diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+/pystring-1.1.3.tar.gz
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+project(pystring
+	LANGUAGES CXX
+	)
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-O3 -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wconversion -Wcast-qual -Wformat=2 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+mark_as_advanced(CLEAR CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR
+                       CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR
+					   )
+
+add_library(pystring SHARED
+    pystring.cpp
+	)
+
+set_target_properties(pystring PROPERTIES 
+    SOVERSION 0.0
+	)
+
+install(TARGETS pystring
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+	)
+
+install(FILES pystring.h
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/pystring
+	)
+
+add_executable(test pystring.cpp test.cpp)
+target_compile_definitions(test PRIVATE PYSTRING_UNITTEST=1)
diff --git a/pystring.spec b/pystring.spec
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+++ b/pystring.spec
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+%undefine __cmake_in_source_build
+
+Name:           pystring
+Version:        1.1.3
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        Collection of C++ functions emulating Python's string class methods
+License:        BSD
+URL:            https://github.com/imageworks/pystring
+Source0:        https://github.com/imageworks/%{name}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source100:      CMakeLists.txt
+
+BuildRequires:  cmake
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+
+%description
+Pystring is a collection of C++ functions which match the interface and
+behavior of Python's string class methods using std::string. Implemented in
+C++, it does not require or make use of a Python interpreter. It provides
+convenience and familiarity for common string operations not included in the
+standard C++ library. It's also useful in environments where both C++ and
+Python are used.
+
+Overlapping functionality (such as index and slice/substr) of std::string is
+included to match Python interfaces.
+
+Originally developed at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
+http://opensource.imageworks.com/
+
+%package devel
+
+Summary:        Development files for %{name}
+Requires:       %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+%{summary}.
+
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -p1
+cp %{SOURCE100} .
+
+
+%build
+%cmake
+%cmake_build
+
+
+%install
+%cmake_install
+
+
+%check
+pushd %{__cmake_builddir}
+./test
+
+
+%files
+%license LICENSE
+%doc README
+%{_libdir}/libpystring.so.0.0
+
+%files devel
+%{_includedir}/pystring/
+%{_libdir}/libpystring.so
+
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Nov 28 2020 Richard Shaw <hobbes1069@gmail.com> - 1.1.3-1
+- Initial packaging.
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+++ b/sources
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+SHA512 (pystring-1.1.3.tar.gz) = a46bb2e96d6eb351a4a8097cde46ac2877d28e88f9e57e0ac36c42e8fc8543517c4be70306a01e2f88a891fc53c612494aeb37f47a200d94b8e1b050ed16eff6