diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-manpages b/srcpkgs/kernel-manpages
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+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-manpages
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+kernel
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel/kernel-manpages.template b/srcpkgs/kernel/kernel-manpages.template
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+# Template file for 'kernel-manpages'.
+#
+short_desc="${pkgname} development manual pages"
+long_desc="
+ This package contains manual pages for developping for the Linux kernel."
+
+noarch=yes
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share ${DESTDIR}/usr
+}