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+libedit-20060213-2.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/libedit.spec b/libedit.spec
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+%define	snap	20060213
+
+Name:           libedit
+Version:        2.9
+Release:        2.%{snap}cvs%{?dist}
+Summary:        The NetBSD Editline library (libedit)
+
+Group:          System Environment/Libraries
+License:        BSD
+URL:            http://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/
+Source0:        http://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/%{name}-%{snap}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+
+BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel 
+
+%description
+This is an autotool- and libtoolized port of the NetBSD Editline
+library (libedit). This Berkeley-style licensed command line
+editor library provides generic line editing, history, and
+tokenization functions, similar to those found in GNU Readline.
+
+%package	devel
+Summary:	Development files for %{name}
+Group:		System Environment/Libraries
+Requires:	%{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:	ncurses-devel
+
+%description	devel
+This is an autotool- and libtoolized port of the NetBSD Editline
+library (libedit). This Berkeley-style licensed command line
+editor library provides generic line editing, history, and
+tokenization functions, similar to those found in GNU Readline.
+
+This package contains development files for %{name}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{name}-%{snap}-%{version}
+
+%build
+%configure
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+
+find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+
+%clean
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%post devel -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun devel -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc ChangeLog INSTALL THANKS
+%{_libdir}/*.so.*
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc examples/*.c
+%{_includedir}/*
+%{_libdir}/*.so
+%{_libdir}/*.a
+%{_mandir}/man3/*
+%{_mandir}/man5/*
+
+%changelog
+* Thu Mar 23 2006 Michael J Knox <michael@knox.net.nz> 2.9-2.20060213cvs
+- removed licence file I supplied, have requested upstream to provide one
+- removed unrequire build dep
+
+* Tue Mar 14 2006 Michael J Knox <michael@knox.net.nz> 2.9-1.20060213cvs
+- removed .la
+- added post and postun calls.
+- fixed package groups and release.
+- added %{name}.COPYING to include NetBSD BSD license.
+
+* Tue Feb 14 2006 Michael J Knox <michael@knox.net.nz> 2.9-20060103cvs
+- initial package for NetBSD's editline.
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+adda2335413c044ae89af8b0a4bd3b69  libedit-20060213-2.9.tar.gz