diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/v1.1-alpha.tar.gz
diff --git a/jctools.spec b/jctools.spec
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index 0000000..a5271e5
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+%global namedreltag -alpha
+%global namedversion %{version}%{?namedreltag}
+
+Name:          jctools
+Version:       1.1
+Release:       0.1.alpha%{?dist}
+Summary:       Java Concurrency Tools for the JVM
+License:       ASL 2.0
+URL:           http://jctools.github.io/JCTools/
+Source0:       https://github.com/JCTools/JCTools/archive/v%{namedversion}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires: maven-local
+BuildRequires: mvn(junit:junit)
+BuildRequires: mvn(org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin)
+BuildRequires: mvn(org.hamcrest:hamcrest-all)
+BuildRequires: mvn(org.ow2.asm:asm-all)
+
+BuildArch:     noarch
+
+%description
+This project aims to offer some concurrent data structures
+currently missing from the JDK:
+
+° SPSC/MPSC/SPMC/MPMC Bounded lock free queues
+° SPSC/MPSC Unbounded lock free queues
+° Alternative interfaces for queues
+° Offheap concurrent ring buffer for ITC/IPC purposes
+° Single Writer Map/Set implementations
+° Low contention stats counters
+° Executor
+
+%package javadoc
+Summary:       Javadoc for %{name}
+
+%description javadoc
+This package contains javadoc for %{name}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n JCTools-%{namedversion}
+# Cleanup
+find . -name '*.class' -print -delete
+find . -name '*.jar' -print -delete
+
+# Prevent build failure
+%pom_remove_plugin :maven-enforcer-plugin
+
+# Unavailable deps
+%pom_disable_module jctools-benchmarks
+
+# Add OSGi support
+%pom_xpath_set "pom:project/pom:packaging" bundle jctools-core
+%pom_add_plugin org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin:2.3.7 jctools-core '
+<extensions>true</extensions>
+<executions>
+  <execution>
+    <id>bundle-manifest</id>
+    <phase>process-classes</phase>
+    <goals>
+      <goal>manifest</goal>
+    </goals>
+  </execution>
+</executions>'
+
+%build
+
+%mvn_build
+
+%install
+%mvn_install
+
+%files -f .mfiles
+%doc README.md
+%license LICENSE
+
+%files javadoc -f .mfiles-javadoc
+%license LICENSE
+
+%changelog
+* Tue May 19 2015 gil cattaneo <puntogil@libero.it> 1.1-0.1.alpha
+- initial rpm
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+++ b/sources
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+59cd87a33fabc03e212eb671c288033b  v1.1-alpha.tar.gz