1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc
index fc4e67c18e..f151dd87f7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=8ca43cbc842c2336e835926c2166c28b \
                     file://klogd.c;beginline=2;endline=19;md5=7e87ed0ae6142de079bce738c10c899d \
                    "
 
-inherit update-rc.d systemd
+inherit update-rc.d update-alternatives systemd
 
 SRC_URI = "http://www.infodrom.org/projects/sysklogd/download/sysklogd-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://no-strip-install.patch \
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ do_install () {
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','${exec_prefix}/lib/tmpfiles.d/sysklogd.conf', '', d)}"
 
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
+
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-doc = "syslogd.8"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[syslogd.8] = "${mandir}/man8/syslogd.8"
+
 pkg_prerm_${PN} () {
         if test "x$D" = "x"; then
         if test "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove"; then