diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index e69de29..1f34b86 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
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+gwenhywfar-1.7.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/gwenhywfar.spec b/gwenhywfar.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b8476
--- /dev/null
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+Summary: A multi-platform helper library for other libraries
+Name: gwenhywfar
+Version: 1.7.2
+Release: 1
+Source: http://download.sourceforge.net/gwenhywfar/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Group: System Environment/Libraries
+License: LGPL
+URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gwenhywfar
+BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+BuildRequires: openssl-devel ncurses-devel gettext
+Prereq: /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%description
+This is Gwenhywfar, a multi-platform helper library for networking and
+security applications and libraries. It is heavily used by libchipcard
+www.libchipcard.de and AqBanking/AqHBCI, the German online banking 
+libraries.
+
+%package devel
+Summary: Gwenhywfar development kit
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+%description devel
+This package contains gwenhywfar-config and header files for writing and
+compiling programs using Gwenhywfar.
+
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+%configure --disable-static
+make
+
+%install
+[ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
+
+find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name *.la -exec rm -f {} \;
+
+%clean
+[ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%doc AUTHORS README COPYING ChangeLog
+%{_libdir}/*.so.*
+%{_libdir}/%{name}
+%{_datadir}/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/gwenhywfar.mo
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/gwenhywfar-config
+%{_bindir}/xmlmerge
+%{_bindir}/dlgtest
+%{_bindir}/mklistdoc
+%{_bindir}/typemaker
+%{_includedir}/gwenhywfar
+%{_includedir}/gwenpp
+%{_libdir}/*.so
+%{_datadir}/aclocal/gwenhywfar.m4
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Feb  9 2005 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com> 1.7.2-1
+- initial packaging, adopt upstream package
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..23d3176 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
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+58cb6053041898684da2edfab51a23f1  gwenhywfar-1.7.2.tar.gz