-dingbats-medium-r-normal--", (struct xfont*) NULL},
+ };
+ 
+ /* Use the following font names for any font that doesn't exist in the table above.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-fix_dash_list_for_different_styles.patch b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-fix_dash_list_for_different_styles.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c5aaa94fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfig/patches/xfig-fix_dash_list_for_different_styles.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--- xfig.3.2.5c/w_drawprim.c	2012-10-17 00:14:09.000000000 +0200
++++ xfig.3.2.5c/w_drawprim.c	2013-11-29 02:45:36.950448714 +0100
+@@ -1292,14 +1292,23 @@ void set_fill_gc(int fill_style, int op,
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-static unsigned char dash_list[16][2] = {{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255},
+-					{255, 255}, {255, 255}};
++static unsigned char dash_list[16][8] = {
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255},
++		    {255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255}};
+ 
+ static int join_styles[3] = { JoinMiter, JoinRound, JoinBevel };
+ static int cap_styles[3] = { CapButt, CapRound, CapProjecting };
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfig/template b/srcpkgs/xfig/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35ec0693e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfig/template
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Template file for 'xfig'
+pkgname=xfig
+version=3.2.5c
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}.${version}"
+patch_args="-Np1"
+hostmakedepends="imake xorg-cf-files"
+makedepends="libpng-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libXaw-devel libXi-devel"
+depends="gsfonts"
+short_desc="An interactive drawing tool"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT-like"
+homepage="http://www.xfig.org/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/mcj/${pkgname}.${version}.full.tar.gz"
+checksum=ea628f975b79ab175ab29220cc118274466497f6217f2989928317be2993a1f9
+nocross=yes
+
+post_extract() {
+	sed -i -e '/define XAW3D/s/^/XCOMM /' \
+		-e '/USEINLINE/s/^XCOMM //' \
+		-e '/define I18N/s/^XCOMM //' \
+		-e '/XAW_INTERN/s/^XCOMM //' \
+		Imakefile
+}
+do_configure() {
+	xmkmf
+}
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} CCOPTIONS="$CFLAGS" LOCAL_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
+		LIBDIR=/usr/share XAPPLOADDIR=/usr/share/X11/app-defaults
+}
+do_install() {
+	make ${makejobs} DESTDIR="$DESTDIR" LIBDIR=/usr/share \
+		MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man1 \
+		XAPPLOADDIR=/usr/share/X11/app-defaults \
+		install install.man install.libs
+	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/app-defaults
+	vlicense README LICENSE
+}