diff --git a/ports/dirent/CONTROL b/ports/dirent/CONTROL
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+++ b/ports/dirent/CONTROL
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+Source: dirent
+Version: 2017-06-23-5c7194c2fe2c68c1a8212712c0b4b6195382d27d
+Description: Dirent is a C/C++ programming interface that allows programmers to retrieve information about files and directories under Linux/UNIX. This project provides Linux compatible Dirent interface for Microsoft Windows.
diff --git a/ports/dirent/portfile.cmake b/ports/dirent/portfile.cmake
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+++ b/ports/dirent/portfile.cmake
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+include(vcpkg_common_functions)
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO tronkko/dirent
+    REF 8b1db5092479a73d47eafd3de739b27e876e6bf3
+    SHA512 f529aa65c2a4b8249c1291f3bccad25fa3a9c2146a2c74abc0a4710f68e2bd6f73cd52682bb406fbcab71d6a5225a354f9e8bdc22ce63b7a4e64bb65bab34b9f
+    HEAD_REF master
+)
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/include/ DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include)
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/dirent RENAME copyright)
+vcpkg_copy_pdbs()