3 files changed, 25 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 610490342..a4ef36261 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ source "package/input-tools/Config.in"
 source "package/iostat/Config.in"
 source "package/lm-sensors/Config.in"
 source "package/lvm2/Config.in"
+source "package/makedevs/Config.in"
 source "package/mdadm/Config.in"
 source "package/memtester/Config.in"
 source "package/mtd/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/makedevs/Config.in b/package/makedevs/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f8c38d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/makedevs/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MAKEDEVS
+       bool "makedevs"
+       help
+         The makedevs utility allows to create a set of device files
+         according to a configuration file.
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
index fe426cafe..a3bb5cb54 100644
--- a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
+++ b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
 #############################################################
 #
-# build makedevs to run on the build system, in order to create
-# device nodes and whatnot for the target device, in conjunction
-# with fakeroot.
+# makedevs
 #
 #############################################################
-MAKEDEVS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/makedevs-host
 
-$(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c: target/makedevs/makedevs.c
+MAKEDEVS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/makedevs
+
+$(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c:
 	rm -rf $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)
 	mkdir $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)
-	cp target/makedevs/makedevs.c $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)
+	cp package/makedevs/makedevs.c $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)
 
 $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs: $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c
-	$(HOSTCC) -Wall -Werror -O2 $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c -o $@
+	$(CC) -Wall -Werror -O2 $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c -o $@
 
-$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs: $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs
+$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs: $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $^ $@
 
-makedevs: $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs
+makedevs: $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs
 
-makedevs-source:
+HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/host-makedevs
 
-makedevs-clean:
-	rm -rf $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs
+$(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c:
+	rm -rf $(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)
+	mkdir $(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)
+	cp package/makedevs/makedevs.c $(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)
 
-makedevs-dirclean:
-	rm -rf $(MAKEDEVS_DIR)
+$(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs: $(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c
+	$(CC) -Wall -Werror -O2 $(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs.c -o $@
+
+$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs: $(HOST_MAKEDEVS_DIR)/makedevs
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $^ $@
 
+host-makedevs: $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs
+\ No newline at end of file