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+# Template file for 'acpica-utils'
+pkgname=acpica-utils
+version=20100121
+wrksrc=acpica-unix-${version}
+# Sigh, can't use official URL!
+#distfiles="http://acpica.org/downloads/acpica-unix-${version}.tar.gz"
+distfiles="http://xbps.nopcode.org/downloads/acpica-unix-${version}.tar.gz"
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="Intel ACPI CA Unix utilities"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=97fdbf6768f26f15ebf6aa106461e10f8e84bfb2766c7f8fe313fcd08e381d2e
+long_desc="
+ This package provides the ACPICA user-space utilities built upon
+ the same kernel code. The ACPI Component Architecture is used for
+ managing hardware and events. The following utilities are provided:
+
+    * ASL Compiler/Disassembler
+    * ACPI Simulator (AcpiExec)
+    * ACPI Table Extractor"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency build flex
+
+do_build()
+{
+	cd ${wrksrc}/tools/acpiexec && make && \
+		cp -f acpiexec ${wrksrc} && make clean || return 1
+	cd ${wrksrc}
+	for _dir_ in compiler tools/acpisrc tools/acpixtract; do
+		make -C ${_dir_} || return 1
+	done
+}
+
+do_install()
+{
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin
+	install -m755 ${wrksrc}/acpiexec ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin
+	install -m755 ${wrksrc}/tools/acpisrc/acpisrc ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin
+	install -m755 ${wrksrc}/tools/acpixtract/acpixtract ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin
+	install -m755 ${wrksrc}/compiler/iasl ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin
+}