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 # pdf417encode
 
+pdf417_encode is a program that converts ascii text to the pdf417 barcode standard. It supports text compression, numeric compression and byte compression. It currently produces postscript and pbm output for the barcode.
+
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+Summary:       Converts ascii text to the pdf417 barcode standard
+Name:          pdf417encode
+Version:       4.4
+Release:       2mamba
+License:       GPL
+Group:         Applications/Graphics
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdf417encode/
+Source0:       http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pdf417encode/pdf417_enc.%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libgif-devel
+BuildRequires: libX11-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+
+%description
+pdf417_encode is a program that converts ascii text to the pdf417 barcode standard. It supports text compression, numeric compression and byte compression. It currently produces postscript and pbm output for the barcode.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n pdf417_enc.%{version}
+
+%build
+
+%install
+install -D -m 755 pdf417_enc %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pdf417_enc
+install  -D -m 755 libpdf417enc.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libpdf417enc.so
+
+%clean
+[ -n "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -a "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != / ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%{_bindir}/pdf417_enc
+%{_libdir}/libpdf417enc.so
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Aug 18 2013 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 4.4-2mamba
+- automatic rebuild by autodist
+
+* Sun Mar 02 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 4.4-1mamba
+- update to 4.4
+
+* Thu Jun 09 2005 Alessandro Ramazzina <alessandro.ramazzina@qilinux.it> 4.1-2qilnx
+- rebuild and moved from devel-contrib repository to devel repository
+
+* Wed Jun 8 2005 Matteo Bernasconi <voyagernm@virgilio.it> 0.98-1qilnx
+- First Build