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 # memcached
 
+memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.
+
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+Name:          memcached
+Version:       1.4.19
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A high-performance, distributed memory object caching system
+Group:         System/Tools
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://code.google.com/p/memcached
+## GITSOURCE https://github.com/memcached/memcached.git 1.4.17
+Source:        https://github.com/memcached/memcached.git/%{version}/memcached-%{version}.tar.bz2
+License:       BSD
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libevent-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.
+
+%package devel
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Summary:       Development files for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+This package contains header files for developing applications that use %{name}.
+
+%debug_package
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+./autogen.sh
+%configure
+%make
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/memcached
+%{_mandir}/man1/memcached.1*
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING LICENSE
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%dir %{_includedir}/memcached
+%{_includedir}/memcached/protocol_binary.h
+%doc ChangeLog NEWS README.md
+
+%changelog
+* Tue May 06 2014 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.4.19-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sun Apr 20 2014 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.4.18-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sat Mar 01 2014 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.4.17-1mamba
+- package created using the webbuild interface