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+# Template file for 'intel-microcode'
+pkgname=intel-microcode
+version=20101123
+distfiles="http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19611/eng/microcode-$version.tgz"
+short_desc="Processor microcode data file for Intel CPUs"
+build_style=custom-install
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=d6fdce48483e38af4891206c5ebeb12f8881c1d5eb57214b1d8bab219e9f84f9
+long_desc="
+ The microcode data file for Linux contains the latest microcode definitions
+ for all Intel processors. Intel releases microcode updates to correct
+ processor behavior as documented in the respective processor specification
+ updates. While the regular approach to getting this microcode update is via
+ a BIOS upgrade, Intel realizes that this is an administrative hassle; the
+ Linux Operating System has a mechanism to update the microcode after booting
+ the OS.
+
+ This package contains only the microcode, so it needs the loader provided in
+ the package microcode_ctl"
+
+nostrip=yes
+noextract=yes
+
+do_install()
+{
+	tar xfz ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/microcode-${version}.tgz
+	install -D -m644 microcode-${version}.dat \
+		${DESTDIR}/lib/firmware/intel-microcode.dat
+}