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+LICENSE = "GPL"
+SECTION = "base"
+DESCRIPTION = "This package contains a set of programs for loading, inserting, and \
+removing kernel modules for Linux (versions 2.5.48 and above). It serves \
+the same function that the modutils package serves for Linux 2.4."
+PR = "r2"
+
+PACKAGES =+ "module-init-tools-insmod-static module-init-tools-depmod"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "module-init-tools-depmod"
+
+FILES_module-init-tools-depmod = "${sbindir}/depmod.26"
+FILES_module-init-tools-insmod-static = "${sbindir}/insmod.static"
+
+SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
+	   file://ignore_arch_directory;patch=1 \
+	   file://modutils_extension;patch=1 \
+	   file://no_man_rebuild;patch=1 \
+	   file://manpagesopt;patch=1 \
+	   file://soc.patch;patch=1;pnum=0"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/module-init-tools-${PV}"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-manpages"
+
+bindir = "/bin"
+sbindir = "/sbin"
+
+inherit autotools
+
+do_install() {
+	autotools_do_install
+	for f in bin/lsmod sbin/insmod sbin/rmmod sbin/modprobe sbin/modinfo sbin/depmod; do
+		mv ${D}/$f ${D}/$f.26
+	done
+}
+
+pkg_postinst_module-init-tools() {
+#!/bin/sh
+for f in sbin/insmod sbin/modprobe sbin/rmmod sbin/depmod sbin/modinfo bin/lsmod; do
+bn=`basename $f`
+   update-alternatives --install /$f $bn /$f.26 20
+done
+}
+
+pkg_prerm_module-init-tools() {
+#!/bin/sh
+for f in sbin/insmod sbin/modprobe sbin/rmmod sbin/depmod sbin/modinfo bin/lsmod; do
+bn=`basename $f`
+   update-alternatives --remove $bn /$f.26
+done
+}
+
+pkg_postinst_module-init-tools-depmod() {
+#!/bin/sh
+update-alternatives --install /sbin/depmod depmod /sbin/depmod.26 20
+}
+
+pkg_prerm_module-init-tools() {
+#!/bin/sh
+update-alternatives --remove depmod /sbin/depmod.26
+}