3 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index d073a1b67..069d8bb0b 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ source "package/xmlstarlet/Config.in"
 endmenu
 
 menu "System tools"
+source "package/attr/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/bootutils/Config.in"
 endif
diff --git a/package/attr/Config.in b/package/attr/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79f233680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/attr/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ATTR
+	bool "attr"
+	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
+	help
+	  Commands for Manipulating Filesystem Extended Attributes.
+	  This package also provides libattr.
+
+	  http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/attr
+
+comment "attr requires a toolchain with LARGEFILE support"
+	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE
diff --git a/package/attr/attr.mk b/package/attr/attr.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b744ef6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/attr/attr.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# attr
+#
+#############################################################
+
+ATTR_VERSION = 2.4.46
+ATTR_SOURCE = attr-$(ATTR_VERSION).src.tar.gz
+ATTR_SITE = http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/attr
+ATTR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+ATTR_CONF_OPT = --enable-gettext=no
+
+# While the configuration system uses autoconf, the Makefiles are
+# hand-written and do not use automake. Therefore, we have to hack
+# around their deficiencies by passing installation paths.
+ATTR_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = 			\
+	prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr 		\
+	exec_prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr 		\
+	PKG_DEVLIB_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib 	\
+	install-dev install-lib
+
+ATTR_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = 			\
+	prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr 		\
+	exec_prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr 		\
+	install install-lib
+
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,attr))