diff --git a/templates/libcap-devel b/templates/libcap-devel
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+libcap
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diff --git a/templates/libcap-pam b/templates/libcap-pam
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+libcap
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diff --git a/templates/libcap-progs b/templates/libcap-progs
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+libcap
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diff --git a/templates/libcap/build.diff b/templates/libcap/build.diff
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+++ b/templates/libcap/build.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- progs/capsh.c.orig	2009-05-10 19:57:26.897493561 +0200
++++ progs/capsh.c	2009-05-10 19:57:40.092519179 +0200
+@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
+  * capability manipulations work as expected (or not).
+  */
+ 
++#include <sys/wait.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
+ #include <sys/capability.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+-#include <sys/wait.h>
+ 
+ /* prctl based API for altering character of current process */
+ #define PR_GET_KEEPCAPS    7
diff --git a/templates/libcap/devel.template b/templates/libcap/devel.template
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+++ b/templates/libcap/devel.template
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Template file for 'libcap-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run libcap
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcap.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcap.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man3 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+}
diff --git a/templates/libcap/pam.template b/templates/libcap/pam.template
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+++ b/templates/libcap/pam.template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'libcap-pam'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} (PAM module)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains a PAM module provided by the libcap package."
+
+conf_files="/etc/security/capability.conf"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libcap
+Add_dependency run pam
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/lib/security ${DESTDIR}/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/etc ${DESTDIR}
+}
diff --git a/templates/libcap/progs.template b/templates/libcap/progs.template
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+++ b/templates/libcap/progs.template
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Template file for 'libcap-progs'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} (utilities)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains binary utilities provided by the libcap package."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libcap
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/sbin ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man8 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+}
diff --git a/templates/libcap/template b/templates/libcap/template
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+++ b/templates/libcap/template
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Template file for 'libcap'
+pkgname=libcap
+sourcepkg=$pkgname
+version=2.16
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_makefile
+make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
+short_desc="POSIX.1e capabilities library"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=9c5a41a5577d6f702fe4d29e92f91f1d586a2ef272f6b7fa137bae3f0e76cc2f
+long_desc="
+ libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
+ draft 15 capabilities."
+
+subpackages="devel pam progs"
+Add_dependency build perl
+Add_dependency build pam
+Add_dependency full glibc
+
+pre_configure()
+{
+	sed -i -e "s|LIBDIR=\$(FAKEROOT)\$(lib_prefix)\/lib|LIBDIR=\$(FAKEROOT)/\$(lib)|g" \
+		${wrksrc}/Make.Rules
+}
+
+post_install()
+{
+	install -D -m644 ${wrksrc}/pam_cap/capability.conf \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/security/capability.conf
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/lib
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/security ${DESTDIR}/lib
+}