diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 544b5970bb..cd3ac7f98c 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1988,6 +1988,7 @@ components/ideintf/filefilterpropeditor.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
 components/ideintf/filefilterpropeditor.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/ideintf/formeditingintf.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/ideintf/fpmake.pp svneol=native#text/plain
+components/ideintf/fppkgintf.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/ideintf/frmselectprops.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
 components/ideintf/frmselectprops.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/ideintf/graphicpropedit.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/components/ideintf/fppkgintf.pas b/components/ideintf/fppkgintf.pas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9864247045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/ideintf/fppkgintf.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+unit FppkgIntf;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes,
+  SysUtils;
+
+type
+  TFppkgInterface = class
+  protected
+    function GetInstallFPMakeDependencies: Boolean; virtual; abstract;
+  public
+    property InstallFPMakeDependencies: Boolean read GetInstallFPMakeDependencies;
+  end;
+
+var
+  FppkgInterface: TFppkgInterface = nil;
+
+implementation
+
+end.
+