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 # libcdk
 
+Though similar in style to dialog, it is different, being a library of curses widgets which can be linked into your application. Widgets are objects whose appearance and behavior can be customized.
+
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+%define        majver %(echo %version | cut -d _ -f1)
+%define        pkgver %(echo %version | tr _ -)
+Name:          libcdk
+Epoch:         1
+Version:       5.0_20120323
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A library of curses widgets which can be linked into your application
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://dickey.his.com/cdk/
+Source:        ftp://invisible-island.net/cdk/cdk-%{pkgver}.tgz
+License:       GPL
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRequires: libncurses-devel >= 5.4
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Though similar in style to dialog, it is different, being a library of curses widgets which can be linked into your application. Widgets are objects whose appearance and behavior can be customized. 
+
+%package devel
+Summary:       Devel package for libcdk
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Requires:      libcdk == %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+Though similar in style to dialog, it is different, being a library of curses widgets which can be linked into your application. Widgets are objects whose appearance and behavior can be customized. 
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n cdk-%{pkgver}
+
+%build
+./configure \
+   --prefix=%{_prefix} \
+   --mandir=%{_mandir} \
+   --libdir=%{_libdir} \
+   --with-libtool
+
+make LIBTOOL="libtool --tag=c"
+
+%install
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} DOCUMENT_DIR=%{buildroot}%{_docdir}/cdk
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files 
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libcdk.so.*
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_bindir}/cdk5-config
+%dir %{_includedir}/cdk/
+%{_includedir}/cdk.h
+%{_includedir}/cdk/*.h
+%{_libdir}/libcdk.a
+%{_libdir}/libcdk.la
+%{_libdir}/libcdk.so
+%{_mandir}/man3/*
+%{_docdir}/cdk/*
+
+%changelog
+* Thu May 23 2013 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 5.0_20120323-1mamba
+- update to 5.0_20120323
+- set executable permissions to cdk5-config
+- bump epoch up
+
+* Thu May 23 2013 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 20120323-2mamba
+- set executable permissions for /usr/bin/cdk5-config
+
+* Wed Jun 13 2012 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 20120323-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sun May 22 2011 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 20110517-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Wed Jul 29 2009 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 20090215-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Tue Jul 17 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 20060507-1mamba
+- update to 20060507
+
+* Wed Apr 08 2004 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 20031210-1qilnx
+- first build