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+# RPM SPEC file for gtkslash
+%define name     gtkslash
+%define ver      0.5.5
+%define rel      3
+%define prefix   /usr
+
+Summary: A Slashdot headlines news ticker
+Name: %name
+Version: %ver
+Release: %rel
+Copyright: GPL
+Group: X11/Utilities
+Source: http://www.sonic.net/~tengel/%{name}/%{name}-%{ver}.tar.gz
+BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-root
+Packager: Troy Engel <tengel@sonic.net>
+URL: http://www.sonic.net/~tengel/%{name}
+Requires: gtk+ >= 1.2
+Docdir: %{prefix}/doc
+
+%description
+gtkSlash is a small program which will periodically fetch the latest
+news stories from the Slashdot website and display them to you in
+a list view. This program requires Gtk+ and Curl for proper operation.
+
+%prep
+%setup
+
+%build
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ./configure --prefix=%prefix
+if [ "$SMP" != "" ]; then
+  (make "MAKE=make -k -j $SMP"; exit 0)
+  make
+else
+  make
+fi
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{prefix} install
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/X11/wmconfig
+
+cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/X11/wmconfig/gtkslash <<EOF
+gtkslash name "gtkslash"
+gtkslash description "A Slashdot headlines news ticker"
+gtkslash group Utilities
+gtkslash exec "gtkslash &"
+EOF
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog NEWS README TODO gtkslashrc
+%{prefix}/bin/%{name}
+/etc/X11/wmconfig/gtkslash
+