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+# Template file for 'base-directories'
+pkgname=base-directories
+version=0.1
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="XBPS FHS Base System directories"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+long_desc="
+ This package installs the base system directories as specifed by FHS that aren't
+ installed by any other package and are required on any GNU/Linux system."
+
+nostrip=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+keep_empty_dirs=yes
+base_chroot=yes
+
+do_install()
+{
+	#
+	# Install FHS system directories.
+	#
+	for d in bin sbin boot etc etc/modprobe.d etc/skel \
+		home lib dev proc mnt opt sys var media; do
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/${d}
+	done
+
+	install -d -m750 ${DESTDIR}/root
+	for d in tmp var/tmp var/lock var/spool/mail; do
+		install -d -m1777 ${DESTDIR}/${d}
+	done
+
+	for d in local local/bin local/sbin local/include local/lib \
+		bin include lib sbin src; do
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/${d}
+	done
+
+	for d in locale misc terminfo zoneinfo doc info; do
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/${d}
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/local/share/${d}
+	done
+
+	for f in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8; do
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man${d}
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/local/share/man/man${d}
+	done
+
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr && ln -s ./share/man man
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/local && ln -s ./share/man man
+
+	for d in log run opt cache lib; do
+		install -d ${DESTDIR}/var/${d}
+	done
+
+	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" ]; then
+		cd ${DESTDIR} && ln -s lib lib64
+		cd ${DESTDIR}/usr && ln -s lib lib64
+	fi
+}