diff --git a/meta/classes/fontcache.bbclass b/meta/classes/fontcache.bbclass
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+#
+# This class will generate the proper postinst/postrm scriptlets for font
+# packages.
+#
+
+DEPENDS += "qemu-native"
+inherit qemu
+
+FONT_PACKAGES ??= "${PN}"
+FONT_EXTRA_RDEPENDS ?= "fontconfig-utils"
+FONTCONFIG_CACHE_DIR ?= "${localstatedir}/cache/fontconfig"
+fontcache_common() {
+if [ "x$D" != "x" ] ; then
+	$INTERCEPT_DIR/postinst_intercept update_font_cache ${PKG} mlprefix=${MLPREFIX} bindir=${bindir} \
+		libdir=${libdir} base_libdir=${base_libdir} fontconfigcachedir=${FONTCONFIG_CACHE_DIR}
+else
+	fc-cache
+fi
+}
+
+python () {
+    font_pkgs = d.getVar('FONT_PACKAGES', True).split()
+    deps = d.getVar("FONT_EXTRA_RDEPENDS", True)
+
+    for pkg in font_pkgs:
+        if deps: d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, ' '+deps)
+}
+
+python add_fontcache_postinsts() {
+    for pkg in d.getVar('FONT_PACKAGES', True).split():
+        bb.note("adding fonts postinst and postrm scripts to %s" % pkg)
+        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', True)
+        if not postinst:
+            postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        postinst += d.getVar('fontcache_common', True)
+        d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
+
+        postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postrm', True)
+        if not postrm:
+            postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        postrm += d.getVar('fontcache_common', True)
+        d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm)
+}
+
+PACKAGEFUNCS =+ "add_fontcache_postinsts"