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 # perl-LaTeXML
 
+LaTeXML is a TeX and LaTeX to XML translator.
+
diff --git a/perl-LaTeXML.spec b/perl-LaTeXML.spec
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+%define perl_major_ver %(eval `perl -V:version`; echo ${version%*.[0-9]*}.0)
+
+Name:          perl-LaTeXML
+Version:       0.7.0
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A TeX and LaTeX to XML translator
+Group:         System/Libraries/Perl
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://dlmf.nist.gov/LaTeXML/
+Source:        http://dlmf.nist.gov/LaTeXML/releases/LaTeXML-%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       GPL, Artistic
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: perl-devel
+BuildRequires: perl-Magick
+BuildRequires: perl-Parse-RecDescent
+BuildRequires: perl-XML-LibXML
+BuildRequires: perl-XML-LibXSLT
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRequires: perl-devel
+Requires:      perl >= %perl_major_ver
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+LaTeXML is a TeX and LaTeX to XML translator.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n LaTeXML-%{version}
+
+%build
+%{__perl} Makefile.PL PREFIX=%{_prefix} INSTALLDIRS=vendor OPTIMIZE="%{optflags}"
+
+%make
+#% make test
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeinstall_perl
+
+packlist=`find %{buildroot} -name .packlist`
+[ -z "$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)
+
+## note: eventually add the remaining documents (if any)
+# %doc README
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Aug 18 2013 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.7.0-1mamba
+- package created by silvan using the webbuild interface