diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..ba8d854 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/configshell-1.99.1.git987b63b.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-configshell-git-version.patch b/python-configshell-git-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca9b275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-configshell-git-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/configshell/__init__.py b/configshell/__init__.py
+index 9bfcdb3..1614267 100644
+--- a/configshell/__init__.py
++++ b/configshell/__init__.py
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from shell import ConfigShell
+ from node import ConfigNode, ExecutionError
+ from prefs import Prefs
+ 
+-__version__ = 'GIT_VERSION'
++__version__ = '987b63b'
+ __author__ = "Jerome Martin <jxm@risingtidesystems.com>"
+ __url__ = "http://www.risingtidesystems.com"
+ __description__ = "A framework to implement simple but nice CLIs."
diff --git a/python-configshell-remove-epydoc-dep.patch b/python-configshell-remove-epydoc-dep.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a7dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-configshell-remove-epydoc-dep.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 06b7577eec64de5cca72496127fc0cdde4195c7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:39:15 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Do not require epydoc at runtime
+
+It's a little excessive to require the entire epydoc package so that
+configshell can output italic/bold help text. If it's present, use it,
+but otherwise just print plaintext.
+
+Signed-off-by: Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com>
+---
+ configshell/console.py |   15 ++++++++++++++-
+ 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configshell/console.py b/configshell/console.py
+index 52558dd..a6871e1 100644
+--- a/configshell/console.py
++++ b/configshell/console.py
+@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ import prefs
+ import struct
+ import termios
+ import textwrap
+-import epydoc.markup.epytext
++
++# avoid requiring epydoc at runtime
++try:
++    import epydoc.markup.epytext
++except ImportError:
++    pass
+ 
+ class Console(object):
+     '''
+@@ -150,6 +155,14 @@ class Console(object):
+         text = self.dedent(text)
+         try:
+             dom_tree = epydoc.markup.epytext.parse(text, None)
++        except NameError:
++            # epydoc not installed, strip markup
++            dom_tree = text
++            dom_tree = dom_tree.replace("B{", "")
++            dom_tree = dom_tree.replace("I{", "")
++            dom_tree = dom_tree.replace("C{", "")
++            dom_tree = dom_tree.replace("}", "")
++            dom_tree += "\n"
+         except:
+             self.display(text)
+             raise
+-- 
+1.7.1
+
diff --git a/python-configshell.spec b/python-configshell.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b2c14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-configshell.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Copyright 2011, Red Hat
+
+%define oname configshell
+
+Name:           python-configshell
+License:        AGPLv3
+Group:          System Environment/Libraries
+Summary:        A framework to implement simple but nice CLIs
+Version:        1.99.1.git987b63b
+Release:        5%{?dist}
+# placeholder URL and source entries
+# archive created using:
+# git clone git://risingtidesystems.com/configshell.git
+# cd configshell
+# git archive 987b63b --prefix configshell-%{version}/ | gzip > configshell-%{version}.tar.gz
+URL:            http://www.risingtidesystems.com/git/
+Source:         %{oname}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         %{name}-git-version.patch
+Patch2:         %{name}-remove-epydoc-dep.patch
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildRequires:  python-devel epydoc python-simpleparse python-urwid
+Requires: python-simpleparse python-urwid
+
+%description
+A framework to implement simple but nice configuration-oriented
+command-line interfaces.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{oname}-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
+
+%build
+%{__python} setup.py build
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+%{__python} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
+
+
+%clean
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{python_sitelib}
+%doc COPYING README
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Sep 23 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 1.99.1.git987b63b-5
+* Rebuild
+
+* Thu Aug 25 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 1.99.1.git987b63b-4
+- Add patch
+  - python-configshell-remove-epydoc-dep.patch
+
+* Wed Aug 17 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 1.99.1.git987b63b-3
+- Address comments from spec review
+  - drop examples/myshell from doc, it hasn't been updated for API change
+  - Fully document procedure to generate source .tar.gz
+  - Remove "." from summary
+  - Remove commented-out spec todos and other cruft
+
+* Mon Aug 1 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 1.99.1.git987b63b-2
+- Update to latest git version
+- Add urwid builddep
+
+* Tue May 10 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 1.99.1.git987b63b-1
+- Initial packaging
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..b11558a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+93eba365d2a455a0cec166e323a2b215  configshell-1.99.1.git987b63b.tar.gz