diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile b/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile
index d6bc34fe64..bf52e91846 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile
@@ -12,18 +12,17 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://git.code.sf.net/p/minidlna/git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2018-04-10
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=799e6cf505ec470b2bf0ae4118143380aa16b837
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=67cc817e671de99e5a3f5ed237f89e22470f1de94819bcaba86c0ba821104af5
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2019-12-09
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=0763719f2776f91114bc5564919896f28e078c77
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=93030a80eff44c0ec13f54daf3b2ba345b70ef8645e0343a34092f37d6f9e8dd
 
-PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0 BSD-3-Clause
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-or-later BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING LICENCE.miniupnpd
 
-PKG_MAINTAINER:=Knyazkov Dmitry <medavedik@gmail.com>
-
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
-
-PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=util-linux
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -49,37 +48,24 @@ define Package/minidlna/conffiles
 /etc/config/minidlna
 endef
 
-TARGET_CPPFLAGS += \
-	-I$(ICONV_PREFIX)/include \
-	-I$(INTL_PREFIX)/include \
-	-D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 \
-
-TARGET_LDFLAGS += \
-	-L$(ICONV_PREFIX)/lib \
-	-L$(INTL_PREFIX)/lib \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
-
-MAKE_FLAGS +=\
-	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)" \
-	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
-	ICONV_LIBS="-liconv $(if $(INTL_FULL),-lintl)" \
-
 CONFIGURE_ARGS +=\
 	--with-libiconv-prefix="$(ICONV_PREFIX)" \
 	--with-libintl-prefix="$(INTL_PREFIX)" \
 	--with-os-name="OpenWrt Linux" \
 	--with-os-version="$(LINUX_VERSION)" \
-	--with-os-url="http://openwrt.org/" \
+	--with-os-url="https://openwrt.org/" \
 	--with-db-path="/var/run/minidlna" \
-	--with-log-path="/var/log" \
+	--with-log-path="/var/log"
 
 define Package/minidlna/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/minidlnad $(1)/usr/bin/minidlna
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/minidlnad $(1)/usr/sbin/minidlnad
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/minidlna.init $(1)/etc/init.d/minidlna
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/minidlna.config $(1)/etc/config/minidlna
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/sysctl.d
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/minidlna.sysctl $(1)/etc/sysctl.d/30-minidlna.conf
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,minidlna))
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.config b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.config
index cdde73ff39..4ffeadb079 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.config
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.config
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 config minidlna config
-	option 'enabled' '0'
+	option enabled '0'
 	option user 'minidlna'
 	option port '8200'
 	option interface 'br-lan'
 	option friendly_name 'OpenWrt DLNA Server'
 	option db_dir '/var/run/minidlna'
-	option log_dir '/var/log/minidlna'
 	option inotify '1'
 	option enable_tivo '0'
 	option wide_links '0'
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init
index 909b098713..6dcc104ea8 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 # Copyright (C) 2010 OpenWrt.org
 
-START=50
+START=81
 
-SERVICE_USE_PID=1
-SERVICE_PID_FILE=/var/run/minidlna/minidlna.pid
+PROG=/usr/sbin/minidlnad
+USE_PROCD=1
 
 MINIDLNA_CONFIG_FILE="/var/etc/minidlna.conf"
 
-minidlna_cfg_append() {
-	echo "$1" >> "$MINIDLNA_CONFIG_FILE"
-}
-
 minidlna_cfg_addbool() {
 	local cfg="$1"
 	local key="$2"
@@ -20,7 +16,7 @@ minidlna_cfg_addbool() {
 
 	config_get_bool val "$cfg" "$key" "$def"
 	[ "$val" -gt 0 ] && val="yes" || val="no"
-	minidlna_cfg_append "$key=$val"
+	echo "$key=$val"
 }
 
 minidlna_cfg_addstr() {
@@ -30,12 +26,12 @@ minidlna_cfg_addstr() {
 	local val
 
 	config_get val "$cfg" "$key" "$def"
-	[ -n "$val" ] && minidlna_cfg_append "$key=$val"
+	[ -n "$val" ] && echo "$key=$val"
 }
 
 minidlna_cfg_add_media_dir() {
 	local val=$1
-	minidlna_cfg_append "media_dir=$val"
+	echo "media_dir=$val"
 }
 
 minidlna_create_config() {
@@ -46,18 +42,18 @@ minidlna_create_config() {
 	config_get port "$cfg" port
 	config_get interface "$cfg" interface
 
-	[ -z "$interface" -o -t "$port" ] && return 1
+	{ [ -z "$interface" ] || [ -t "$port" ]; } && return 1
 
 	mkdir -p /var/etc
-	echo "# this file is generated automatically, don't edit" > "$MINIDLNA_CONFIG_FILE"
+	{
+	echo "# this file is generated automatically, don't edit"
 
-	minidlna_cfg_append "port=$port"
-	minidlna_cfg_append "network_interface=$interface"
+	echo "port=$port"
+	echo "network_interface=$interface"
 
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" friendly_name
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" user
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" db_dir
-	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" log_dir
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" log_level 'error'
 	minidlna_cfg_addbool "$cfg" inotify '1'
 	minidlna_cfg_addbool "$cfg" enable_tivo '0'
@@ -72,16 +68,16 @@ minidlna_create_config() {
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" root_container '.'
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr "$cfg" uuid '019f9a56-ff60-44c0-9edc-eae88d09fa05'
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "media_dir" minidlna_cfg_add_media_dir
+	} > "$MINIDLNA_CONFIG_FILE"
 
 	return 0
 }
 
-start() {
+start_service() {
 	local enabled
 	local db_dir
-	local log_dir
 	local user
-	local var
+	local val
 
 	config_load 'minidlna'
 	config_get_bool enabled config 'enabled' '0'
@@ -89,20 +85,31 @@ start() {
 	[ "$enabled" -gt 0 ] || return 1
 
 	config_get val "config" uuid
-	[ "$val" = '' ] && uci set  minidlna.config.uuid=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid) && uci commit
+	[ "$val" = '' ] && uci set minidlna.config.uuid="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)" && uci commit
 
 	minidlna_create_config config || return 1
 
 	config_get db_dir config 'db_dir' '/var/run/minidlna'
-	config_get log_dir config 'log_dir' '/var/log/minidlna'
-	config_get user config 'user' 'root'
+	config_get user config 'user' 'minidlna'
 
-	mkdir -m 0755 -p "$db_dir" "$log_dir"
-	chown -R "$user" "$db_dir" "$log_dir"
+	[ -d "$db_dir" ] || {
+		mkdir -m 755 -p "$db_dir"
+		chown -R "$user":"$user" "$db_dir"
+	}
 
-	service_start /usr/bin/minidlna -f "$MINIDLNA_CONFIG_FILE"
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
+	procd_append_param command -S -f "$MINIDLNA_CONFIG_FILE"
+	procd_set_param stdout 1
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/bin/minidlna
+reload_service() {
+	procd_send_signal "$PROG"
+}
+
+service_triggers() {
+	procd_add_reload_trigger "minidlna"
 }
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.sysctl b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.sysctl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaf460e14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.sysctl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# this is the desired value for minidlna
+fs.inotify.max_user_watches=65536
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/010-lg.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/010-lg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fb48b13cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/010-lg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From eb473817d73b8740f27955f93950029fdfc9d73e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Kamil Kozar <dkk089@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:55:20 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] LG webOS 3.5 devices require audio/flac in order to detect
+ FLAC
+
+Imported from https://sourceforge.net/p/minidlna/patches/176/
+---
+ clients.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/clients.c b/clients.c
+index 42f0d1c..d324eab 100644
+--- a/clients.c
++++ b/clients.c
+@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct client_type_s client_types[] =
+ 
+ 	/* USER-AGENT: Linux/2.6.35 UPnP/1.0 DLNADOC/1.50 INTEL_NMPR/2.0 LGE_DLNA_SDK/1.6.0 */
+ 	{ ELGNetCastDevice,
+-	  FLAG_DLNA | FLAG_CAPTION_RES,
++	  FLAG_DLNA | FLAG_CAPTION_RES | FLAG_MIME_FLAC_FLAC,
+ 	  "LG",
+ 	  "LGE_DLNA_SDK/1.6.0",
+ 	  EUserAgent
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/003-wrap_container_definitions_into_a_structure.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/020-wrap_container_definitions_into_a_structure.patch
similarity index 90%
rename from multimedia/minidlna/patches/003-wrap_container_definitions_into_a_structure.patch
rename to multimedia/minidlna/patches/020-wrap_container_definitions_into_a_structure.patch
index a4fb39bfbb..4733b32fe2 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/003-wrap_container_definitions_into_a_structure.patch
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/020-wrap_container_definitions_into_a_structure.patch
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Wrap container definitions into a structure
  scanner.c    | 33 ++++++---------------------------
  3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
 
+diff --git a/containers.c b/containers.c
+index f5cece1..19a0bb1 100644
 --- a/containers.c
 +++ b/containers.c
 @@ -23,6 +23,31 @@
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Wrap container definitions into a structure
 +
  #define NINETY_DAYS "7776000"
  
- static const char *music_id = MUSIC_ID;
+ const char *music_id = MUSIC_ID;
+diff --git a/containers.h b/containers.h
+index aef77c5..1fcf7cd 100644
 --- a/containers.h
 +++ b/containers.h
 @@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
@@ -60,9 +64,11 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Wrap container definitions into a structure
  struct magic_container_s {
  	const char *name;
  	const char *objectid_match;
+diff --git a/scanner.c b/scanner.c
+index a730567..eb26c9e 100644
 --- a/scanner.c
 +++ b/scanner.c
-@@ -529,30 +529,7 @@ insert_file(const char *name, const char
+@@ -529,30 +529,7 @@ insert_file(const char *name, const char *path, const char *parentID, int object
  int
  CreateDatabase(void)
  {
@@ -114,5 +120,5 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Wrap container definitions into a structure
 -	for( i=0; magic_containers[i].objectid_match; i++ )
 +	for( int i=0; magic_containers[i].objectid_match; i++ )
  	{
- 		const struct magic_container_s *magic = &magic_containers[i];
+ 		struct magic_container_s *magic = &magic_containers[i];
  		if (!magic->name)
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/002-mark_all_instances_of_magic_container_s_as_const.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/030-mark_all_instances_of_magic_container_s_as_const.patch
similarity index 90%
rename from multimedia/minidlna/patches/002-mark_all_instances_of_magic_container_s_as_const.patch
rename to multimedia/minidlna/patches/030-mark_all_instances_of_magic_container_s_as_const.patch
index cb1f2febc8..44a27665bd 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/002-mark_all_instances_of_magic_container_s_as_const.patch
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/030-mark_all_instances_of_magic_container_s_as_const.patch
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
 
 --- a/containers.c
 +++ b/containers.c
-@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@
+@@ -50,23 +50,23 @@
  
  #define NINETY_DAYS "7776000"
  
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
  {
  	/* Alternate root container */
  	{ NULL,
-@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct magic_container_s magic_container
+@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct magic_container_s magic_container
  	{ NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0 }
  };
  
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
  in_magic_container(const char *id, int flags, const char **real_id)
  {
  	size_t len;
-@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ in_magic_container(const char *id, int f
+@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ in_magic_container(const char *id, int f
  	return NULL;
  }
  
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
  	int i;
 --- a/containers.h
 +++ b/containers.h
-@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct magic_container_s {
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct magic_container_s {
  	int required_flags;
  };
  
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
 +const struct magic_container_s *check_magic_container(const char *id, int flags);
 --- a/scanner.c
 +++ b/scanner.c
-@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ CreateDatabase(void)
+@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ CreateDatabase(void)
  	}
- 	for( i=0; magic_containers[i].objectid_match; i++ )
+ 	for( int i=0; magic_containers[i].objectid_match; i++ )
  	{
 -		struct magic_container_s *magic = &magic_containers[i];
 +		const struct magic_container_s *magic = &magic_containers[i];
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
  {
  	int ret;
  
-@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ BrowseContentDirectory(struct upnphttp *
+@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ BrowseContentDirectory(struct upnphttp *
  			"<Result>"
  			"&lt;DIDL-Lite"
  			CONTENT_DIRECTORY_SCHEMAS;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Mark all instances of magic_container_s as const
  	char *zErrMsg = NULL;
  	char *sql, *ptr;
  	struct Response args;
-@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ SearchContentDirectory(struct upnphttp *
+@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ SearchContentDirectory(struct upnphttp *
  			"<Result>"
  			"&lt;DIDL-Lite"
  			CONTENT_DIRECTORY_SCHEMAS;
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/040-heroes.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/040-heroes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c2d313963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/040-heroes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 972fb2bbfdb7118551da45c5828c9e74be581fc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Kamil Kozar <dkk089@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 21:55:52 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] What about David Bowie's "Heroes"?
+
+---
+ utils.c | 7 -------
+ 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
+index dc936f9..dfa2b65 100644
+--- a/utils.c
++++ b/utils.c
+@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ trim(char *str)
+ 		len--;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if (str[0] == '"' && str[len-1] == '"')
+-	{
+-		str[0] = '\0';
+-		str[len-1] = '\0';
+-		str++;
+-	}
+-
+ 	return str;
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/050-no-cover-resizing.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/050-no-cover-resizing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e05bb9c13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/050-no-cover-resizing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+From aae49f0f80e73d1b52f23b89b0d314e9b9f89425 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Kamil Kozar <dkk089@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:55:44 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add an option to disable cover art resizing
+
+Imported from
+https://sourceforge.net/p/minidlna/patches/_discuss/thread/9825a1a0/4c28/attachment/minidlna-1.1.2-no-cover-resize.patch
+---
+ albumart.c       | 3 +++
+ minidlna.c       | 4 ++++
+ options.c        | 1 +
+ options.h        | 1 +
+ upnpglobalvars.h | 1 +
+ 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/albumart.c b/albumart.c
+index de026ec..04fa8f2 100644
+--- a/albumart.c
++++ b/albumart.c
+@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ save_resized_album_art(image_s *imsrc, const char *path)
+ 	strncpyt(cache_dir, cache_file, sizeof(cache_dir));
+ 	make_dir(dirname(cache_dir), S_IRWXU|S_IRGRP|S_IXGRP|S_IROTH|S_IXOTH);
+ 
++	if( GETFLAG(NO_COVER_RESIZE_MASK) )
++		return image_save_to_jpeg_file(imsrc, cache_file);
++
+ 	if( imsrc->width > imsrc->height )
+ 	{
+ 		dstw = 160;
+diff --git a/minidlna.c b/minidlna.c
+index 7cce301..a1dd08b 100644
+--- a/minidlna.c
++++ b/minidlna.c
+@@ -735,6 +735,10 @@ init(int argc, char **argv)
+ 			if (strtobool(ary_options[i].value))
+ 				SETFLAG(DLNA_STRICT_MASK);
+ 			break;
++		case RESIZE_COVER_ART:
++			if((strcmp(ary_options[i].value, "no") == 0) || !atoi(ary_options[i].value))
++				SETFLAG(NO_COVER_RESIZE_MASK);
++			break;
+ 		case ROOT_CONTAINER:
+ 			switch (ary_options[i].value[0]) {
+ 			case '.':
+diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
+index cee3dff..cacbdfb 100644
+--- a/options.c
++++ b/options.c
+@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const struct {
+ 	{ WIDE_LINKS, "wide_links" },
+ 	{ TIVO_DISCOVERY, "tivo_discovery" },
+ 	{ ENABLE_SUBTITLES, "enable_subtitles" },
++	{ RESIZE_COVER_ART, "resize_covers" },
+ };
+ 
+ int
+diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
+index 1ff5b22..ec5ea68 100644
+--- a/options.h
++++ b/options.h
+@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ enum upnpconfigoptions {
+ 	WIDE_LINKS,			/* allow following symlinks outside the defined media_dirs */
+ 	TIVO_DISCOVERY,			/* TiVo discovery protocol: bonjour or beacon. Defaults to bonjour if supported */
+ 	ENABLE_SUBTITLES,		/* Enable generic subtitle support for all clients by default */
++	RESIZE_COVER_ART,		/* resize cover art to comply with DLNA spec */
+ };
+ 
+ /* readoptionsfile()
+diff --git a/upnpglobalvars.h b/upnpglobalvars.h
+index 1a2fb5e..7e3a1ba 100644
+--- a/upnpglobalvars.h
++++ b/upnpglobalvars.h
+@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ extern uint32_t runtime_flags;
+ #define RESCAN_MASK           0x0200
+ #define SUBTITLES_MASK        0x0400
+ #define FORCE_ALPHASORT_MASK  0x0800
++#define NO_COVER_RESIZE_MASK  0x1000
+ 
+ #define SETFLAG(mask)	runtime_flags |= mask
+ #define GETFLAG(mask)	(runtime_flags & mask)
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/004-reduce_duplication_in_sql_c.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/060-reduce_duplication_in_sql_c.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from multimedia/minidlna/patches/004-reduce_duplication_in_sql_c.patch
rename to multimedia/minidlna/patches/060-reduce_duplication_in_sql_c.patch
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/patches/070-return-void.patch b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/070-return-void.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7109dd94ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/patches/070-return-void.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+From ce34745bb19a649c8570ef0a3da9ffd5e941548e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Kamil Kozar <dkk089@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 22:49:50 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] No return in a function returning non-void
+
+---
+ upnpdescgen.c | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/upnpdescgen.c b/upnpdescgen.c
+index 85ce185..78d5754 100644
+--- a/upnpdescgen.c
++++ b/upnpdescgen.c
+@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ genXML(char *str, int *len, int *tmplen, const struct XMLElt *p)
+ 			pile[top].eltname = eltname;
+ 		}
+ 	}
++	return str;
+ }
+ 
+ /* genRootDesc() :