{
  stdenv,
  fetchgit,
  fontconfig,
  libjpeg,
  libcap,
  freetype,
  fribidi,
  pkg-config,
  gettext,
  systemd,
  perl,
  lib,
  enableSystemd ? true,
  enableBidi ? true,
}:
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  pname = "vdr";
  version = "2.6.9";

  src = fetchgit {
    url = "git://git.tvdr.de/vdr.git";
    rev = version;
    hash = "sha256-0Metur3+fQhomf+ClY9zXijNsr5wWkaqnzjUNXjsjss=";
  };

  enableParallelBuilding = true;

  postPatch = "substituteInPlace Makefile --replace libsystemd-daemon libsystemd";

  buildInputs =
    [
      fontconfig
      libjpeg
      libcap
      freetype
      perl
    ]
    ++ lib.optional enableSystemd systemd
    ++ lib.optional enableBidi fribidi;

  buildFlags =
    [
      "vdr"
      "i18n"
    ]
    ++ lib.optional enableSystemd "SDNOTIFY=1"
    ++ lib.optional enableBidi "BIDI=1";

  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];

  # plugins uses the same build environment as vdr
  propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [
    pkg-config
    gettext
  ];

  installFlags = [
    "DESTDIR=$(out)"
    "PREFIX=" # needs to be empty, otherwise plugins try to install at same prefix
  ];

  installTargets = [
    "install-pc"
    "install-bin"
    "install-doc"
    "install-i18n"
    "install-includes"
  ];

  postInstall = ''
    mkdir -p $out/lib/vdr # only needed if vdr is started without any plugin
    mkdir -p $out/share/vdr/conf
    cp *.conf $out/share/vdr/conf
  '';

  outputs = [
    "out"
    "dev"
    "man"
  ];

  meta = with lib; {
    homepage = "http://www.tvdr.de/";
    description = "Video Disc Recorder";
    maintainers = [ maintainers.ck3d ];
    platforms = platforms.linux;
    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
  };
}