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+# check
+
+[Check](https://libcheck.github.io/check/) is a unit test framework for C.  It
+features a simple interface for defining unit tests, putting little in the way
+of the developer.  Tests are run in a separate address space, so Check can
+catch both assertion failures and code errors that cause segmentation faults
+or other signals.  The output from unit tests can be used within source code
+editors and IDEs.
diff --git a/check.spec b/check.spec
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        A unit test framework for C
 Source0:        https://github.com/libcheck/%{name}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License:        LGPLv2+
-URL:            http://libcheck.github.io/check/
+URL:            https://libcheck.github.io/check/
 # Only needed for autotools in Fedora
 Patch0:         %{name}-0.11.0-info-in-builddir.patch
 # Fix test failures due to varying floating point behavior across platforms