--- /dev/null
+################################################################################
+#
+# sysvinit
+#
+################################################################################
+
+SYSVINIT_VERSION = 2.88
+SYSVINIT_SOURCE = sysvinit_$(SYSVINIT_VERSION)dsf.orig.tar.gz
+SYSVINIT_PATCH = sysvinit_$(SYSVINIT_VERSION)dsf-13.1+squeeze1.diff.gz
+SYSVINIT_SITE = http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20141023T043132Z/pool/main/s/sysvinit
+SYSVINIT_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+SYSVINIT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+# Override BusyBox implementations if BusyBox is enabled.
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
+SYSVINIT_DEPENDENCIES = busybox
+endif
+
+define SYSVINIT_DEBIAN_PATCHES
+ if [ -d $(@D)/debian/patches ]; then \
+ $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(@D)/debian/patches \*.patch; \
+ fi
+endef
+
+SYSVINIT_POST_PATCH_HOOKS = SYSVINIT_DEBIAN_PATCHES
+
+define SYSVINIT_BUILD_CMDS
+ # Force sysvinit to link against libcrypt as it otherwise
+ # use an incorrect test to see if it's available
+ $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) SULOGINLIBS="-lcrypt" -C $(@D)/src
+endef
+
+define SYSVINIT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ for x in halt init shutdown killall5; do \
+ $(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/src/$$x $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$$x || exit 1; \
+ done
+ # Override BusyBox's inittab with an inittab compatible with
+ # sysvinit
+ $(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/sysvinit/inittab $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/inittab
+ ln -sf /sbin/halt $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/reboot
+ ln -sf /sbin/halt $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/poweroff
+ ln -sf killall5 $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/pidof
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))