diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index e69de29..46f90cb 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mimetic-0.8.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/mimetic-0.8.9-gcc41.patch b/mimetic-0.8.9-gcc41.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69dd309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mimetic-0.8.9-gcc41.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--- mimetic-0.8.9/mimetic/utils.h.gcc41	2005-03-07 16:35:08.000000000 +0100
++++ mimetic-0.8.9/mimetic/utils.h	2005-12-25 22:56:59.000000000 +0100
+@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
+  * returns an Iterator pointing at the first character of the found pattern
+  * or \p eit if the search fails
+  */
+-template<typename Iterator>
+-Iterator find_bm(Iterator bit, Iterator eit, const std::string& word)
+-{
+-    return find_bm(bit, eit, word, 
+-        typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::iterator_category());
+-}
+-
+ // find_bm specialization for random access iterators
+ template<typename Iterator>
+ Iterator find_bm(Iterator bit, Iterator eit, const std::string& word, const std::random_access_iterator_tag&)
+@@ -94,6 +87,13 @@
+     return bit + i + 1;
+ }
+ 
++template<typename Iterator>
++Iterator find_bm(Iterator bit, Iterator eit, const std::string& word)
++{
++    return find_bm(bit, eit, word, 
++        typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::iterator_category());
++}
++
+ 
+ 
+ } // ns utils
diff --git a/mimetic-0.8.9-noconfigh.patch b/mimetic-0.8.9-noconfigh.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d306307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mimetic-0.8.9-noconfigh.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Oct 24 2005 Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>
+	* os/file.h, message.h: assume that HAVE_MMAP and HAVE_UNISTD_H are
+	  '1'; this avoids problems when we are clearing <mimetic/config.h>
+	  (which conflicts with autoconf/automake) later. Because this
+	  patch is for a Fedora package, it is safe to assume that these
+	  macros are set
+
+--- mimetic-0.8.9/mimetic/os/file.h.noconfigh	2005-02-23 11:26:15.000000000 +0100
++++ mimetic-0.8.9/mimetic/os/file.h	2005-10-24 17:43:59.000000000 +0200
+@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
+ #include <iterator>
+ #include <mimetic/libconfig.h>
+ #include <mimetic/os/stdfile.h>
+-#ifdef HAVE_MMAP
++#if 1
+ #include <mimetic/os/mmfile.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+ namespace mimetic
+ {
+ 
+-#if HAVE_MMAP == 1
++#if 1 == 1
+ typedef MMFile File;
+ #else
+ typedef StdFile File;
+--- mimetic-0.8.9/mimetic/message.h.noconfigh	2005-03-07 16:35:08.000000000 +0100
++++ mimetic-0.8.9/mimetic/message.h	2005-10-24 17:43:48.000000000 +0200
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
+ #include <mimetic/mimeentity.h>
+ #include <mimetic/utils.h>
+ #include <mimetic/codec/codec.h>
+-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
++#if 1
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #endif
+ 
diff --git a/mimetic.spec b/mimetic.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19376fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mimetic.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+## $Id$
+
+%{!?release_func:%global release_func() %1%{?dist}}
+
+Name:		mimetic
+Version:	0.8.9
+Release:	%release_func 3
+Summary:	A full featured MIME library written in C++
+
+Group:		System Environment/Libraries
+License:	GPL
+URL:		http://codesink.org/mimetic_mime_library.html
+Source0:	http://codesink.org/download/%name-%version.tar.gz
+Patch0:		mimetic-0.8.9-noconfigh.patch
+Patch1:		mimetic-0.8.9-gcc41.patch
+BuildRoot:	%_tmppath/%name-%version-%release-root-%(%__id_u -n)
+
+BuildRequires:	doxygen
+
+
+%package devel
+Summary:	Files for development of applications which will use %name
+Group:		Development/Libraries
+Requires:	%name = %version-%release
+
+
+%description
+mimetic is a GPL MIME library written in C++ designed to be easy to use
+and integrate but yet fast and efficient. mimetic doesn't use exceptions
+but it heavily uses templates so a mostly standard compliant C++ compiler
+is required.
+
+
+%description devel
+mimetic is a GPL MIME library written in C++ designed to be easy to use
+and integrate but yet fast and efficient. mimetic doesn't use exceptions
+but it heavily uses templates so a mostly standard compliant C++ compiler
+is required.
+
+This package contains files for the development of applications which
+will use %name.
+
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .noconfigh
+%patch1 -p1 -b .gcc41
+
+
+%build
+%configure --disable-static
+%__make %{?_smp_mflags}
+%__make docs -C doc
+
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%__make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%_libdir/*.la
+
+echo "\
+// cleared by the Fedora Extras package; content causes conflicts
+// with autoconf/automake 'config.h' files else" > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%_includedir/%name/config.h
+
+
+%check
+%__make check
+
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+
+%post   -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README
+%_libdir/*.so.*
+
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc doc/html
+%_libdir/*.so
+%_includedir/%name
+
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Dec 25 2005 Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> - 0.8.9-3
+- fixed compilation with gcc41
+- first Fedora Extras release (review #171624)
+
+* Mon Oct 24 2005 Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> - 0.8.9-2
+- workaround problems with <mimetic/config.h> which conflicts with
+  local files from autoconf/automake
+
+* Mon Oct 24 2005 Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> - 0.8.9-1
+- initial release
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..06d741f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fa3cb93e37684c71ac5afad02870302b  mimetic-0.8.9.tar.gz