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 # libmypaint
 
+This is the brush library used by MyPaint. A number of other painting programs use it too.
+
+
diff --git a/libmypaint.spec b/libmypaint.spec
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+Name:          libmypaint
+Version:       1.3.0
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       MyPaint brush engine library
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Ercole 'ercolinux' Carpanetto <ercole69@gmail.com>
+URL:           http://mypaint.org/
+Source:        https://github.com/mypaint/libmypaint/archive/v%{version}.zip
+License:       ISC
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+## note: run 'autospec -u -a6 libmypaint' to get the list of build requirements.
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+This is the brush library used by MyPaint. A number of other painting programs use it too.
+
+
+%package devel
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Summary:       Development files for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+## note: you can add this requirement if .pc files are provided by this package
+#Requires:      pkg-config
+
+%description devel
+This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use %{name}.
+
+
+%debug_package
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+./autogen.sh
+%configure
+%make
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall
+
+%find_lang %{name} || touch %{name}.lang
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files -f %{name}.lang
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/libmypaint-1.3.so.0
+%{_libdir}/libmypaint-1.3.so.0.0.0
+%{_libdir}/girepository-1.0/MyPaint-1.3.typelib
+%doc COPYING
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_includedir}/libmypaint/mypaint-*.h
+%{_libdir}/libmypaint.la
+%{_libdir}/libmypaint.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libmypaint.pc
+%{_datadir}/gir-1.0/MyPaint-1.3.gir
+%doc README.md TODO
+
+
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Apr 15 2017 Ercole 'ercolinux' Carpanetto <ercole69@gmail.com> 1.3.0-1mamba
+- package created using the webbuild interface