--- branches/magellan-next/include/mtools.sminc	2011/06/02 20:53:54	7876
+++ branches/magellan-next/include/mtools.sminc	2011/07/19 15:55:06	8469
@@ -817,3 +817,45 @@
 	# install our tmpdfile
 	install -v -m 0644 -o root -g root ${file} ${BINDIR}/etc/tmpfiles.d/${tmpdfile} || die
 }
+
+mclearconfig()
+{
+	local confdir
+	local prefix="${BINDIR}"
+	[[ -z ${MCONFIG} ]] && die "No \$MCONFIG given!"
+
+	# no bindir prefix if requested
+	case $1 in
+		-b|--no-bindir) prefix="";;
+	esac
+
+	confdir="$(dirname ${MCONFIG})"
+	if [[ ! -d ${prefix}/${confdir} ]]
+	then
+		install -d ${prefix}/${confdir} || die
+	fi
+	: > ${prefix}/${MCONFIG}
+}
+
+maddconfig()
+{
+	local argv="$1"
+	local confdir
+	local prefix="${BINDIR}"
+
+	[[ -z ${MCONFIG} ]] && die "No \$MCONFIG given!"
+
+	# no bindir prefix if requested
+	case $1 in
+		-b|--no-bindir) prefix=""; argv="$2" ;;
+	esac
+
+	[[ -z ${argv} ]] && die "No  argument given!"
+
+	confdir="$(dirname ${MCONFIG})"
+		if [[ ! -d ${prefix}/${confdir} ]]
+	then
+		install -d ${prefix}/${confdir} || die
+	fi
+	echo "${argv}" >> ${prefix}/${MCONFIG} || die
+}