secp256k1: init at 2016-05-30

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diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/secp256k1/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/secp256k1/default.nix
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+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, ... }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "secp256k1-${version}";
+
+  # I can't find any version numbers, so we're just using the date
+  # of the last commit.
+  version = "2016-05-30";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bitcoin-core";
+    repo = "secp256k1";
+    rev = "b3be8521e694eaf45dd29baea035055183c42fe2";
+    sha256 = "1pgsy72w87yxbiqn96hnm8alsfx3rj7d9jlzdsypyf6i1rf6w4bq";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--enable-module-recovery" ];
+
+  preConfigure = "./autogen.sh";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1.
+      Part of Bitcoin Core. This library is a work in progress
+      and is being used to research best practices. Use at your
+      own risk.
+    '';
+    homepage = https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1;
+    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chris-martin ];
+  };
+}