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diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/move-docs.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/move-docs.sh
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+# This setup hook automatically moves $out/{man,doc,info} to
+# $out/share.
+
+preFixupHooks+=(_moveDocs)
+
+_moveDocs() {
+    forceShare=${forceShare:=man doc info}
+    if [ -z "$forceShare" ]; then return; fi
+
+    for d in $forceShare; do
+        if [ -d "$prefix/$d" ]; then
+            if [ -d "$prefix/share/$d" ]; then
+                echo "both $d/ and share/$d/ exist!"
+            else
+                echo "moving $prefix/$d to $prefix/share/$d"
+                mkdir -p $prefix/share
+                if [ -w $prefix/share ]; then
+                    mv $prefix/$d $prefix/share
+                    ln -s share/$d $prefix
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+}