diff --git a/srcpkgs/thinkfan/files/thinkpad_acpi.conf b/srcpkgs/thinkfan/files/thinkpad_acpi.conf
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+++ b/srcpkgs/thinkfan/files/thinkpad_acpi.conf
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+options thinkpad_acpi fan_control=1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thinkfan/template b/srcpkgs/thinkfan/template
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+# Template file for 'thinkfan'
+pkgname=thinkfan
+version=0.9.2
+revision=1
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
+create_wrksrc=yes
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DUSE_ATASMART:BOOL=ON"
+hostmakedepends="cmake"
+makedepends="libatasmart-devel"
+short_desc="A simple fan control program"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://thinkfan.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=90daa0f2db221e1d5085d7f25cb6c63608d174db2987478c340e9523e652af79
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin build/thinkfan
+	vman thinkfan.1
+	vsconf examples/thinkfan.conf.simple
+	vsconf examples/thinkfan.conf.complex
+	vdoc README
+	vdoc NEWS
+
+	vmkdir usr/lib/modprobe.d
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/thinkpad_acpi.conf 644 usr/lib/modprobe.d
+}