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+{stdenv, fetchurl, pciutils, python}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.30";
+  name = "x86info-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/x86info/${name}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "0a4lzka46nabpsrg3n7akwr46q38f96zfszd73xcback1s2hjc7y";
+  };
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    patchShebangs .
+
+    # ignore warnings
+    sed -i 's/-Werror -Wall//' Makefile
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [ pciutils python ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp x86info lsmsr $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Identification utility for the x86 series of processors";
+    longDescription =
+    ''
+      x86info will identify all Intel/AMD/Centaur/Cyrix/VIA CPUs. It leverages
+      the cpuid kernel module where possible.  it supports parsing model specific
+      registers (MSRs) via the msr kernel module.  it will approximate processor
+      frequency, and identify the cache sizes and layout. 
+    '';
+    platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    homepage = http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/x86info/;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [jcumming];
+  };
+}