diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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+sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4.tar.bz2
diff --git a/sblim-cmpi-base.spec b/sblim-cmpi-base.spec
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+#
+# $Id: sblim-cmpi-base.spec,v 1.1 2006/01/31 21:20:04 hamzy Exp $
+#
+# Package spec for sblim-cmpi-base - RedHat/Fedora Flavor
+#
+# Use this SPEC if building for a RH/Fedora System for usage with
+# OpenPegasus
+#
+
+BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+
+Summary: SBLIM Base Providers
+Name: sblim-cmpi-base
+Version: 1.5.4
+Release: 3
+Group: Systems Management/Base
+URL: http://www.sblim.org
+License: CPL
+
+Source0: http://download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/s/sb/sblim/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+
+BuildRequires: tog-pegasus-devel >= 2.5
+Requires: tog-pegasus >= 2.5.1
+
+%Description
+Standards Based Linux Instrumentation Base CMPI Providers for
+System-related CIM classes
+
+%Package devel
+Summary: SBLIM Base Instrumentation Header Development Files
+Group: Systems Management/Base
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%Description devel
+SBLIM Base Provider Development Package contains header files and 
+link libraries for dependent provider packages
+
+%Package test
+Summary: SBLIM Base Instrumentation Testcase Files
+Group: Systems Management/Base
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: sblim-testsuite
+
+%Description test
+SBLIM Base Provider Testcase Files for the SBLIM Testsuite
+
+%prep
+
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+
+%configure TESTSUITEDIR=%{_datadir}/sblim-testsuite \
+	CIMSERVER=pegasus
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+%install
+
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
+
+# remove unused libtool files
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/*a
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/cmpi/*a
+
+%pre
+
+%define SCHEMA %{_datadir}/%{name}/Linux_Base.mof
+%define REGISTRATION %{_datadir}/%{name}/Linux_Base.registration
+
+# If upgrading, deregister old version
+if [ $1 -gt 1 ]
+then
+  %{_datadir}/%{name}/provider-register.sh -d -t pegasus \
+	-r %{REGISTRATION} -m %{SCHEMA} > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
+%post
+# Register Schema and Provider - this is higly provider specific
+
+%{_datadir}/%{name}/provider-register.sh -t pegasus \
+	-r %{REGISTRATION} -m %{SCHEMA} > /dev/null  2>&1
+
+/sbin/ldconfig
+
+%preun
+# Deregister only if not upgrading 
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ]
+then
+  %{_datadir}/%{name}/provider-register.sh -d -t pegasus \
+	-r %{REGISTRATION} -m %{SCHEMA} > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%clean
+
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+
+%defattr(-,root,root) 
+%docdir %{_datadir}/doc/%{name}-%{version}
+%{_datadir}/%{name}
+%{_datadir}/doc/%{name}-%{version}
+%{_libdir}/*.so.*
+%{_libdir}/cmpi/*.so
+
+%files devel
+
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_includedir}/*
+%{_libdir}/*.so
+
+%files test
+
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_datadir}/sblim-testsuite
+
+%changelog
+
+* Thu Nov 10 2005  <mihajlov@de.ibm.com> - 1.5.4-3
+- suppress error output in post scriptlets
+
+* Wed Oct 27 2005  <mihajlov@de.ibm.com> - 1.5.4-2
+- went back to original provider dir location as FC5 pegasus 2.5.1 support
+  /usr/lib[64]/cmpi
+
+* Wed Oct 12 2005  <mihajlov@de.ibm.com> - 1.5.4-1
+- new spec file specifically for Fedora/RedHat
+
+* Wed Jul 20 2005 Mark Hamzy <hamzy@us.ibm.com>	1.5.3-1
+- initial support
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..ae2976b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+10d9959925e9a416928dce18532855dc  sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4.tar.bz2