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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# builddeb 1.2
+# Copyright 2003 Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>
+#
+# Simple script to generate a deb package for a Linux kernel. All the
+# complexity of what to do with a kernel after it is installer or removed
+# is left to other scripts and packages: they can install scripts in the
+# /etc/kernel/{pre,post}{inst,rm}.d/ directories that will be called on
+# package install and removal.
+
+set -e
+
+# Some variables and settings used throughout the script
+version=$KERNELRELEASE
+tmpdir="$objtree/debian/tmp"
+
+# Setup the directory structure
+rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+mkdir -p "$tmpdir/DEBIAN" "$tmpdir/lib" "$tmpdir/boot"
+
+# Build and install the kernel
+cp System.map "$tmpdir/boot/System.map-$version"
+cp .config "$tmpdir/boot/config-$version"
+cp $KBUILD_IMAGE "$tmpdir/boot/vmlinuz-$version"
+
+if grep -q '^CONFIG_MODULES=y' .config ; then
+	INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$tmpdir" make modules_install
+fi
+
+# Install the maintainer scripts
+for script in postinst postrm preinst prerm ; do
+	mkdir -p "$tmpdir/etc/kernel/$script.d"
+	cat <<EOF > "$tmpdir/DEBIAN/$script"
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+test -d /etc/kernel/$script.d && run-parts --arg="$version" /etc/kernel/$script.d
+exit 0
+EOF
+	chmod 755 "$tmpdir/DEBIAN/$script"
+done
+
+name="Kernel Compiler <$(id -nu)@$(hostname -f)>"
+# Generate a simple changelog template
+cat <<EOF > debian/changelog
+linux ($version) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * A standard release
+
+ -- $name  $(date -R)
+EOF
+
+# Generate a control file
+cat <<EOF > debian/control
+Source: linux
+Section: base
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: $name
+Standards-Version: 3.6.1
+
+Package: linux-$version
+Architecture: any
+Description: Linux kernel, version $version
+ This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other
+ files version $version.
+EOF
+
+# Fix some ownership and permissions
+chown -R root:root "$tmpdir"
+chmod -R go-w "$tmpdir"
+
+# Perform the final magic
+dpkg-gencontrol -isp
+dpkg --build "$tmpdir" ..
+
+exit 0
+