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 # perl-Image-Base
 
+Base class for loading, manipulating and saving images.
+
diff --git a/perl-Image-Base.spec b/perl-Image-Base.spec
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+%define perl_major_ver %(eval `perl -V:version`; echo ${version%*.[0-9]*}.0)
+
+Name:          perl-Image-Base
+Version:       1.17
+Release:       2mamba
+Summary:       Image::Base - Base class for loading, manipulating and saving images
+Group:         Development/Libraries/Perl
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org>
+URL:           http://www.cpan.org
+Source:        http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Image/Image-Base-%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       GPL
+BuildRequires: perl-devel >= %perl_major_ver
+Requires:      perl >= %perl_major_ver
+BuildArch:     noarch
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Base class for loading, manipulating and saving images.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n Image-Base-%{version}
+
+%build
+perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=%{_prefix} INSTALLDIRS=vendor
+%make
+%make test
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall_perl
+
+packlist=`find %{buildroot} -name .packlist`
+[ -z "$packlist" ] && exit 1 || cat $packlist | \
+   sed "s,%{buildroot},,g;s,.*/man/.*,&.gz,g" | \
+   sort -u > .packlist && rm -f $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}"
+
+%files -f .packlist
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Nov 12 2012 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.17-2mamba
+- perl 5.16 mass rebuild
+
+* Mon Aug 06 2012 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.17-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Mon Jul 25 2011 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.16-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Wed Mar 16 2011 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.15-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
+* Wed Nov 05 2008 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.07-3mamba
+- automatic rebuild by autodist
+
+* Fri Nov 30 2007 Aleph0 <aleph0@openmamba.org> 1.07-2mamba
+- specfile updated
+
+* Tue Oct 26 2004 Mirko Cortillaro <mirko.cortillaro@qilinux.it> 1.07-1qilnx
+- package created by autospec