diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index b462e0f855..c02e9e2844 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -5175,6 +5175,10 @@ packages/libenet/src/enetprotocol.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 packages/libenet/src/enettime.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 packages/libenet/src/enettypes.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 packages/libenet/src/uenetclass.pp svneol=native#text/plain
+packages/libffi/Makefile.fpc svneol=native#text/plain
+packages/libffi/examples/simple.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
+packages/libffi/fpmake.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
+packages/libffi/src/ffi.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 packages/libfontconfig/Makefile svneol=native#text/plain
 packages/libfontconfig/Makefile.fpc svneol=native#text/plain
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diff --git a/packages/libffi/Makefile.fpc b/packages/libffi/Makefile.fpc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4963c93f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libffi/Makefile.fpc
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#
+#   Makefile.fpc for running fpmake
+#
+
+[package]
+name=libffi
+version=3.1.1
+
+[require]
+packages=rtl fpmkunit
+
+[install]
+fpcpackage=y
+
+[default]
+fpcdir=../..
+
+[prerules]
+FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN=$(wildcard ./fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT))
+ifdef OS_TARGET
+FPC_TARGETOPT+=--os=$(OS_TARGET)
+endif
+ifdef CPU_TARGET
+FPC_TARGETOPT+=--cpu=$(CPU_TARGET)
+endif
+LOCALFPMAKE=./fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+
+[rules]
+# Do not pass the Makefile's unit and binary target locations. Fpmake uses it's own.
+override FPCOPT:=$(filter-out -FU%,$(FPCOPT))
+override FPCOPT:=$(filter-out -FE%,$(FPCOPT))
+# Do not pass the package-unitdirectories. Fpmake adds those and this way they don't apear in the .fpm
+override FPCOPT:=$(filter-out $(addprefix -Fu,$(COMPILER_UNITDIR)),$(FPCOPT))# Compose general fpmake-parameters
+# Compose general fpmake-parameters
+ifdef FPMAKEOPT
+FPMAKE_OPT+=$(FPMAKEOPT)
+endif
+FPMAKE_OPT+=--localunitdir=../..
+FPMAKE_OPT+=--globalunitdir=..
+FPMAKE_OPT+=$(FPC_TARGETOPT)
+FPMAKE_OPT+=$(addprefix -o ,$(FPCOPT))
+FPMAKE_OPT+=--compiler=$(FPC)
+FPMAKE_OPT+=-bu
+.NOTPARALLEL:
+
+fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT): fpmake.pp
+	$(FPCFPMAKE) fpmake.pp $(FPMAKE_SKIP_CONFIG) $(addprefix -Fu,$(COMPILER_FPMAKE_UNITDIR)) $(FPCMAKEOPT) $(OPT)
+all:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) compile $(FPMAKE_OPT)
+smart:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) compile $(FPMAKE_OPT) -o -XX -o -CX
+release:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) compile $(FPMAKE_OPT) -o -dRELEASE
+debug:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) compile $(FPMAKE_OPT) -o -dDEBUG
+# If no fpmake exists and (dist)clean is called, do not try to build fpmake, it will
+# most often fail because the dependencies are cleared.
+# In case of a clean, simply do nothing
+ifeq ($(FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN),)
+clean:
+else
+clean:
+	$(FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN) clean $(FPMAKE_OPT)
+endif
+# In case of a distclean, perform an 'old'-style distclean. This to avoid problems
+# when the package is compiled using fpcmake prior to running this clean using fpmake
+ifeq ($(FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN),)
+distclean:	$(addsuffix _distclean,$(TARGET_DIRS)) fpc_cleanall
+else
+distclean:
+ifdef inUnix
+        { $(FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN) distclean $(FPMAKE_OPT); if [ $$? != "0" ]; then { echo Something wrong with fpmake exectable. Remove the executable and call make recursively to recover.; $(DEL) $(FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN); $(MAKE) fpc_cleanall; }; fi;  }
+else
+        $(FPMAKE_BIN_CLEAN) distclean $(FPMAKE_OPT)
+endif
+	-$(DEL) $(LOCALFPMAKE)
+endif
+cleanall: distclean
+install:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+ifdef UNIXHier
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) install $(FPMAKE_OPT) --prefix=$(INSTALL_PREFIX) --baseinstalldir=$(INSTALL_LIBDIR)/fpc/$(FPC_VERSION) --unitinstalldir=$(INSTALL_UNITDIR)
+else
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) install $(FPMAKE_OPT) --prefix=$(INSTALL_BASEDIR) --baseinstalldir=$(INSTALL_BASEDIR) --unitinstalldir=$(INSTALL_UNITDIR)
+endif
+# distinstall also installs the example-sources and omits the location of the source-
+# files from the fpunits.cfg files.
+distinstall:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+ifdef UNIXHier
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) install $(FPMAKE_OPT) --prefix=$(INSTALL_PREFIX) --baseinstalldir=$(INSTALL_LIBDIR)/fpc/$(FPC_VERSION) --unitinstalldir=$(INSTALL_UNITDIR) -ie -fsp 0
+else
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) install $(FPMAKE_OPT) --prefix=$(INSTALL_BASEDIR) --baseinstalldir=$(INSTALL_BASEDIR) --unitinstalldir=$(INSTALL_UNITDIR) -ie -fsp 0
+endif
+zipinstall:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) zipinstall $(FPMAKE_OPT) --zipprefix=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(ZIPPREFIX)
+zipdistinstall:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) zipinstall $(FPMAKE_OPT) --zipprefix=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(ZIPPREFIX) -ie -fsp 0
+zipsourceinstall:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
+ifdef UNIXHier
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) archive $(FPMAKE_OPT) --zipprefix=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(ZIPPREFIX) --prefix=share/src/fpc-\$$\(PACKAGEVERSION\)/$(INSTALL_FPCSUBDIR)/\$$\(PACKAGEDIRECTORY\)
+else
+	$(LOCALFPMAKE) archive $(FPMAKE_OPT) --zipprefix=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(ZIPPREFIX) --prefix=source\\$(INSTALL_FPCSUBDIR)\\\$$\(PACKAGEDIRECTORY\)
+endif
diff --git a/packages/libffi/examples/simple.pp b/packages/libffi/examples/simple.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef81ad4b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libffi/examples/simple.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+program simple;
+
+uses
+  ffi;
+
+function WritePChar(s: PChar): LongInt; cdecl;
+begin
+  Writeln(s);
+  WritePChar := StrLen(s);
+end;
+
+var
+  cif: ffi_cif;
+  args: array[0..0] of pffi_type;
+  values: array[0..0] of Pointer;
+  s: PChar;
+  rc: ffi_arg;
+begin
+  args[0] := @ffi_type_pointer;
+  values[0] := @s;
+
+  if ffi_prep_cif(@cif, FFI_DEFAULT_ABI, 1, @ffi_type_sint, @args[0]) = FFI_OK then begin
+    s := 'Hello World';
+    ffi_call(@cif, ffi_fn(@WritePChar), @rc, @values[0]);
+    Writeln('Length: ', rc);
+
+    s := 'This is cool!';
+    ffi_call(@cif, ffi_fn(@WritePChar), @rc, @values[0]);
+    Writeln('Length: ', rc);
+  end else
+    Writeln('ffi_prep_cif failed');
+
+end.
diff --git a/packages/libffi/fpmake.pp b/packages/libffi/fpmake.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44faea095f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libffi/fpmake.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{$ifndef ALLPACKAGES}
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+program fpmake;
+
+uses fpmkunit;
+
+Var
+  P : TPackage;
+  T : TTarget;
+begin
+  With Installer do
+    begin
+{$endif ALLPACKAGES}
+
+    P:=AddPackage('libffi');
+{$ifdef ALLPACKAGES}
+    P.Directory:=ADirectory;
+{$endif ALLPACKAGES}
+    P.Version:='3.1.1';
+    P.Author := 'Anthony Green and others';
+    P.License := 'MIT license';
+    P.HomepageURL := 'https://sourceware.org/libffi/';
+    P.Email := 'libffi-discuss@sourceware.org';
+    P.Description := 'Headers for the libFFI library (Foreign Function Interface)';
+    P.NeedLibC:= true;  // true for headers that indirectly link to libc?
+    P.OSes := [linux];
+    P.CPUs := [x86_64];
+
+    P.SourcePath.Add('src');
+    P.IncludePath.Add('src');
+
+    T:=P.Targets.AddUnit('ffi.pp');
+
+    P.ExamplePath.Add('examples');
+    P.Targets.AddExampleProgram('simple.pp');
+
+{$ifndef ALLPACKAGES}
+    Run;
+    end;
+end.
+{$endif ALLPACKAGES}
diff --git a/packages/libffi/src/ffi.pp b/packages/libffi/src/ffi.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a75e585618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libffi/src/ffi.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,601 @@
+(* -----------------------------------------------------------------*-C-*-
+   libffi 3.2.1 - Copyright (c) 2011, 2014 Anthony Green
+                    - Copyright (c) 1996-2003, 2007, 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+   obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+   files (the ``Software''), to deal in the Software without
+   restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+   modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+   of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+   NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+   HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+   WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+   DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *)
+
+(* -------------------------------------------------------------------
+   The basic API is described in the README file.
+
+   The raw API is designed to bypass some of the argument packing
+   and unpacking on architectures for which it can be avoided.
+
+   The closure API allows interpreted functions to be packaged up
+   inside a C function pointer, so that they can be called as C functions,
+   with no understanding on the client side that they are interpreted.
+   It can also be used in other cases in which it is necessary to package
+   up a user specified parameter and a function pointer as a single
+   function pointer.
+
+   The closure API must be implemented in order to get its functionality,
+   e.g. for use by gij.  Routines are provided to emulate the raw API
+   if the underlying platform doesn't allow faster implementation.
+
+   More details on the raw and cloure API can be found in:
+
+   http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/1999-q3/msg00138.html
+
+   and
+
+   http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/1999-q3/msg00174.html
+   -------------------------------------------------------------------- *)
+
+unit ffi;
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  ctypes;
+
+{
+   from the various ffitarget.h
+}
+
+{ ToDo: we need defines for the MIPS ABI }
+
+const
+{$if defined(CPUMIPS) or defined(CPU64)}
+  FFI_SIZEOF_ARG = 8;
+{$else}
+  FFI_SIZEOF_ARG = 4;
+{$endif}
+
+  FFI_SIZEOF_JAVA_ARG = FFI_SIZEOF_ARG;
+
+{$if defined(CPUPOWERPC) and not defined(AIX) and not defined(DARWIN)}
+  {$if defined(CPUPOWERPC32)}
+  FFI_SYSV_SOFT_FLOAT = 1;
+  FFI_SYSV_STRUCT_RET = 2;
+  FFI_SYSV_IBM_LONG_DOUBLE = 4;
+  FFI_SYSV_LONG_DOUBLE_128 = 16;
+  {$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC64)}
+  FFI_LINUX_STRUCT_ALIGN = 1;
+  FFI_LINUX_LONG_DOUBLE_128 = 2;
+  {$endif}
+{$endif}
+
+type
+{$ifdef WIN64}
+  ffi_arg = QWord;
+  ffi_sarg = Int64;
+{$else}
+  ffi_arg = culong;
+  ffi_sarg = cslong;
+{$endif}
+
+  ffi_abi = (
+    FFI_FIRST_ABI,
+{$if not defined(CPUMIPS) and not defined(CPUX86_64) and not defined(CPUPOWERPC) and not defined(CPUSPARCGEN)}
+    FFI_SYSV,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUARM)}
+    FFI_VFP,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUMIPS)}
+    FFI_O32,
+    FFI_N32,
+    FFI_N64,
+    FFI_O32_SOFT_FLOAT,
+    FFI_N32_SOFT_FLOAT,
+    FFI_N64_SOFT_FLOAT,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUX86_64)}
+  {$ifndef WIN64}
+    FFI_UNIX64,
+  {$endif}
+    FFI_WIN64,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUI386)}
+  {$ifdef WIN32}
+    FFI_STDCALL,
+  {$endif}
+    FFI_THISCALL = 3,
+    FFI_FASTCALL,
+  {$ifdef WIN32}
+    FFI_MS_CDECL,
+  {$else}
+    FFI_STDCALL,
+  {$endif}
+    FFI_PASCAL,
+    FFI_REGISTER,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUSPARC32)}
+    FFI_V8,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUSPARC64)}
+    FFI_V9,
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUPOWERPC)}
+    { this one is getting ugly... }
+  {$if defined(AIX) or defined(DARWIN)}
+    FFI_AIX,
+    FFI_DARWIN,
+  {$else}
+    FFI_COMPAT_SYSV,
+    FFI_COMPAT_GCC_SYSV,
+    FFI_COMPAT_LINUX64,
+    FFI_COMPAT_LINUX,
+    FFI_COMPAT_LINUX_SOFT_FLOAT,
+    {$if defined(CPUPOWERPC64)}
+    FFI_LINUX = 8,
+    {$define NO_LAST_ABI}
+    FFI_LAST_ABI = 12
+    {$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC32)}
+    FFI_SYSV = 8,
+    {$define NO_LAST_ABI}
+    FFI_LAST_ABI = 32
+    {$endif}
+  {$endif}
+{$endif}
+{$ifndef NO_LAST_ABI}
+    FFI_LAST_ABI
+{$endif}
+  );
+
+{ alias values }
+const
+{$if defined(CPUX86_64) and not defined(WIN64)}
+  FFI_EFI64 = FFI_WIN64;
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUARMHF)}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_VFP;
+{$elseif defined(CPUMIPS)}
+  { ToDo: needs define for ABI }
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_N32;
+{$elseif defined(CPUX86_64)}
+  {$ifdef WIN64}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_WIN64;
+  {$else}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_UNIX64;
+  {$endif}
+{$elseif defined(CPUSPARC32)}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_V8;
+{$elseif defined(CPUSPARC64)}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_V9;
+{$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC)}
+  {$if defined(AIX)}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_AIX;
+  {$elseif defined(DARWIN)}
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_DARWIN;
+  {$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC64)}
+  { ToDo: find out what needs to be set }
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = ffi_abi(Ord(FFI_LINUX) or FFI_LINUX_STRUCT_ALIGN or FFI_LINUX_LONG_DOUBLE_128);
+  {$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC)}
+  { ToDo: find out what needs to be set }
+  FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = ffi_abi(Ord(FFI_SYSV) {$ifdef FREEBSD}or FFI_SYSV_STRUCT_RET{$endif});
+  {$endif}
+{$else}
+    FFI_DEFAULT_ABI = FFI_SYSV;
+{$endif}
+
+const
+{$if defined(CPUPOWERPC)}
+  FFI_TARGET_HAS_COMPLEX_TYPE = False;
+{$else}
+  FFI_TARGET_HAS_COMPLEX_TYPE = True;
+{$endif}
+
+(* ---- Definitions for closures ----------------------------------------- *)
+
+const
+  FFI_CLOSURES = true;
+{$if defined(DARWIN) and (defined(CPUARM) or defined(CPUAARCH64))}
+  FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE = True;
+{$else}
+  FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE = False;
+{$endif}
+{$if defined(CPUI386)}
+  FFI_NATIVE_RAW_API = True;
+{$else}
+  FFI_NATIVE_RAW_API = False;
+{$endif}
+
+{$if defined(CPUARM) or defined(CPUX86_64) or defined(CPUI386) or defined(CPUSPARCGEN) or (defined(CPUAARCH64) and not defined(DARWIN)) or (defined(CPUPOWERPC) and not defined(DARWIN))}
+  FFI_GO_CLOSURES = True;
+{$else}
+  FFI_GO_CLOSURES = False;
+{$endif}
+
+{$if defined(CPUARM)}
+  {$if definde(DARWIN)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 12;
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_CLOSURE_OFFSET = 8;
+  {$elseif FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE}
+    {$error 'No trampoline table implementation'}
+  {$else}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 12;
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_CLOSURE_OFFSET = FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE;
+  {$endif}
+{$elseif defined(CPUAARCH64)}
+  {$if defined(DARWIN)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE =16;
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_CLOSURE_OFFSET = 16;
+  {$elseif FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE}
+    {$error 'No trampoline table implementation'}
+  {$else}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 24;
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_CLOSURE_OFFSET = FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE;
+  {$endif}
+{$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC)}
+  { ToDo: check for ELFv2? }
+  {$ifdef ELF_V2}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 32;
+  {$else}
+    {$if defined(CPUPOWERPC64) or defined(AIX)}
+      {$if defined(DARWIN)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 48;
+      {$else}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 25;
+      {$endif}
+    {$else}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 40;
+    {$endif}
+  {$endif}
+{$elseif defined(CPUSPARC32)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 16;
+{$elseif defined(CPUSPARC64)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 24;
+{$elseif defined(CPUX86_64)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 24;
+{$elseif defined(CPUI386)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 12;
+{$elseif defined(CPUM68K)}
+  FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE = 16;
+{$endif}
+
+{
+   from ffi.h
+}
+
+const
+  ffilibrary = 'ffi';
+
+{$if defined(CPUX86) and not defined(WIN64)}
+  { Note: we can not use FPC_HAS_TYPE_EXTENDED here as libffi won't have the
+          corresponding type no matter what }
+  {$define HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE}
+{$endif}
+
+type
+  pffi_type = ^ffi_type;
+  ppffi_type = ^pffi_type;
+  ffi_type = record
+    size: csize_t;
+    alignment: cushort;
+    _type: cushort;
+    elements: ppffi_type;
+  end;
+
+var
+  ffi_type_void: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_uint8: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_sint8: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_uint16: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_sint16: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_uint32: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_sint32: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_uint64: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_sint64: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_float: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_double: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_pointer: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+{$ifdef HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE}
+  ffi_type_longdouble: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+{$else}
+  ffi_type_longdouble: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_double;
+{$endif}
+
+{$if FFI_TARGET_HAS_COMPLEX_TYPE}
+  ffi_type_complex_single: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  ffi_type_complex_double: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  {$ifdef HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE}
+  ffi_type_complex_longdouble: ffi_type; cvar; external ffilibrary;
+  {$endif}
+{$endif}
+
+  { type aliases }
+
+  ffi_type_uchar: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_uint8;
+  ffi_type_schar: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_sint8;
+
+  { ToDo: check when C's short isn't 2 byte }
+  ffi_type_ushort: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_uint16;
+  ffi_type_sshort: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_sint16;
+
+  { ToDo: check when C's int isn't 4 byte }
+  ffi_type_uint: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_uint32;
+  ffi_type_sint: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_sint32;
+
+{$if defined(CPU64) and not defined(WIN64)}
+  ffi_type_ulong: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_uint64;
+  ffi_type_slong: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_sint64;
+{$else}
+  ffi_type_ulong: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_uint32;
+  ffi_type_slong: ffi_type absolute ffi_type_sint32;
+{$endif}
+
+type
+  ffi_status = (
+    FFI_OK,
+    FFI_BAD_TYPEDEF,
+    FFI_BAD_ABI
+  );
+
+  pffi_cif = ^ffi_cif;
+  ffi_cif = record
+    abi: ffi_abi;
+    nargs: cunsigned;
+    arg_type: ppffi_type;
+    rtype: pffi_type;
+    bytes: cunsigned;
+    flags: cunsigned;
+{$if defined(CPUARM)}
+    vfp_used: cint;
+    vfp_reg_free: cushort;
+    vfp_nargs: cushort;
+    vfp_args: array[0..15] of cchar;
+{$elseif defined(CPUAARCH64)}
+  {$ifdef DARWIN}
+    aarch64_nfixedargs: cuint;
+  {$endif}
+{$elseif defined(CPUSPARC64)}
+    nfixedargs: cuint;
+{$elseif defined(CPUPOWERPC)}
+  {$ifndef DARWIN}
+    nfixedargs: cuint;
+  {$endif}
+{$endif}
+  end;
+
+  pffi_raw = ^ffi_raw;
+  ffi_raw = record
+    case longint of
+      0: (sint: ffi_sarg);
+      1: (uint: ffi_arg);
+      2: (flt: cfloat);
+      3: (data: array[0..FFI_SIZEOF_ARG] of cchar);
+      4: (ptr: Pointer);
+  end;
+
+{$if (FFI_SIZEOF_JAVA_ARG = 4) and (FFI_SIZEOF_ARG = 8)}
+  (* This is a special case for mips64/n32 ABI (and perhaps others) where
+     sizeof(void * ) is 4 and FFI_SIZEOF_ARG is 8.  *)
+  ffi_java_raw = record
+    case longint of
+      0: (sint: ffi_sarg);
+      1: (uint: ffi_arg);
+      2: (flt: cfloat);
+      3: (data: array[0..FFI_SIZEOF_JAVA_ARG] of cchar);
+      4: (ptr: Pointer);
+  end;
+{$else}
+  ffi_java_raw = ffi_raw;
+{$endif}
+  pffi_java_raw = ^ffi_java_raw;
+
+  ffi_fn = procedure;
+
+procedure ffi_raw_call(cif: pffi_cif;
+                       fn: ffi_fn;
+                       rvalue: Pointer;
+                       avalue: pffi_raw); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_raw_call';
+
+procedure ffi_ptrarray_to_raw(cif: pffi_cif; args: PPointer; raw: pffi_raw); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_ptrarray_to_raw';
+procedure ffi_raw_to_ptrarray(cif: pffi_cif; raw: pffi_raw; args: PPointer); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_raw_to_ptrarray';
+function ffi_raw_size(cif: pffi_cif): csize_t; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_raw_size';
+
+(* This is analogous to the raw API, except it uses Java parameter
+   packing, even on 64-bit machines.  I.e. on 64-bit machines longs
+   and doubles are followed by an empty 64-bit word.  *)
+
+procedure ffi_java_raw_call(cif: pffi_cif;
+                            fn: ffi_fn;
+                            rvalue: Pointer;
+                            avalue: pffi_java_raw); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_java_raw_call';
+
+procedure ffi_java_ptrarray_to_raw(cif: pffi_cif; args: PPointer; raw: pffi_java_raw); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_java_ptrarray_to_raw';
+procedure ffi_java_raw_to_ptrarray(cif: pffi_cif; raw: pffi_java_raw; args: PPointer); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_java_raw_to_ptrarray';
+function ffi_java_raw_size(cif: pffi_cif): csize_t; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_java_raw_size';
+
+(* ---- Definitions for closures ----------------------------------------- *)
+
+{$if FFI_CLOSURES}
+
+type
+  ffi_closure_fun = procedure(cif: pffi_cif; arg1: Pointer; arg2: PPointer; arg3: Pointer); cdecl;
+
+  { ToDo: align 8 }
+  ffi_closure = record
+{$if FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE}
+    trampoline_table: Pointer;
+    trampoline_table_entry: Pointer;
+{$else}
+    tramp: array[0..FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE] of cchar;
+{$endif}
+    cif: pffi_cif;
+    fun: ffi_closure_fun;
+    user_data: Pointer;
+  end;
+  pffi_closure = ^ffi_closure;
+
+function ffi_closure_alloc(size: csize_t; code: PPointer): Pointer; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_closure_alloc';
+procedure ffi_closure_free(clo: Pointer); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_closure_free';
+
+function ffi_prep_closure(clo: pffi_closure;
+                          cif: pffi_cif;
+                          fun: ffi_closure_fun;
+                          user_data: Pointer): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_closure'; deprecated 'use ffi_prep_closure_loc instead';
+
+function ffi_prep_closure_loc(clo: pffi_closure;
+                              cif: pffi_cif;
+                              fun: ffi_closure_fun;
+                              user_data: Pointer;
+                              codeloc: Pointer): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_closure_loc';
+
+type
+  ffi_raw_closure_fun = procedure(cif: pffi_cif; arg1: Pointer; arg2: pffi_raw; arg3: Pointer); cdecl;
+  ffi_java_raw_closure_fun = procedure(cif: pffi_cif; arg1: Pointer; arg2: pffi_java_raw; arg3: Pointer); cdecl;
+
+  { ToDo: pack 8 for __sgi aka MIPS? }
+  ffi_raw_closure = record
+{$if FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE}
+    trampoline_table: Pointer;
+    trampoline_table_entry: Pointer;
+{$else}
+    tramp: array[0..FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE] of cchar;
+{$endif}
+    cif: pffi_cif;
+{$if not FFI_NATIVE_RAW_API}
+    (* If this is enabled, then a raw closure has the same layout
+       as a regular closure.  We use this to install an intermediate
+       handler to do the transaltion, void** -> ffi_raw*.  *)
+    translate_args: ffi_closure_fun;
+    this_closure: Pointer;
+{$endif}
+    fun: ffi_raw_closure_fun;
+    user_data: Pointer;
+  end;
+  pffi_raw_closure = ^ffi_raw_closure;
+
+  { ToDo: pack 8 for __sgi aka MIPS? }
+  ffi_java_raw_closure = record
+{$if FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE}
+    trampoline_table: Pointer;
+    trampoline_table_entry: Pointer;
+{$else}
+    tramp: array[0..FFI_TRAMPOLINE_SIZE] of cchar;
+{$endif}
+    cif: pffi_cif;
+{$if not FFI_NATIVE_RAW_API}
+    (* If this is enabled, then a raw closure has the same layout
+       as a regular closure.  We use this to install an intermediate
+       handler to do the transaltion, void** -> ffi_raw*.  *)
+    translate_args: ffi_closure_fun;
+    this_closure: Pointer;
+{$endif}
+    fun: ffi_java_raw_closure_fun;
+    user_data: Pointer;
+  end;
+  pffi_java_raw_closure = ^ffi_java_raw_closure;
+
+function ffi_prep_raw_closure(clo: pffi_raw_closure;
+                              cif: pffi_cif;
+                              fun: ffi_raw_closure_fun;
+                              user_data: Pointer): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_raw_closure';
+
+function ffi_prep_raw_closure_loc(clo: pffi_raw_closure;
+                                  cif: pffi_cif;
+                                  fun: ffi_raw_closure_fun;
+                                  user_data: Pointer;
+                                  codeloc: Pointer): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_raw_closure_loc';
+
+function ffi_prep_java_raw_closure(clo: pffi_java_raw_closure;
+                              cif: pffi_cif;
+                              fun: ffi_java_raw_closure_fun;
+                              user_data: Pointer): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_java_raw_closure';
+
+function ffi_prep_java_raw_closure_loc(clo: pffi_java_raw_closure;
+                                  cif: pffi_cif;
+                                  fun: ffi_java_raw_closure_fun;
+                                  user_data: Pointer;
+                                  codeloc: Pointer): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_java_raw_closure_loc';
+
+{$endif}
+
+{$if FFI_GO_CLOSURES}
+type
+  ffi_go_closure = record
+    tramp: Pointer;
+    cif: pffi_cif;
+    fun: ffi_closure_fun;
+  end;
+  pffi_go_closure = ^ffi_go_closure;
+
+function ffi_prep_go_closure(clo: pffi_go_closure; cif: pffi_cif; fun: ffi_closure_fun): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_go_closure';
+
+procedure ffi_call_go(cif: pffi_cif; fn: ffi_fn; rvalue: Pointer; avalue: PPointer; closure: Pointer); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_call_go';
+
+{$endif}
+
+(* ---- Public interface definition -------------------------------------- *)
+
+function ffi_prep_cif(cif: pffi_cif;
+                      abi: ffi_abi;
+                      nargs: cuint;
+                      rtype: pffi_type;
+                      atypes: ppffi_type): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_cif';
+
+function ffi_prep_cif_var(cif: pffi_cif;
+                          abi: ffi_abi;
+                          nfixedargs: cuint;
+                          ntotalargs: cuint;
+                          rtype: pffi_type;
+                          atypes: ppffi_type): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_prep_cif_var';
+
+procedure ffi_call(cif: pffi_cif;
+                   fn: ffi_fn;
+                   rvalue: Pointer;
+                   avalue: PPointer); cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_call';
+
+function ffi_get_struct_offsets(abi: ffi_abi; struct_type: pffi_type;
+                                offsets: pcsize_t): ffi_status; cdecl; external ffilibrary name 'ffi_get_struct_offsets';
+
+const
+  _FFI_TYPE_VOID       = 0;
+  _FFI_TYPE_INT        = 1;
+  _FFI_TYPE_FLOAT      = 2;
+  _FFI_TYPE_DOUBLE     = 3;
+{$ifdef HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE}
+  _FFI_TYPE_LONGDOUBLE = 4;
+{$else}
+  _FFI_TYPE_LONGDOUBLE = _FFI_TYPE_DOUBLE;
+{$endif}
+  _FFI_TYPE_UINT8      = 5;
+  _FFI_TYPE_SINT8      = 6;
+  _FFI_TYPE_UINT16     = 7;
+  _FFI_TYPE_SINT16     = 8;
+  _FFI_TYPE_UINT32     = 9;
+  _FFI_TYPE_SINT32     = 10;
+  _FFI_TYPE_UINT64     = 11;
+  _FFI_TYPE_SINT64     = 12;
+  _FFI_TYPE_STRUCT     = 13;
+  _FFI_TYPE_POINTER    = 14;
+  _FFI_TYPE_COMPLEX    = 15;
+
+  _FFI_TYPE_LAST       = _FFI_TYPE_COMPLEX;
+
+  { ToDo: can we do without the platform specific types? }
+
+implementation
+
+end.