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 # perl-Convert-ASCII-Armour
 
+This perl module converts hashes of binary octets into ASCII messages suitable for transfer over 6-bit clean transport channels.
+The encoded ASCII resembles PGP\'s armoured messages, but are in no way compatible with PGP.
+
diff --git a/perl-Convert-ASCII-Armour.spec b/perl-Convert-ASCII-Armour.spec
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+%define perl_major_ver %(eval `perl -V:version`; echo ${version%*.[0-9]*}.0)
+
+Name:          perl-Convert-ASCII-Armour
+Version:       1.4
+Release:       4mamba
+Summary:       Convert::ASCII::Armour - Convert binary octets into ASCII armoured messages
+Group:         Development/Libraries/Perl
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.cpan.org
+Source:        http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/V/VI/VIPUL/Convert-ASCII-Armour-%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       GPL
+BuildRequires: perl-devel >= %PERL_VERSION
+BuildRequires: perl-Compress-Zlib
+Requires:      perl >= %PERL_VERSION
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/perl-root
+
+%description
+This perl module converts hashes of binary octets into ASCII messages suitable for transfer over 6-bit clean transport channels.
+The encoded ASCII resembles PGP\'s armoured messages, but are in no way compatible with PGP.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n Convert-ASCII-Armour-%{version}
+
+%build
+perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=%{_prefix} INSTALLDIRS=vendor
+
+%make
+make test
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall_perl
+packlist=`find %{buildroot} -name .packlist`
+[ -z "$packlist" ] && exit 1 || cat $packlist | \
+   sed "s,%buildroot,,g;s,.*/man/.*,&.gz,g" | \
+   sort -u > .packlist && rm $packlist
+
+strid=`echo $packlist | sed 's,.*auto\(.*\)/.packlist,\1,'`
+for dir in `find %{buildroot} -type d | grep $strid`; do
+   echo "%dir ${dir#%buildroot}" >> .packlist
+done
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+rm -f .packlist
+
+%files -f .packlist
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Nov 13 2012 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.4-4mamba
+- perl 5.16 mass rebuild
+
+* Tue Nov 04 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.4-3mamba
+- automatic rebuild by autodist
+
+* Fri Sep 14 2007 Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org> 1.4-2mamba
+- spec file fixed and updated
+
+* Thu May 06 2004 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.4-1qilnx
+- first build