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 # libexiv2_12
 
+Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to access image metadata.
+
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+Name:          libexiv2_12
+Epoch:         1
+Version:       0.23
+Release:       2mamba
+Summary:       Exif and IPTC metadata library and tools
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com>
+URL:           http://www.exiv2.org/
+Source0:       http://www.exiv2.org/exiv2-%{version}.tar.gz
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libexpat-devel
+BuildRequires: libgcc
+BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
+BuildRequires: libz-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRequires: gettext-devel
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
+License:       GPL
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to access image metadata.
+
+%package devel
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Summary:       Static libraries and headers for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to access image metadata.
+This package contains static libraries and header files needed for development.
+
+%package -n exiv2_12
+Group:         System/Tools
+Summary:       A command line utility to access image metadata
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n exiv2_12
+Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to access image metadata.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n exiv2-%{version}
+
+%build
+%configure --disable-static
+%make
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall
+
+%find_lang exiv2
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libexiv2.so.*
+%doc COPYING
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_includedir}/exiv2/
+%{_libdir}/libexiv2.la
+%{_libdir}/libexiv2.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/exiv2.pc
+%doc README
+
+%files -n exiv2_12 -f exiv2.lang
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/exiv2
+%{_mandir}/man1/exiv2.*
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Mar 22 2015 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.23-2mamba
+- legacy package
+
+* Wed Apr 25 2012 Ercole 'ercolinux' Carpanetto <ercole69@gmail.com> 0.23-1mamba
+- update to 0.23
+
+* Sat Dec 31 2011 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com> 0.22-1mamba
+- update to 0.22
+
+* Thu Jul 28 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.21.1-1mamba
+- update to 0.21.1
+
+* Wed Jan 20 2010 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com> 0.19-1mamba
+- update to 0.19
+- do not provide libexiv2_0. it's not used in openmamba
+- new compatibility package libexiv2_4
+
+* Wed Sep 10 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.17.1-3mamba
+- epoch incremented
+
+* Mon Sep 08 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.17.1-1mamba
+- remove duplicated version 0 of the library in libexiv2
+
+* Tue Aug 26 2008 Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org> 0.16-1mamba
+- update to 0.15
+
+* Thu Jun 14 2007 Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org> 0.14-1mamba
+- package created by autospec