diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+liblockfile_1.08.orig.tar.gz
diff --git a/liblockfile.spec b/liblockfile.spec
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index 0000000..581070c
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+Name:           liblockfile
+Version:        1.08
+Release:        9%{?dist}
+Summary:        This implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV systems
+
+Group:          Applications/System
+# regarding license please see file COPYRIGHT
+License:        GPLv2+ 
+URL:            http://packages.qa.debian.org/libl/liblockfile.html
+Source0:        http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libl/liblockfile/liblockfile_1.08.orig.tar.gz
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+
+%description
+This library implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV
+systems. These functions are designed to lock the standard mailboxes in
+/var/mail (or wherever the system puts them).
+
+In additions, this library adds a number of functions to create,
+manage and remove generic lockfiles.
+
+%package devel
+Summary: Development files for %{name}
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel 
+The %{name}-devel package contains libraries and header files for
+developing applications that use %{name}.
+
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
+
+# remove -g root from install
+sed -i "s/install -g root -m 755 dotlockfile \$(ROOT)\$(bindir);/install -m 755 dotlockfile \$(ROOT)\$(bindir);/" Makefile.in
+
+
+%build
+%configure --enable-shared
+make %{?_smp_mflags} 
+
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_includedir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man3
+make ROOT=%{buildroot} install
+
+# create links for ldconfig
+ln -s %{_libdir}/liblockfile.so.1.0 %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/liblockfile.so.1
+
+%clean
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_bindir}/dotlockfile
+%{_libdir}/liblockfile.so.1.0
+%{_libdir}/liblockfile.so.1
+%{_mandir}/man1/dotlockfile.1*
+%doc README COPYRIGHT Changelog
+
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_libdir}/liblockfile.so
+%{_includedir}/maillock.h
+%{_includedir}/lockfile.h
+%{_mandir}/man3/lockfile_create.3*
+%{_mandir}/man3/maillock.3*
+
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Aug 6 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-9
+- change description and summary of -devel-subpackage
+- make wildcard for man-pages even match against uncompressed files
+
+* Fri Aug 6 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-8
+- rename to liblockfile
+- sorting file to main and -devel package
+- explicitly list files in files-section
+
+* Fri Aug 6 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-7
+- remove COPYRIGHT from devel
+- just fix one missing link from upstream
+
+* Thu Aug 5 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-6
+- include COPYRIGHT in -devel, too
+- remove unnecessary exclude
+
+* Tue Aug 3 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-5
+- fix shared lib warning, sort lib to devel
+- choose GPLv2+ as License (until we know better)
+
+* Wed Jul 28 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-4
+- rename to lockfile
+- sort lib to top package, fix license, build shared lib
+
+* Sun Jul 18 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-3
+- fix up hidden dirs, and links
+
+* Wed Jun 30 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-2
+- replace patch by sed-script
+
+* Sat May 22 2010 Matthias Runge <mrunge@matthias-runge.de> 1.08-1
+- initial build
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+c24e2dfb4a2aab0263fe5ac1564d305e  liblockfile_1.08.orig.tar.gz