diff --git a/package/tsa/root-tail/comments.patch b/package/tsa/root-tail/comments.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040d8059f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/tsa/root-tail/comments.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff -Nur root-tail-1.2.orig/config.h root-tail-1.2/config.h
+--- root-tail-1.2.orig/config.h	2004-07-30 21:32:39.000000000 +0200
++++ root-tail-1.2/config.h	2004-11-09 00:04:42.000000000 +0100
+@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
+ #define DEF_CONT_COLOR  "grey"
+ 
+ 
+-//default font.. -font at runtime should work
++/* default font.. -font at runtime should work */
+ #define USE_FONT        "*"
+ 
+-//default positions.. can be changed with -g at runtime
++/* default positions.. can be changed with -g at runtime */
+ #define STD_WIDTH       730
+ #define STD_HEIGHT      530
+ #define LOC_X           30
diff --git a/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.conf b/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54d14fa3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# 
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+# Please add additional copyright information _after_ the line containing
+# the ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END tag. Otherwise it might get removed by
+# the ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch script. Do not edit this copyright text!
+# 
+# ROCK Linux: rock-src/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.conf
+# ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version. A copy of the GNU General Public
+# License can be found at Documentation/COPYING.
+# 
+# Many people helped and are helping developing ROCK Linux. Please
+# have a look at http://www.rocklinux.org/ and the Documentation/TEAM
+# file for details.
+# 
+# --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+var_append makeinstopt " " "install.man"
diff --git a/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.desc b/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f94b22b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[COPY] --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+[COPY] Please add additional copyright information _after_ the line containing
+[COPY] the ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END tag. Otherwise it might get removed by
+[COPY] the ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch script. Do not edit this copyright text!
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] ROCK Linux: rock-src/package/tsa/root-tail/root-tail.desc
+[COPY] ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+[COPY] it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+[COPY] the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+[COPY] (at your option) any later version. A copy of the GNU General Public
+[COPY] License can be found at Documentation/COPYING.
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] Many people helped and are helping developing ROCK Linux. Please
+[COPY] have a look at http://www.rocklinux.org/ and the Documentation/TEAM
+[COPY] file for details.
+[COPY] 
+[COPY] --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+[I] Allows printing of text directly to the X11 rootwindow
+
+[T] root-tail is a program that allows printing of text directly to the X11
+[T] root window wherever you choose, much like running rxvt with a pixmap 
+[T] background but without the hassle and with more features.
+
+[U] http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/root-tail.html
+
+[A] Mike Baker <mjbaker@mtu.edu>
+[A] Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
+[M] Sebastian Jaenicke <tsa@jaenicke.org>
+
+[C] extra/tool
+
+[L] GPL
+[S] Stable
+[V] 1.2
+[P] X -----5---9 800.000
+
+[D] 4242681357 root-tail-1.2.tar.gz http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/data/