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+# Template file for 'kernel26'
+pkgname=kernel26
+version=2.6.27.3
+wrksrc="linux-$version"
+distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version@.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_makefile
+make_build_target="bzImage modules"
+make_install_target="modules_install
+ INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version"
+short_desc="The Linux kernel (2.6 branch)"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=52d9526ea8df33c9fab3df4564b0147b1866c76b0fd31474b92592567384a02c
+long_desc="
+ This package provides the linux kernel image and kernel modules
+ from the 2.6 branch."
+
+build_depends="perl-5.10.0 module-init-tools-3.5"
+
+pre_build()
+{
+	# If there's a file called kernel26-<arch>-dotconfig, use it to
+	# configure the kernel; otherwise run the menuconfig target.
+
+	if [ -f $XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/kernel26-${xbps_machine}-dotconfig ]; then
+        	echo "=> Detected a .config file for your machine, using it"
+        	cp -f $XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/kernel26-${xbps_machine}-dotconfig \
+                	$wrksrc/.config
+        	make oldconfig
+	else
+        	echo "=> Couldn't find a .config file for your machine..."
+        	make menuconfig
+	fi
+}
+
+post_install()
+{
+	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
+	local incdirs="acpi asm-generic asm-x86 config linux math-emu media \
+			net pcmcia scsi sound video"
+	local _archs="alpha arm arm26 avr32 blackfin cris frv h8300 ia64 m32r \
+		      m68k* mips mn10300 parisc powerpc ppc s390 sh* sparc* \
+		      um v850 xtensa"
+	#
+	# Install bzImage, vmlinux and copy necessary stuff to build packages
+	# that require this. This is based off of kernel26 pkgbuild from
+	# Archlinux.
+	#
+	install -d $destdir/lib $destdir/boot
+
+	cd $wrksrc || exit 1
+	install -m 644 arch/x86/boot/bzImage $destdir/boot/vmlinuz-$version
+	install -m 644 System.map $destdir/boot/System.map-$version
+	install -D -m 644 Makefile $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/Makefile
+	install -D -m 644 kernel/Makefile \
+		$destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/kernel/Makefile
+	install -D -m 644 .config $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/.config
+	for i in ${incdirs}; do
+		cp -a include/$i $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/include
+	done
+	install -D -m 644 Module.symvers \
+		$destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/Module.symvers
+	cp -a scripts $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version
+
+	mkdir -p $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/arch/x86/kernel
+	if [ "$xbps_machine" != "x86_64" ]; then
+		install -D -m 644 arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu \
+			$destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
+	fi
+	cp arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s \
+		$destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/arch/x86/kernel
+
+	install -m 644 vmlinux $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/vmlinux
+	for i in $(find . -name "Kconfig*"); do 
+    		mkdir -p $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/$(echo $i | sed 's|/Kconfig.*||')
+    		cp $i $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/$i
+	done
+
+	cd $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/include && ln -s asm-x86 asm
+	cd $destdir/usr/src && ln linux-$version linux
+	for arch in ${_arch}; do
+		rm -rf $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/arch/$arch
+	done
+}