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+# Copyright (C) 2008 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+# $Id$
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=ipkg
+PKG_VERSION:=0.99.163
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/handhelds/packages/ipkg \
+	http://www.handhelds.org/packages/ipkg \
+	http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/handhelds.org/packages/ipkg
+PKG_MD5SUM:=0b10ad2924611bccaea8ddf98481a192
+
+PKG_FIXUP = libtool
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/ipkg
+  SECTION:=base
+  CATEGORY:=Base system
+  TITLE:=Itsy package management system
+  URL:=http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/Ipkg
+endef
+
+define Package/ipkg/description
+ Lightweight package management system
+ ipkg is the Itsy Package Management System, for handling
+ installation and removal of packages on a system. It can
+ recursively follow dependencies and download all packages
+ necessary to install a particular package.
+ .
+ ipkg knows how to install both .ipk and .deb packages.
+endef
+
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += $(DISABLE_LARGEFILE)
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		CC=$(TARGET_CC) \
+		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		all install
+endef
+
+define Package/ipkg/preinst
+	if [ -L $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/ipkg ] ; then
+		echo -e "Removing busybox ipkg symlink"
+		rm $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/ipkg
+	fi
+endef
+
+define Package/ipkg/postrm
+	if [ "$(busybox ipkg 2>&1)" != "busybox: applet not found" ] ; then
+		echo -e "Reinstalling busybox ipkg symlink"
+		ln -sf ../../bin/busybox $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/ipkg
+	fi
+endef
+
+define Package/ipkg/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/ipkg-cl $(1)/usr/bin/ipkg
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libipkg.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/libipkg $(1)/usr/include/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,ipkg))