--- ipkg-utils/ipkg-link.orig	2006-04-05 00:08:28.518992136 +0200
+++ ipkg-utils/ipkg-link	2006-04-05 00:08:40.399186072 +0200
@@ -58,6 +58,31 @@
 				`ln -s "$PREFIX$line" "$line"`
 			fi
 		fi
+		
+		# The next function checks whether the _source_ file (ie: /media/card/something)
+		# does actually exist. If it doesn't, it could by a library symlink (ie: libsomething.0.1 -> libsomething.0)
+		# Since VFAT & friends do not support symlinks, these library links would not exist after installation
+		# and trying to symlink them into the rootfs with ipkg-link results in unconnected symlinks in the rootfs.
+		# So we use the real lib file in /media/card/whatever and create all needed symlinks in the rootfs
+		# using the real file as source.
+                               
+		if [ ! -e "$PREFIX$line" ]; then
+			if ( echo "$line" | grep -q "lib" ) ; then
+				libsearchfile=$(echo $line | sed -e "s#[a-z0-9/.]*/##g")
+				libfoundfiles=$(find $PREFIX -name "$libsearchfile*")
+                      
+				for liblinkfile in $libfoundfiles; do
+					echo "Linking $line to $liblinkfile"
+					# link will be pointing to nowhere
+					if test -L $line; then
+						rm -f $line
+					fi
+				ln -s $liblinkfile $line 
+	                      done
+			else
+				echo "WARNING: Source file [$PREFIX$line] is missing!"
+			fi
+                fi
 	done
 }