diff --git a/var/spack/packages/bear/package.py b/var/spack/packages/bear/package.py
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+from spack import *
+
+class Bear(Package):
+    """Bear is a tool that generates a compilation database for clang tooling from non-cmake build systems."""
+    homepage = "https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear"
+    url      = "https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear/archive/2.0.4.tar.gz"
+
+    version('2.0.4', 'fd8afb5e8e18f8737ba06f90bd77d011')
+
+    depends_on("cmake")
+    depends_on("python")
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        cmake('.', *std_cmake_args)
+
+        make("all")
+        make("install")