```bitbake
DESCRIPTION = "GNU cpio is a program to manage archives of files."
HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/"
SECTION = "console"
LICENSE = "GPL"
PR = "r3"

DEPENDS += " texinfo-native "

SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/cpio/cpio-${PV}.tar.gz \
	   file://install.patch;patch=1"
S = "${WORKDIR}/cpio-${PV}"

inherit autotools

do_install () {
	autotools_do_install
	mv ${D}${libexecdir}/rmt ${D}${libexecdir}/rmt.${PN}
}


pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
	update-alternatives --install ${libexecdir}/rmt rmt rmt.${PN} 50
}


pkg_prerm_${PN} () {
	update-alternatives --remove rmt rmt.${PN}
}

```

Move cpio from /usr/bin to /bin and use update-alternatives to select it in preference to the busybox cpio.
user
```bitbake
DESCRIPTION = "GNU cpio is a program to manage archives of files."
HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/"
SECTION = "console"
LICENSE = "GPL"
PR = "r4"

DEPENDS += " texinfo-native "

SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/cpio/cpio-${PV}.tar.gz \
	   file://install.patch;patch=1"
S = "${WORKDIR}/cpio-${PV}"

inherit autotools

do_install () {
	autotools_do_install
	install -d ${D}${base_bindir}/
	mv ${D}${bindir}/cpio ${D}${base_bindir}/cpio.${PN}
	mv ${D}${libexecdir}/rmt ${D}${libexecdir}/rmt.${PN}
}


pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
	update-alternatives --install ${base_bindir}/cpio cpio cpio.${PN} 100
	update-alternatives --install ${libexecdir}/rmt rmt rmt.${PN} 50
}


pkg_prerm_${PN} () {
	update-alternatives --remove cpio cpio.${PN}
	update-alternatives --remove rmt rmt.${PN}
}

```
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