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 # eventlog
 
+The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages.
+Where you had a simple non-structrured string in syslog() you have a combination of description and tag/value pairs.
+EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record.
+The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file.
+
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+%define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-2)
+Name:          eventlog
+Version:       0.2.12
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.balabit.com/products/syslog_ng/
+Source:        http://www.balabit.com/downloads/files/eventlog/%{majver}/eventlog_%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       BSD
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages.
+Where you had a simple non-structrured string in syslog() you have a combination of description and tag/value pairs.
+EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record.
+The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file.
+
+%package -n libeventlog
+Summary:       Devel package for %{name}
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+
+%description -n libeventlog
+The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages.
+Where you had a simple non-structrured string in syslog() you have a combination of description and tag/value pairs.
+EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record.
+The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file.
+
+%package -n libeventlog-devel
+Summary:       Devel package for %{name}
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Requires:      libeventlog = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n libeventlog-devel
+The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages.
+Where you had a simple non-structrured string in syslog() you have a combination of description and tag/value pairs.
+EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record.
+The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file.
+
+This package contains static libraries and header files need for development.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+%configure
+%make
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files -n libeventlog
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libevtlog.so.*
+%doc COPYING 
+
+%files -n libeventlog-devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libevtlog.a
+%{_libdir}/libevtlog.la
+%{_libdir}/libevtlog.so
+%{_includedir}/eventlog/*.h
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING CREDITS ChangeLog NEWS README
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Aug 23 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.2.12-1mamba
+- update to 0.2.12
+
+* Sun Jun 01 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.2.7-1mamba
+- update to 0.2.7
+
+* Sun Jun 01 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.2.5-2mamba
+- specfile updated
+
+* Sun Mar 18 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.2.5-1qilnx
+- package created by autospec