diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grub-wrapper/.builder.sh.swp b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub-wrapper/.builder.sh.swp
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diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grub-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub-wrapper/builder.sh
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+. $stdenv/setup
+. $makeWrapper
+
+makeWrapper "$grub/sbin/grub-install" "$out/sbin/grub-install" \
+--suffix-each PATH ':' "$diffutils/bin $gnused/bin $gnugrep/bin"
+
+#echo "#! $SHELL -e" > $out/sbin/grub-install
+#echo PATH=$diffutils/bin:$gnused/bin:$gnugrep/bin:$PATH >> $out/sbin/grub-install
+#echo "exec \"$grub/sbin/grub-install\" \"\$@\"" >> $out/sbin/grub-install
+#
+#chmod +x $out/sbin/grub-install
+
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grub-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub-wrapper/default.nix
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+{stdenv, grub, diffutils, gnused, gnugrep}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = grub.name;
+
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  makeWrapper = ../../../build-support/make-wrapper/make-wrapper.sh;
+
+  inherit grub diffutils gnused gnugrep;
+}