diff --git a/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.daily b/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.daily
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+++ b/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.daily
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Update anacron time stamps.
+
+anacron -u cron.daily
diff --git a/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.monthly b/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.monthly
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index 00000000000..f6fe44e7c17
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+++ b/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.monthly
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Update anacron time stamps.
+
+anacron -u cron.monthly
diff --git a/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.weekly b/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.weekly
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index 00000000000..95d6d3a6496
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+++ b/templates/anacron/files/00anacron.weekly
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Update anacron time stamps.
+
+anacron -u cron.weekly
diff --git a/templates/anacron/files/anacrond.rc b/templates/anacron/files/anacrond.rc
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index 00000000000..6bda21116ee
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+++ b/templates/anacron/files/anacrond.rc
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+#
+
+depend()
+{
+	use logger
+	need clock hostname 
+}
+
+start()
+{
+	ebegin "Starting anacron"
+	/usr/sbin/anacron -s >> /var/log/cron 2>&1
+	eend $?
+}
diff --git a/templates/anacron/files/anacrontab b/templates/anacron/files/anacrontab
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+++ b/templates/anacron/files/anacrontab
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+# /etc/anacrontab example
+SHELL=/bin/sh
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+# format: period delay job-identifier command
+1       5       cron.daily      run-parts /etc/cron.daily
+7       10      cron.weekly     run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
+30      15      cron.monthly    run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
diff --git a/templates/anacron/template b/templates/anacron/template
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+++ b/templates/anacron/template
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+# Template file for 'anacron'
+pkgname=anacron
+version=2.3
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_makefile
+make_install_args="PREFIX=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
+ MANDIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr/share/man"
+short_desc="cron-like program that doesn't go by time"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=5ceee6f22cd089bdaf1c0841200dbe5726babaf9e2c432bb17c1fc95da5ca99f
+long_desc="
+ Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals
+ specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is
+ running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution
+ of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days),
+ on systems that don't run 24 hours a day. When installed and configured
+ properly, Anacron will make sure that the commands are run at the specified
+ intervals as closely as machine-uptime permits."
+
+openrc_services="anacrond default"
+
+Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency full bash
+Add_dependency full run-parts
+
+pre_configure()
+{
+	sed -i 's/const int isleap;/int isleap;/' $wrksrc/gregor.c
+}
+
+post_install()
+{
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.daily ${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.weekly \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.monthly ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/00anacron.daily \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.daily/00anacron
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/00anacron.weekly \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.weekly/00anacron
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/00anacron.monthly \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.monthly/00anacron
+	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/anacrontab ${DESTDIR}/etc
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/anacrond.rc ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/anacrond
+}