diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index e69de29..5e16cc0 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
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+libvpd-1.5.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/libvpd.spec b/libvpd.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..531268b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libvpd.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+%define name libvpd
+%define version 1.5.0
+
+Name:		%{name}
+Version:	%{version}
+Release:	1%{?dist}
+Summary:	VPD Database access library for lsvpd
+
+Group:		System Environment/Libraries
+License:	LGPLv2+
+URL:		http://linux-diag.sf.net/Lsvpd.html
+Source:		http://downloads.sourceforge.net/linux-diag/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+
+BuildRequires:	db4-devel zlib-devel libstdc++-devel
+
+%description
+The libvpd package contains the classes that are used to access a vpd database
+created by vpdupdate in the lsvpd package.
+
+%package devel
+Summary:	Header files for libvpd
+Group:		Development/Libraries
+Requires:	%{name} = %{version}-%{release} db4-devel pkgconfig
+%description devel
+Contains header files for building with libvpd.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+%configure --disable-static
+%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+%clean 
+%{__rm} -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%install
+%{__rm} -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%{__make} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files 
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc COPYING NEWS README TODO AUTHORS
+%exclude %{_libdir}/*.la
+%{_libdir}/libvpd_cxx-1.5.so.*
+%{_libdir}/libvpd-1.5.so.*
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%exclude %{_libdir}/*.la
+%{_includedir}/libvpd-1
+%{_libdir}/libvpd_cxx.so
+%{_libdir}/libvpd.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libvpd-1.pc
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libvpd_cxx-1.pc
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Jan 7 2008 Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com> -1.5.0-1
+- Moved pkgconfig to devel Requires
+- Updated %%defattrs to -,root,root,-
+- Added AUTHORS to %%doc
+
+* Thu Jan 3 2008 Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com> - 1.5.0-0
+- Updated Requires and Provides fields per fedora community request
+
+* Fri Dec 7 2007 Brad Peters <bpeters@us.ibm.com> - 1.4.2-0
+- Added functions to helper_functions class
+- Mnior changes necessary to support new device discovery method
+
+* Fri Nov 16 2007 Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com> - 1.4.1-1
+- Removing INSTALL from docs and docs from -devel package
+- Fixing Makfile.am so libraries have the .so extension
+- Using %%configure, %%{__make}, and %%{__rm} calls
+- Changing source URL
+
+* Wed Oct 31 2007 Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com> - 1.4.0-2
+- Changing files lists for libdirs to match library file names
+
+* Tue Oct 30 2007 Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com> - 1.4.0-1
+- Adding C Library to files lists.
+
+* Sat Oct 20 2007 Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@freenet.de>	- 1.3.5-4
+- Various spec-file fixes.
+
+* Fri Oct 19 2007 Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com> - 1.3.5-3
+- Removed hard coded /usr/lib from spec file
+- Install now sets all headers to 644
+- Updated license
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..e7c1750 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+00e1cfb4f9197112c9779522d18bef9e  libvpd-1.5.0.tar.gz