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 # boost-jam
 
+Boost.Jam (BJam) is a build tool based on FTJam, which in turn is based on Perforce Jam. It contains significant improvements made to facilitate its use in the Boost Build System, but should be backward compatible with Perforce Jam.
+
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+Name:          boost-jam
+Version:       3.1.18
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A build tool based on FTJam, which in turn is based on Perforce Jam
+Group:         Applications/Development
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.boost.org
+Source:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost-jam-%{version}.tgz
+License:       Boost Software License
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Boost.Jam (BJam) is a build tool based on FTJam, which in turn is based on Perforce Jam. It contains significant improvements made to facilitate its use in the Boost Build System, but should be backward compatible with Perforce Jam. 
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+./build.sh
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+install -D -m0755 bin.linuxx86/bjam %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/bjam
+%endif
+%ifarch x86_64 arm
+install -D -m0755 bin.linux%{_target_cpu}/bjam %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/bjam
+%endif
+%ifarch aarch64
+install -D -m0755 bin.linux/bjam %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/bjam
+%endif
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/bjam
+%doc LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Dec 14 2010 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.1.18-1mamba
+- update to 3.1.18
+
+* Thu Jun 04 2009 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.1.17-1mamba
+- package created by autospec