5 files changed, 64 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg-native_1.13.22.bb b/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg-native_1.13.22.bb
index 2f196c2ea6..db71ab08e8 100644
--- a/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg-native_1.13.22.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg-native_1.13.22.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 require dpkg.inc
+PR = "r1"
+DEPENDS += "ncurses-native zlib-native virtual/update-alternatives"
 SRC_URI += "file://noman.patch;patch=1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit autotools gettext
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-static-progs \
 		--without-dselect \
diff --git a/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg.inc b/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg.inc
index 3c3f29c304..0d2053ab0f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg.inc
@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Package maintenance system for Debian."
 LICENSE = "GPL"
 SECTION = "base"
-DEPENDS = "ncurses zlib"
 MAINTAINER = "Chris Larson <kergoth@handhelds.org>"
 
-SRC_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_${PV}.tar.gz"
+SRC_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_${PV}.tar.gz \
+           file://noupdalt.patch;patch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/dpkg-${PV}"
 
+DEPENDS_${PN} += "update-alternatives"
+
 PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
+
+inherit autotools gettext
+
+DPKG_INIT_POSITION = "98"
+DPKG_INIT_POSITION_slugos = "41"
+
+pkg_postinst_dpkg () {
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
+	install -d ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}/rcS.d
+	# this happens at S98 where our good 'ole packages script used to run
+	echo -e "#!/bin/sh
+	dpkg --configure -a
+" > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${DPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
+	chmod 0755 ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${DPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
+fi
+}
+
+do_configure () {
+    echo >> m4/compiler.m4
+    autotools_do_configure
+}
diff --git a/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg_1.13.22.bb b/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg_1.13.22.bb
index 08a9c06fbf..bcf45392b4 100644
--- a/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg_1.13.22.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/dpkg/dpkg_1.13.22.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require dpkg.inc
-DEPENDS += "bzip2"
-
-inherit autotools gettext
+PR = "r2"
+DEPENDS += "ncurses zlib bzip2"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-static-progs \
 		--without-dselect \
diff --git a/meta/packages/dpkg/files/nochroot.patch b/meta/packages/dpkg/files/nochroot.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a8beaebbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/dpkg/files/nochroot.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+ src/help.c |    2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+--- dpkg-1.13.22.orig/src/help.c
++++ dpkg-1.13.22/src/help.c
+@@ -175,9 +175,11 @@ static const char* preexecscript(const c
+    */
+   size_t instdirl;
+ 
++#if 0
+   if (*instdir) {
+     if (chroot(instdir)) ohshite(_("failed to chroot to `%.250s'"),instdir);
+   }
++#endif
+   if (f_debug & dbg_scripts) {
+     fprintf(stderr,"D0%05o: fork/exec %s (",dbg_scripts,path);
+     while (*++argv) fprintf(stderr," %s",*argv);
diff --git a/meta/packages/dpkg/files/noupdalt.patch b/meta/packages/dpkg/files/noupdalt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..023e99ae8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/dpkg/files/noupdalt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+ scripts/Makefile.am |    3 +--
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- dpkg-1.13.22.orig/scripts/Makefile.am
++++ dpkg-1.13.22/scripts/Makefile.am
+@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ bin_SCRIPTS = \
+ sbin_SCRIPTS = \
+ 	cleanup-info \
+ 	dpkg-divert \
+-	dpkg-statoverride \
+-	update-alternatives
++	dpkg-statoverride
+ 
+ changelogdir = $(pkglibdir)/parsechangelog
+ changelog_SCRIPTS = \