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diff --git a/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass b/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass
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+python do_pkg_write_metainfo () {
+        deploydir = bb.data.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR', d, 1)
+        if not deploydir:
+                bb.error("DEPLOY_DIR not defined, unable to write package info")
+                return
+
+        try:
+                infofile = file(os.path.join(deploydir, 'package-metainfo'), 'a')
+        except OSError:
+                raise bb.build.FuncFailed("unable to open package-info file for writing.")
+        
+        name = bb.data.getVar('PN', d, 1)
+        version = bb.data.getVar('PV', d, 1)
+        desc = bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', d, 1)
+        page = bb.data.getVar('HOMEPAGE', d, 1)
+        lic = bb.data.getVar('LICENSE', d, 1)
+        
+        infofile.write("|| "+ name +" || "+ version + " || "+ desc +" || "+ page +" || "+ lic + " ||\n" ) 
+        infofile.close()
+}
+
+addtask pkg_write_metainfo after do_package before do_build
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