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+DESCRIPTION = "GNU tar saves many files together into a single tape \
+or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"
+SECTION = "base"
+
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/tar/tar-${PV}.tar.bz2"
+
+inherit autotools gettext
+
+do_install () {
+    autotools_do_install
+    install -d ${D}${base_bindir}
+    mv ${D}${bindir}/tar ${D}${base_bindir}/tar.${PN}
+    mv ${D}${libexecdir}/rmt ${D}${libexecdir}/rmt.${PN}
+}
+
+pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
+    update-alternatives --install ${base_bindir}/tar tar tar.${PN} 100
+    update-alternatives --install ${libexecdir}/rmt rmt rmt.${PN} 100
+}
+
+pkg_prerm_${PN} () {
+    update-alternatives --remove tar tar.${PN}
+    update-alternatives --remove rmt rmt.${PN}
+}