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 # libebml
 
+This library is used for I/O operations in the Extensible Binary Meta Language
+(EBML), which is a kind of binary version of XML.
+
diff --git a/libebml.spec b/libebml.spec
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+Name:          libebml
+Version:       1.3.0
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       Extensible Binary Meta Language library
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.matroska.org/
+Source:        http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+License:       LGPL
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libgcc
+BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
+
+%description
+This library is used for I/O operations in the Extensible Binary Meta Language
+(EBML), which is a kind of binary version of XML.
+
+%package devel
+Summary:       Development files for the Extensible Binary Meta Language
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Requires:     %{name} = %{version}
+
+%description devel
+This library is used for I/O operations in the Extensible Binary Meta Language
+(EBML), which is a kind of binary version of XML.
+
+This package contains the files required to rebuild applications which will
+use the Extensible Binary Meta Language.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+# fix strange mode for this text file
+chmod -x ChangeLog
+
+%build
+# no autotools...
+%make -C make/linux
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeoldinstall -C make/linux \
+   includedir=%{buildroot}%{_includedir}/ebml
+
+chmod +x %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.so.*
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%{_libdir}/*.so.*
+%doc ChangeLog LICENSE.LGPL
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%dir %{_includedir}/ebml/
+%{_includedir}/ebml/*
+%{_libdir}/*.a
+%{_libdir}/*.so
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Mar 20 2013 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.3.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sun Oct 02 2011 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.2.2-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sat Jul 23 2011 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.2.1-1mamba
+- automatic update to 3.0.3.0 by autodist
+
+* Sat Feb 05 2011 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.2.0-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Sun Jun 27 2010 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.0.0-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Thu May 13 2010 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.8.0-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Fri Dec 05 2008 gil <puntogil@libero.it> 0.7.8-1mamba
+- update to 0.7.8
+
+* Mon Jul 31 2006 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.7.7-1qilnx
+- update to version 0.7.7 by autospec
+
+* Fri Jun 10 2005 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 0.7.4-1qilnx
+- update to version 0.7.4 by autospec
+
+* Sun Oct 03 2004 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 0.7.1-2qilnx
+- specfile modified to match QiLinux standards
+
+* Sun Sep 19 2004 Matteo Bernasconi <voyagernm@virgilio.it> 0.7.1-1qilnx
+- first build