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+# Template file for 'module-init-tools'
+pkgname=module-init-tools
+version=3.5
+distfiles="
+http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version@.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--enable-zlib --bindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin
+ --sbindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin"
+short_desc="Tools for managing kernel modules"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=842496eae31ccd1334cd548f93d90180ca4f6c2cdde411e13c606bebe9f8cbea
+long_desc="
+ The module-init-tools package provides many of the utilities
+ needed by Linux systems for managing loadable Linux Kernel Modules. This
+ includes depmod, insmod, rmmod, modprobe and tools like modinfo."
+
+build_depends="zlib-1.2.3"
+run_depends="glibc-2.8 zlib-1.2.3"