diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62e4a72..8172088 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # libcfitsio
 
+CFITSIO is a library of C and Fortran subroutines for reading and writing data files in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data format. CFITSIO provides simple high-level routines for reading and writing FITS files that insulate the programmer from the internal complexities of the FITS format.
+CFITSIO also provides many advanced features for manipulating and filtering the information in FITS files.
+
diff --git a/libcfitsio-3.270-pkgconfig.patch b/libcfitsio-3.270-pkgconfig.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8537d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcfitsio-3.270-pkgconfig.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+diff -Nru cfitsio.patch//cfitsio.pc.in cfitsio/cfitsio.pc.in
+--- cfitsio.patch//cfitsio.pc.in	2011-03-02 22:56:18.000000000 +0100
++++ cfitsio/cfitsio.pc.in	2011-03-26 15:47:46.818755096 +0100
+@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
+ Version: 3.27
+ Libs: -L${libdir} -lcfitsio @LIBS@
+ Libs.private: -lm
+-Cflags: -I${includedir}
++Cflags: -I${includedir}/cfitsio
diff --git a/libcfitsio-3.340-sharedlibs.patch b/libcfitsio-3.340-sharedlibs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..245658b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcfitsio-3.340-sharedlibs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff -Nru cfitsio.orig/configure cfitsio/configure
+--- cfitsio.orig/configure	2013-03-20 21:02:48.000000000 +0100
++++ cfitsio/configure	2013-04-15 16:02:10.868839677 +0200
+@@ -3932,7 +3932,8 @@
+     SHLIB_SUFFIX=".sl"
+     ;;
+   lnx)
+-    SHLIB_LD=":"
++    SHLIB_LD="cc -shared -Wl,-soname,libcfitsio.so.0"
++    SHLIB_SUFFIX=".so.0"
+     ;;
+   osf)
+     SHLIB_LD="ld -shared -expect_unresolved '*'"
+@@ -3953,7 +3954,7 @@
+ # Darwin uses gcc (=cc), but needs different flags (see above)
+ if test "x$EXT" != xdarwin && test "x$EXT" != xcygwin && test "x$EXT" != xmingw32; then
+   if test "x$GCC" = xyes; then
+-    SHLIB_LD="$CC -shared"
++    SHLIB_LD="$CC -shared -Wl,-soname,libcfitsio.so.0"
+     lhea_shlib_cflags='-fPIC'
+   fi
+ fi
diff --git a/libcfitsio.spec b/libcfitsio.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17f8a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcfitsio.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+%define pkgver %(echo %version | tr -d .)
+
+Name:          libcfitsio
+Epoch:         1
+Version:       3.340
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A FITS File Subroutine Library
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org>
+URL:           http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html
+Source:        ftp://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/fitsio/c/cfitsio%{pkgver}.tar.gz
+Patch0:        %{name}-3.340-sharedlibs.patch
+Patch1:        %{name}-3.270-pkgconfig.patch
+License:       GPL
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: pkg-config
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+CFITSIO is a library of C and Fortran subroutines for reading and writing data files in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data format. CFITSIO provides simple high-level routines for reading and writing FITS files that insulate the programmer from the internal complexities of the FITS format.
+CFITSIO also provides many advanced features for manipulating and filtering the information in FITS files.
+
+%package devel
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Summary:       Static libraries and headers for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+CFITSIO is a library of C and Fortran subroutines for reading and writing data files in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data format. CFITSIO provides simple high-level routines for reading and writing FITS files that insulate the programmer from the internal complexities of the FITS format.
+CFITSIO also provides many advanced features for manipulating and filtering the information in FITS files.
+
+This package contains static libraries and header files need for development.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n cfitsio
+%patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
+
+%build
+export CC=%{_host}-gcc
+%configure \
+   --includedir=%{_includedir}/cfitsio
+
+%make shared
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/cfitsio
+%makeinstall
+
+ln -s libcfitsio.so.0 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libcfitsio.so
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libcfitsio.so.*
+%doc License.txt
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_includedir}/cfitsio/*.h
+%{_libdir}/libcfitsio.a
+#%{_libdir}/*.la
+%{_libdir}/libcfitsio.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/cfitsio.pc
+%doc changes.txt README
+%doc fitsio.doc fitsio.ps cfitsio.doc cfitsio.ps
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Apr 15 2013 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 3.340-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Mon Sep 10 2012 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 3.310-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sun Sep 02 2012 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.270-2mamba
+- removed runtime requirement for gcc-fortran
+
+* Sat Mar 26 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.270-1mamba
+- update to 3.270
+
+* Fri Mar 04 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.26-1mamba
+- update to 3.26
+
+* Sat Oct 18 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.100-2mamba
+- removed forgotten -D -T setup options
+
+* Mon Oct 13 2008 gil <puntogil@libero.it> 3.100-1mamba
+- update to 3.100
+
+* Fri Nov 23 2007 Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org> 3.060-1mamba
+- package created by autospec