diff --git a/bluez-utils-compat/.SRCINFO b/bluez-utils-compat/.SRCINFO
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+pkgbase = bluez-utils-compat
+	pkgdesc = Development and debugging utilities for the bluetooth protocol stack. Includes deprecated tools.
+	pkgver = 5.55
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = http://www.bluez.org/
+	arch = i686
+	arch = x86_64
+	arch = mips64el
+	arch = armv6h
+	arch = armv7h
+	arch = arm
+	arch = aarch64
+	license = GPL2
+	makedepends = dbus
+	makedepends = libical
+	makedepends = systemd
+	makedepends = alsa-lib
+	makedepends = json-c
+	makedepends = ell
+	depends = dbus
+	depends = systemd
+	depends = glib2
+	optdepends = ell: for btpclient
+	provides = bluez-hcidump
+	provides = bluez-utils=5.55
+	provides = bluez-hcitool
+	conflicts = bluez-hcidump
+	conflicts = bluez-utils
+	conflicts = bluez-hcitool
+	source = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/bluez-5.55.tar.xz
+	sha256sums = 8863717113c4897e2ad3271fc808ea245319e6fd95eed2e934fae8e0894e9b88
+
+pkgname = bluez-utils-compat
+
diff --git a/bluez-utils-compat/.gitrepo b/bluez-utils-compat/.gitrepo
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+; DO NOT EDIT (unless you know what you are doing)
+;
+; This subdirectory is a git "subrepo", and this file is maintained by the
+; git-subrepo command. See https://github.com/git-commands/git-subrepo#readme
+;
+[subrepo]
+	remote = https://aur.archlinux.org/bluez-utils-compat
+	branch = master
+	commit = 0c663fce561ac410869943fe0f7c4a21adb554c5
+	parent = b4b18659d9d7674536381c4b107e80b405085661
+	method = merge
+	cmdver = 0.4.3
diff --git a/bluez-utils-compat/PKGBUILD b/bluez-utils-compat/PKGBUILD
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+# Maintainer:  twa022 <twa022 at gmail dot com>
+# Contributor: David Thurstenson <thurstylark@gmail.com>
+# Contributor: Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no>
+# Contributor: Andrea Scarpino <andrea@archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: Geoffroy Carrier <geoffroy@archlinux.org>
+
+pkgname='bluez-utils-compat'
+_pkgbase='bluez'
+pkgver=5.55
+pkgrel=1
+url="http://www.bluez.org/"
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'mips64el' 'armv6h' 'armv7h' 'arm' 'aarch64')
+license=('GPL2')
+pkgdesc="Development and debugging utilities for the bluetooth protocol stack. Includes deprecated tools."
+depends=('dbus' 'systemd' 'glib2')
+makedepends=('dbus' 'libical' 'systemd' 'alsa-lib' 'json-c' 'ell')
+optdepends=('ell: for btpclient')
+conflicts=('bluez-hcidump' 'bluez-utils' 'bluez-hcitool')
+provides=('bluez-hcidump' "bluez-utils=${pkgver}" 'bluez-hcitool')
+source=(https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/"${_pkgbase}-${pkgver}".tar.xz) #{xz,sign}
+# see https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/sha256sums.asc
+sha256sums=('8863717113c4897e2ad3271fc808ea245319e6fd95eed2e934fae8e0894e9b88')
+#validpgpkeys=('E932D120BC2AEC444E558F0106CA9F5D1DCF2659') # Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
+
+build() {
+  cd "${_pkgbase}-${pkgver}"
+  ./configure \
+          --prefix=/usr \
+          --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+          --sysconfdir=/etc \
+          --localstatedir=/var \
+          --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+          --with-dbusconfdir=/usr/share \
+          --enable-btpclient \
+          --enable-midi \
+          --enable-sixaxis \
+          --enable-hid2hci \
+          --enable-mesh \
+          --enable-experimental \
+          --enable-library \
+          --enable-deprecated # to enable deprectated tools
+  make
+}
+
+check() {
+  cd "${_pkgbase}-${pkgver}"
+  # tests segfault and hang
+#  make check || /bin/true # https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196621
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "${_pkgbase}-${pkgver}"
+  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" \
+       install-binPROGRAMS \
+       install-man1
+
+  # add missing tools FS#41132, FS#41687, FS#42716
+  for _dir in tools attrib ; do 
+    for _files in $( find "$_dir"/ -type f -perm -755 ); do
+      _filename="$( basename "${_files}" )"
+      install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${_pkgbase}-${pkgver}/${_dir}/${_filename}" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${_filename}"
+    done
+  done
+
+  # libbluetooth.so* are part of libLTLIBRARIES and binPROGRAMS targets
+  #make DESTDIR=${pkgdir} uninstall-libLTLIBRARIES
+  #rmdir ${pkgdir}/usr/lib
+  rm -rf "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib
+  
+  # move the hid2hci man page out
+  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/man/man1/hid2hci.1
+}