Index: pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryopid/default.nix
===================================================================
--- pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryopid/default.nix	(revision 0)
+++ pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryopid/default.nix	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, zlibStatic}:
+
+let
+  src32 = fetchurl {
+    url = http://dagobah.ucc.asn.au/wacky/cryopid-0.5.9.1-i386.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "14175pc87x932c09cl1n5iwc5v1086gd4xpb4pz7d5fvqpaxca3h";
+  };
+
+  src64 = fetchurl {
+    url = http://dagobah.ucc.asn.au/wacky/cryopid-0.5.9.1-x86_64.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "0y3h9fvb59c8i07das5srhprnsbj1i9m93fp37mzqcjxi2gwjw3b";
+  };
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "cryopid-0.5.9.1";
+
+  src =
+    if builtins.currentSystem == "i686-linux" then src32
+    else if builtins.currentSystem == "x86_64-linux" then src64
+    else abort "unsuported platform for CryoPID";
+
+  buildInputs = [zlib zlibStatic];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    make -C src ARCH=i386
+  '';
+
+  installPhase =  ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp src/freeze $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "a process freezer for Linux.";
+    longDescription = ''
+      CryoPID allows you to capture the state of a running process in Linux
+      and save it to a file.  This file can then be used to resume the process
+      later on, either after a reboot or even on another machines.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://cryopid.berlios.de;
+    license = ''
+      Modified BSD license (without advertising clause).  CryoPID ships with
+      and links against the dietlibc library, which is distributed under the
+      GNU General Public Licence, version 2.
+    '';
+  };
+}
Index: pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
===================================================================
--- pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix	(revision 13187)
+++ pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix	(working copy)
@@ -5768,6 +5768,10 @@
     inherit fetchurl stdenv autoconf automake;
   };
 
+  cryopid = import ../os-specific/linux/cryopid {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv zlib zlibStatic;
+  };
+
   cramfsswap = import ../os-specific/linux/cramfsswap {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv zlib;
   };