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+# build rigctld
+
+FROM debian:latest
+
+RUN mkdir src
+# this might be too much, but let's try it
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y libconfig-dev autoconf libtool git gcc g++ make cmake libudev-dev libreadline-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-client-dev
+
+# build hamlib/rigctld
+FROM debian:latest AS farpn-base
+# ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" TZ="Etc/UTC"
+
+# this might be too much, but let's try it
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt update \
+    && apt install -y build-essential libconfig-dev autoconf \
+    libtool git gcc g++ make cmake libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev \
+    libavahi-common-dev libavahi-client-dev
+
+
+# build hamlib/rigctld
+FROM farpn-base AS rigctld-builder
+
+RUN <<EOF
+mkdir src
+cd src
+git clone --branch 4.6.5 --single-branch https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib.git
+cd Hamlib
+./bootstrap
+./configure
+make
+EOF
+
+FROM farpn-base AS rigctld
+COPY --from=rigctld-builder /usr/local /usr/local
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib"
+CMD /bin/rigctld --model=$RIG_MODEL --rig-file=$RIG_DEVICE -serial-speed=$RIG_SPEED --port=$RIGCTLD_PORT $RIGCTLD_ARGS