diff --git a/pkgs/games/construo/0.2.2.nix b/pkgs/games/construo/0.2.2.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..964b0e3898e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/construo/0.2.2.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+args : with args;
+	with builderDefs {
+		src = /* put a fetchurl here */
+		fetchurl {
+			url = http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/construo/construo-0.2.2.tar.gz;
+			sha256 = "0c661rjasax4ykw77dgqj39jhb4qi48m0bhhdy42vd5a4rfdrcck";
+		};
+
+		buildInputs = [libX11 zlib xproto]
+		++ (if args ? mesa then [mesa freeglut] else [])
+		;
+		configureFlags = [""];
+	} null; /* null is a terminator for sumArgs */
+let 
+preConfigure = FullDepEntry ("
+  sed -e 's/math[.]h/cmath/' -i vector.cxx
+  sed -e 's/games/bin/' -i Makefile.in
+") [doUnpack minInit];
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+	name = "construo-"+version;
+	builder = writeScript (name + "-builder")
+		(textClosure [preConfigure doConfigure doMakeInstall doForceShare doPropagate]);
+	meta = {
+		description = "
+	Construo masses and springs simulation.
+";
+	};
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/jobcontrol.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/jobcontrol.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5be0276ffd52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/jobcontrol.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+args: with args;
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+	name = "upstart-jobcontrol";
+	buildCommand = "
+		mkdir -p \$out/bin
+		echo '
+			file=/etc/event.d/\$1
+			shift
+			controlscript=\$(egrep exec\\|respawn \$file | tail | sed -e s/^\\\\s\\\\+//g  | sed -e s/\\\\s\\\\+/\\ /g | cut -f 2 -d \\  )
+			echo Running \$controlscript \"\$@\"
+			\$controlscript \"\$@\"
+		' >\$out/bin/jobcontrol
+		chmod a+x \$out/bin/jobcontrol
+	";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fcdda93b8736..0835927bfcd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3466,6 +3466,10 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  upstartJobControl = import ../os-specific/linux/upstart/jobcontrol.nix {
+    inherit stdenv;
+  };
+
   usbutils = import ../os-specific/linux/usbutils {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv libusb;
   };
@@ -4471,6 +4475,16 @@ rec {
 
   ### GAMES
 
+  construoFun = lib.sumArgs (selectVersion ../games/construo) {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl builderDefs
+      zlib;
+    inherit (xlibs) libX11 xproto;
+  };
+
+  construo = construoFun {
+    inherit mesa freeglut;
+    version = "0.2.2";
+  } null;
 
   exult = import ../games/exult {
     inherit fetchurl SDL SDL_mixer zlib libpng unzip;