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 # reiserfsprogs
 
+The reiserfsprogs package contains programs for creating (mkreiserfs), checking and  correcting any inconsistencies (reiserfsck) and resizing (resize_reiserfs) of a  reiserfs filesystem.
+
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+Name:          reiserfsprogs
+Version:       3.6.24
+Release:       1mamba
+Summary:       Utilities for the ReiserFS filesystem
+Group:         System/Kernel and Hardware
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           http://www.kernel.org
+Source:        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jeffm/reiserfsprogs/v%{version}/reiserfsprogs-%{version}.tar.xz
+License:       GPL
+BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+The reiserfsprogs package contains programs for creating (mkreiserfs), checking and  correcting any inconsistencies (reiserfsck) and resizing (resize_reiserfs) of a  reiserfs filesystem.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+%configure
+%make
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%makeoldinstall sbindir=%{buildroot}/sbin
+
+cd %{buildroot}/sbin
+ln -sf reiserfsck fsck.reiserfs
+ln -sf mkreiserfs mkfs.reiserfs
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+/sbin/*
+%{_mandir}/man8/*
+%doc ChangeLog COPYING CREDITS README
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Aug 27 2013 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 3.6.24-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Tue Jul 02 2013 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 3.6.23-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
+* Sat Dec 15 2012 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 3.6.22-1mamba
+- update to 3.6.22
+
+* Sat Jan 17 2009 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.6.21-1mamba
+- update to 3.6.21
+
+* Fri Sep 14 2007 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.6.20-1mamba
+- update to 3.6.20
+
+* Wed Nov 09 2005 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 3.6.19-2qilnx
+- specfile updates
+
+* Tue Oct 19 2004 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 3.6.19-1qilnx
+- update to version 3.6.19 by autospec
+
+* Mon May 17 2004 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 3.6.17-1qilnx
+- new version rebuild
+
+* Fri May 14 2004 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 3.6.16-1qilnx
+- new version rebuild
+
+* Mon Mar 22 2004 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 3.6.14-1qilnx
+- new version rebuild
+
+* Thu Mar 04 2004 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it> 3.6.13-1qilnx
+- new version rebuild
+
+* Tue Apr 15 2003 Alessandro Ramazzina <alessandro.ramazzina@qinet.it> 3.6.5-1qilnx
+- creation of reiserfsprogs package