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 # makedist
 
+A toolkit for making CD/DVD/archive images from an RPM based distribution repository.
+Useful to make distribution bootdisk images and additional CDs/DVDs, live CDs/DVDs, root filesystem images for embedded systems and more.
+
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+Name:          makedist
+Version:       2.5
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A toolkit for making CD/DVD/archive images from an RPM based distribution repository
+Group:         System/Tools
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.openmamba.org
+Source:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+License:       GPL
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+Requires:      squashfs >= 3.0
+Requires:      memtest86+ >= 1.51
+Requires:      distromatic >= 0.6.5
+Requires:      make >= 3.8.1
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+BuildArch:     noarch
+AutoReq:       no
+
+%description
+A toolkit for making CD/DVD/archive images from an RPM based distribution repository.
+Useful to make distribution bootdisk images and additional CDs/DVDs, live CDs/DVDs, root filesystem images for embedded systems and more.
+
+%prep
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+
+%install
+%makeinstall
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/makedist/{repositories/preferred,utils}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/makedist/repositories/preferred/{RPMS/i586,SRPMS}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/makedist/targets/
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/makedist
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir} \
+           %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/makedist \
+           %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/makedist/distromatic
+ln -s %{_datadir}/makedist/makedist %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/makedist
+
+%find_lang %{name}
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files -f %{name}.lang
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%attr(0664,root,packager) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/makedist/config
+%{_sysconfdir}/cron.daily/20-makedist-autobuild
+%{_sysconfdir}/cron.daily/30-makedist-autobuild-cleanold
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/makedist
+%{_bindir}/makedist
+%{_sbindir}/makedist-announcement
+%{_sbindir}/makedist-newrelease
+%{_sbindir}/makedist-recordvm
+%dir %{_datadir}/makedist
+%{_datadir}/makedist/*.sh
+%{_datadir}/makedist/makedist
+%{_datadir}/makedist/Makefile
+%{_datadir}/makedist/VERSION
+%{_datadir}/makedist/mkisofs.sort
+%attr(0774,root,packager) %dir %{_datadir}/makedist/global
+%{_datadir}/makedist/global/*
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %dir %{_localstatedir}/makedist
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %dir %{_localstatedir}/makedist/distromatic
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %dir %{_localstatedir}/makedist/repositories
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %dir %{_localstatedir}/makedist/repositories/preferred
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %{_localstatedir}/makedist/repositories/preferred/*
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %dir %{_localstatedir}/makedist/targets
+%attr(0775,root,packager) %dir %{_localstatedir}/makedist/utils
+%doc ChangeLog LICENSE
+
+%changelog
+* Tue May 13 2014 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.5-1mamba
+- update to 2.5
+
+* Fri Sep 09 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.4-1mamba
+- update to 2.4
+- removed requirement for splashutils
+
+* Tue Mar 08 2011 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.3-1mamba
+- update to 2.3
+
+* Sat May 01 2010 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.2.0-1mamba
+- update to 2.2.0
+
+* Fri Apr 03 2009 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.1.1-1mamba
+- update to 2.1.1
+
+* Sun Jan 25 2009 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.1.0-1mamba
+- update to 2.1.0
+
+* Tue Sep 02 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.9-1mamba
+- update to 2.0.9
+
+* Thu Aug 09 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.8-1mamba
+- update to 2.0.8
+
+* Wed Jul 04 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.7-1mamba
+- update to 2.0.7
+
+* Sat Jun 30 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.6-1mamba
+- update to 2.0.6
+
+* Sat Jun 30 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.5-1mamba
+- update to 2.0.5
+
+* Mon May 28 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.4-1mamba
+- update to 2.0.4
+
+* Sat Mar 10 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.3-1qilnx
+- update to version 2.0.3 by autospec
+
+* Tue Feb 20 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.2-1qilnx
+- update to version 2.0.2 by autospec
+- add makedist symlink in bindir
+
+* Tue Feb 13 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.1-1qilnx
+- update to version 2.0.1 by autospec
+- open /var/makedist to packager group
+
+* Mon Jan 29 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.0.0-1qilnx
+- first release as makedis (old name was qilinuxcd)