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+# Template file for 'base-system'
+pkgname=base-system
+version=0.90
+revision=1
+build_style=meta
+homepage="http://www.voidlinux.eu/"
+short_desc="Void Linux base system meta package"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="Public domain"
+
+replaces="base-system-runit>=0"
+
+makedepends="
+ base-files>=0.77 ncurses coreutils findutils gcc glibc glibc-locales diffutils
+ dash bash grep gzip file sed gawk less util-linux which tar man-pages
+ man-db shadow e2fsprogs btrfs-progs xfsprogs f2fs-tools dosfstools kbd psmisc
+ procps-ng tzdata pciutils iana-etc eudev runit-void openssh dhcpcd
+ iproute2 iputils iw wpa_supplicant xbps nvi sudo wifi-firmware
+ void-artwork traceroute ethtool parted kmod"
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	i686) makedepends+=" linux grub";;
+	x86_64) makedepends+=" linux grub-x86_64-efi";;
+esac
+
+# gcc and glibc shouldn't be direct dependencies.
+for f in ${makedepends}; do
+	if [ "$f" != "gcc" -a "$f" != "glibc" ]; then
+		depends+=" $f"
+	fi
+done
+
+do_install() {
+	# Create /sbin/init symlink to runit-init.
+	vmkdir usr/sbin
+	ln -s /usr/bin/runit-init ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/init
+}