diff --git a/packages/e/expat/xmake.lua b/packages/e/expat/xmake.lua
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+package("expat")
+
+    set_homepage("https://libexpat.github.io")
+    set_description("XML 1.0 parser")
+
+    set_urls("https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_6/expat-$(version).tar.bz2")
+
+    add_versions("2.2.6", "17b43c2716d521369f82fc2dc70f359860e90fa440bea65b3b85f0b246ea81f2")
+
+    if is_host("windows") then
+        add_deps("cmake")
+    end
+
+    on_install("windows", function (package)
+        import("package.tools.cmake").install(package)
+    end)
+ 
+    on_install("linux", "macosx", function (package)
+        import("package.tools.autoconf").install(package)
+    end)
+
+    on_test(function (package)
+        assert(package:has_cfuncs("XML_ParserCreate", {includes = "expat.h"}))
+    end)