diff --git a/packages/povray/Makefile.in.patch b/packages/povray/Makefile.in.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28d358f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/povray/Makefile.in.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -429,8 +429,6 @@
+ povlibdir = @datadir@/@PACKAGE@-@VERSION_BASE@
+ povdocdir = @datadir@/doc/@PACKAGE@-@VERSION_BASE@
+ povconfdir = @sysconfdir@/@PACKAGE@/@VERSION_BASE@
+-povuser = $(HOME)/.@PACKAGE@
+-povconfuser = $(povuser)/@VERSION_BASE@
+ povinstall = $(top_builddir)/install.log
+ 
+ # Directories to build.
+@@ -1127,19 +1125,6 @@
+ 	for f in $$filelist ; do \
+ 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/doc/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(povdocdir)/$$f && echo "$(DESTDIR)$(povdocdir)/$$f" >> $(povinstall); \
+ 	done
+-	@echo "Creating user directories..."; \
+-	for p in $(povuser) $(povconfuser) ; do \
+-	  $(mkdir_p) $$p && chown $(povowner) $$p && chgrp $(povgroup) $$p && printf "%s\n" "$$p" "`cat $(povinstall)`" > $(povinstall); \
+-	done
+-	@echo "Copying user configuration and INI files..."; \
+-	for f in povray.conf povray.ini ; do \
+-	  if test -f $(povconfuser)/$$f; then \
+-	    echo "Creating backup of $(povconfuser)/$$f"; \
+-	    mv -f $(povconfuser)/$$f $(povconfuser)/$$f.bak; \
+-	  fi; \
+-	done; \
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/povray.conf $(povconfuser)/povray.conf && chown $(povowner) $(povconfuser)/povray.conf && chgrp $(povgroup) $(povconfuser)/povray.conf  && echo "$(povconfuser)/povray.conf" >> $(povinstall); \
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/povray.ini $(povconfuser)/povray.ini && chown $(povowner) $(povconfuser)/povray.ini && chgrp $(povgroup) $(povconfuser)/povray.ini  && echo "$(povconfuser)/povray.ini" >> $(povinstall)
+ 
+ # Remove data, config, and empty folders for 'make uninstall'.
+ # Use 'hook' instead of 'local' so as to properly remove *empty* folders (e.g. scripts).
+@@ -1164,10 +1149,6 @@
+ 	  rm -f    $(DESTDIR)$(povconfdir)/povray.ini; \
+ 	  rmdir    $(DESTDIR)$(povconfdir); \
+ 	  rmdir    $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/@PACKAGE@; \
+-	  rm -f    $(povconfuser)/povray.conf; \
+-	  rm -f    $(povconfuser)/povray.ini; \
+-	  rmdir    $(povconfuser); \
+-	  rmdir    $(povuser); \
+ 	fi; \
+ 	echo "Uninstall finished"
+ 
diff --git a/packages/povray/build.sh b/packages/povray/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6367ee66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/povray/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://www.povray.org/
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="The Persistence of Vision Raytracer"
+TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="AGPL-V3"
+TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=3.8.0-beta.2
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray/releases/download/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/povunix-v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}-src.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=4717c9bed114deec47cf04a8175cc4060dafc159f26e7896480a60f4411ca5ad
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="boost, libjpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, zlib"
+
+TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
+--disable-debug
+--disable-dependency-tracking
+--disable-optimiz
+--disable-optimiz-arch
+--disable-strip
+--enable-io-restrictions
+--with-boost=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib
+--with-boost-libdir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib
+--without-libmkl
+--without-libsdl
+--without-openexr
+--without-x
+ax_cv_c_compiler_vendor=clang
+ax_cv_cxx_compiler_vendor=clang
+COMPILED_BY=Termux
+"
+
+termux_step_create_debscripts() {
+	echo "#!$TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/sh" > postinst
+	echo "povconfuser=\$HOME/.povray/3.8" >> postinst
+	echo "mkdir -p \$povconfuser/" >> postinst
+	echo "for f in povray.conf povray.ini; do" >> postinst
+	echo "    if [ ! -f \$povconfuser/\$f ]; then" >> postinst
+	echo "        cp \$TERMUX_PREFIX/etc/povray/3.8/\$f \$povconfuser/" >> postinst
+	echo "    fi" >> postinst
+	echo "done" >> postinst
+	echo "exit 0" >> postinst
+	chmod 0755 postinst
+}
diff --git a/packages/povray/configure.patch b/packages/povray/configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..614228175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/povray/configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -10490,7 +10490,7 @@
+ do
+   LIBS=$SAVED_LIBS
+   LIBS="$LIBS $extralib"
+-  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++  if false; then :
+ 
+     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cross-compiling" >&5
+ $as_echo "cross-compiling" >&6; }  # FIXME
+@@ -10515,7 +10515,7 @@
+ }
+ 
+ _ACEOF
+-if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
++if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+ 
+     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+@@ -10777,7 +10777,7 @@
+           # check library version, update LIBS
+           { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libz version >= $required_libz_version" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking for libz version >= $required_libz_version... " >&6; }
+-          if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++          if false; then :
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cross-compiling, forced" >&5
+ $as_echo "cross-compiling, forced" >&6; }
+ 
+@@ -10797,9 +10797,9 @@
+ 
+ 
+ _ACEOF
+-if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
++if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+ 
+-              ax_check_lib_version=`eval $ac_try 2>&1`
++              ax_check_lib_version=
+ 
+ 
+ 
+@@ -10831,7 +10831,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 
+-    if test "$ax_compare_version" = "true" ; then
++    if true ; then
+     ax_check_lib="ok"
+     else ax_check_lib="bad"
+   fi
+@@ -10963,7 +10963,7 @@
+           # check library version, update LIBS
+           { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libpng version >= $required_libpng_version" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking for libpng version >= $required_libpng_version... " >&6; }
+-          if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++          if false; then :
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cross-compiling, forced" >&5
+ $as_echo "cross-compiling, forced" >&6; }
+ 
+@@ -10983,9 +10983,9 @@
+ 
+ 
+ _ACEOF
+-if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
++if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+ 
+-              ax_check_lib_version=`eval $ac_try 2>&1`
++              ax_check_lib_version=
+ 
+ 
+ 
+@@ -11017,7 +11017,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 
+-    if test "$ax_compare_version" = "true" ; then
++    if true ; then
+     ax_check_lib="ok"
+     else ax_check_lib="bad"
+   fi
+@@ -11164,7 +11164,7 @@
+             { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libjpeg version >= $required_libjpeg_version" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking for libjpeg version >= $required_libjpeg_version... " >&6; }
+           fi
+-          if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++          if false; then :
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cross-compiling, forced" >&5
+ $as_echo "cross-compiling, forced" >&6; }
+ 
+@@ -11182,9 +11182,9 @@
+ 
+ 
+ _ACEOF
+-if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
++if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+ 
+-              ax_check_libjpeg_version=`eval $ac_try 2>&1`
++              ax_check_libjpeg_version=
+ 
+ 
+ 
+@@ -11216,7 +11216,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 
+-    if test "$ax_compare_version" = "true" ; then
++    if true ; then
+     ax_check_libjpeg="ok"
+     else ax_check_libjpeg="bad"
+   fi
+@@ -11348,7 +11348,7 @@
+           # check library version, update LIBS
+           { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtiff version >= $required_libtiff_version" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking for libtiff version >= $required_libtiff_version... " >&6; }
+-          if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++          if false; then :
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cross-compiling, forced" >&5
+ $as_echo "cross-compiling, forced" >&6; }
+ 
+@@ -11377,9 +11377,9 @@
+ 
+ 
+ _ACEOF
+-if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
++if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+ 
+-              ax_check_libtiff_version=`eval $ac_try 2>&1`
++              ax_check_libtiff_version=
+ 
+ 
+ 
+@@ -11411,7 +11411,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 
+-    if test "$ax_compare_version" = "true" ; then
++    if true ; then
+     ax_check_libtiff="ok"
+     else ax_check_libtiff="bad"
+   fi
diff --git a/packages/povray/povray.conf.patch b/packages/povray/povray.conf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bec7c762d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/povray/povray.conf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- a/povray.conf
++++ b/povray.conf
+@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@
+ read* = %INSTALLDIR%/scenes
+ read* = %INSTALLDIR%/../../etc
+ read* = %HOME%
+-read+write* = /tmp
++read+write* = @TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp
+ read+write  = .
diff --git a/packages/povray/source-base-platformbase.cpp.patch b/packages/povray/source-base-platformbase.cpp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5326b3fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/povray/source-base-platformbase.cpp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/source/base/platformbase.cpp
++++ b/source/base/platformbase.cpp
+@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@
+ 
+ UCS2String DefaultPlatformBase::GetTemporaryPath()
+ {
+-    return ASCIItoUCS2String("/tmp/");
++    return ASCIItoUCS2String("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/");
+ }
+ 
+ UCS2String DefaultPlatformBase::CreateTemporaryFile()
+ {
+     static int cnt = 0;
+-    char buffer[32];
++    char buffer[] = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/povXXXXXXXX.dat";
+ 
+     cnt++;
+-    sprintf(buffer, "/tmp/pov%08x.dat", cnt);
++    sprintf(buffer, "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/pov%08x.dat", cnt);
+ 
+     FILE *f = fopen(buffer, "wb");
+     if (f != nullptr)
diff --git a/packages/povray/vfe-unix-unixoptions.cpp.patch b/packages/povray/vfe-unix-unixoptions.cpp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56394dc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/povray/vfe-unix-unixoptions.cpp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/vfe/unix/unixoptions.cpp
++++ b/vfe/unix/unixoptions.cpp
+@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
+         if (path.length() == 0)
+         {
+             struct stat s;
+-            path = "/tmp/";
++            path = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/";
+             if (stat (path.c_str(), &s) == 0  &&  S_ISDIR (s.st_mode)  &&  (s.st_mode & S_IRWXU) == S_IRWXU)
+                 return path;
+             path = unix_getcwd();