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+/v1.4.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/erlang-jsx.spec b/erlang-jsx.spec
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+%global installdir %{_libdir}/erlang/lib/jsx-%{version}
+%global debug_package %{nil}
+Name:          erlang-jsx
+Version:       1.4.2
+Release:       2%{?dist}
+Summary:       A streaming, evented json parsing toolkit
+License:       MIT
+URL:           https://github.com/talentdeficit/jsx
+Source0:       https://github.com/talentdeficit/jsx/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires: erlang-rebar
+Requires:      erlang-erts%{?_isa} >= R14B
+Requires:      erlang-stdlib%{?_isa}
+
+%description
+An erlang application for consuming, producing and
+manipulating json. inspired by yajl.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n jsx-%{version}
+
+%build
+rebar compile -v
+
+%install
+
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{installdir}/ebin
+install -pm 644 ebin/jsx.app %{buildroot}%{installdir}/ebin
+install -pm 644 ebin/*.beam %{buildroot}%{installdir}/ebin
+
+%check
+rebar eunit -v
+
+%files
+%{installdir}
+%doc CHANGES.md LICENSE README.md
+
+%changelog
+* Thu Aug 01 2013 gil cattaneo <puntogil@libero.it> 1.4.2-2
+- add debug_package nil
+- fix requires list
+- drop erlang-eunit
+
+* Fri Jul 12 2013 gil cattaneo <puntogil@libero.it> 1.4.2-1
+- initial rpm
\ No newline at end of file
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+09fb008904d4f1d57389ea43fc87cd51  v1.4.2.tar.gz