diff --git a/libraries/mariadb_client/README b/libraries/mariadb_client/README
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index 0000000000..4ad1696bbe
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+++ b/libraries/mariadb_client/README
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+The MariaDB Client Library for C is used to connect 
+applications developed in C/C++ to MariaDB and MySQL 
+databases.The client library is LGPL licensed.
+
+The MariaDB Client Library for C has exactly the same 
+API as the MySQL Connector/C for MySQL 5.5
+
+To build HTML documentation build with BUILD_DOCS=yes.
+
diff --git a/libraries/mariadb_client/mariadb_client.SlackBuild b/libraries/mariadb_client/mariadb_client.SlackBuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4049463a20
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+++ b/libraries/mariadb_client/mariadb_client.SlackBuild
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Slackware build script for mariadb_client
+
+# Copyright 2014 Robert Allen
+# All rights reserved, including Creator Endowed Unalienable Rights
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+PRGNAM=mariadb_client
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.0.0}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+
+BUILD_DOCS=${BUILD_DOCS:-no}
+SVERSION=$VERSION"-src"
+
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
+  case "$( uname -m )" in
+    i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
+    arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
+       *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+CWD=$(pwd)
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
+else
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+rm -rf $PKG
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+rm -rf $PRGNAM-$SVERSION
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$SVERSION.tar.gz
+cd $PRGNAM-$SVERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+find -L . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
+  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+
+sed -i "s|lib/mariadb|lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/mariadb|" libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
+
+#Note: The distribution makefile fails when building docs out of tree.
+#I am not familiar enough with cmake to sort it out, so we build in tree.
+  cmake \
+    -DBUILD_DOCS:STRING="$BUILD_DOCS" \
+    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS:STRING="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+    -DPLUGINDIR=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/plugin \
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
+
+  make
+  make install DESTDIR=$PKG
+
+
+find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a README COPYING.LIB $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
+if [ "$BUILD_DOCS" != 'no' ]; then
+	cp -r docs/html/ $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/.
+fi
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/libraries/mariadb_client/mariadb_client.info b/libraries/mariadb_client/mariadb_client.info
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e8ede20cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/mariadb_client/mariadb_client.info
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+PRGNAM="mariadb_client"
+VERSION="2.0.0-src"
+HOMEPAGE="https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/client-libraries/client-library-for-c/"
+DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.utexas.edu/mariadb/client-native-2.0.0/src/mariadb_client-2.0.0-src.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="a233181e03d3c307668b4c722d881661"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
+MD5SUM_x86_64=""
+REQUIRES=""
+MAINTAINER="Robert Allen"
+EMAIL="slacker@engineer.com"
diff --git a/libraries/mariadb_client/slack-desc b/libraries/mariadb_client/slack-desc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d48da03a0
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+++ b/libraries/mariadb_client/slack-desc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
+
+              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+mariadb_client: mariadb_client (Native C/C++ API for MariaDB and MySQL)
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client: This is LGPL MariaDB client library that can be used to connect to
+mariadb_client: MySQL or MariaDB.
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client:
+mariadb_client: