diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/dee-0.4.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/dee.spec b/dee.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e458e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dee.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+Summary:	Model to synchronize multiple instances over DBus
+Name:		dee
+Version:	0.4.2
+Release:	1%{?dist}
+# GPLv3-licensed tests and examples are in the tarball, but not
+# installed
+License:	LGPLv3
+Group:		System Environment/Libraries
+URL:		https://launchpad.net/dee
+Source0:	http://launchpad.net/dee/0.4/%{version}/+download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires:	vala-tools
+BuildRequires:	gtk-doc
+BuildRequires:	dbus-glib-devel
+BuildRequires:	gobject-introspection-devel
+
+%description
+Libdee is a library that uses DBus to provide objects allowing you to
+create Model-View-Controller type programs across DBus. It also
+consists of utility objects which extend DBus allowing for peer-to-peer
+discoverability of known objects without needing a central registrar.
+
+%package	devel
+Summary:	Development files for %{name}
+Group:		Development/Libraries
+Requires:	%{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:	pkgconfig
+
+%description	devel
+The %{name}-devel package contains libraries and header files for
+developing applications that use %{name}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+# this somehow fixes an underlinking issue: see https://bugs.launchpad.net/dee/+bug/684766
+autoreconf -i
+
+%configure --disable-static
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
+find %{buildroot} -regex ".*\.la$" | xargs rm -f --
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc COPYING
+%{_libdir}/girepository-1.0/*.typelib
+%{_libdir}/libdee*.so.*
+
+%files	devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc COPYING
+%{_includedir}/dee-1.0
+%{_libdir}/libdee*.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
+%{_datadir}/gir-1.0/*.gir
+%{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/dee-1.0
+%{_datadir}/vala/vapi/*.vapi
+%{_datadir}/vala/vapi/*.deps
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Dec 03 2010 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 0.4.2-1
+- initial package
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..ff4dab4 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+8254998bdb7318db3b0910fcc5f34a93  dee-0.4.2.tar.gz