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+SUMMARY = "Tool that measures CPU resources"
+DESCRIPTION = "time measures many of the CPU resources, such as time and \
+memory, that other programs use."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/time/"
+SECTION = "utils"
+LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=8ca43cbc842c2336e835926c2166c28b"
+
+inherit texinfo update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "time"
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"