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 # pyicu
 
+A Python extension wrapping IBM's International Components for Unicode C++ library (ICU).
+
diff --git a/pyicu.spec b/pyicu.spec
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+Name:          pyicu
+Version:       1.9.2
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       A Python extension wrapping IBM's International Components for Unicode C++ library (ICU)
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           https://github.com/ovalhub/pyicu
+Source:        https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/P/PyICU/PyICU-%{version}.tar.gz
+License:       OSI Approved
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libgcc
+BuildRequires: libicu-devel
+BuildRequires: libpython-devel
+BuildRequires: libpython27-devel
+BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRequires: libpython-devel
+Requires:      python >= %python_version
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+%{summary}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n PyICU-%{version}
+
+%build
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} setup.py build
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%{__python} setup.py install \
+   -O1 --skip-build \
+   --root="%{buildroot}" \
+   --install-headers=%{_includedir}/python \
+   --install-lib=%{python_sitearch} \
+   --record=%{name}.filelist
+
+sed -i "\,\.egg-info/,d;s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
+
+%files -f %{name}.filelist
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%dir %{python_sitearch}/PyICU-%{version}-py*.egg-info
+%{python_sitearch}/PyICU-%{version}-py*.egg-info/*
+%doc CREDITS LICENSE
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Mar 05 2016 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.9.2-1mamba
+- package created using the webbuild interface