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+##
+##  metrictank.spec -- OpenPKG RPM Package Specification
+##  Copyright (c) 2000-2018 OpenPKG Project <http://openpkg.org/>
+##
+##  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
+##  any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
+##  the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
+##  copies.
+##
+##  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
+##  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+##  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+##  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
+##  CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+##  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+##  LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
+##  USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+##  ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+##  OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+##  OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+##  SUCH DAMAGE.
+##
+
+#   package version
+%define       V_opkg  0.8.1
+%define       V_dist  20180225
+
+#   package information
+Name:         metrictank
+Summary:      Time-Series Database
+URL:          https://github.com/grafana/metrictank
+Vendor:       D. Plaetinck, A. Woods, J. Bingham, D. Gryski
+Packager:     OpenPKG Project
+Distribution: OpenPKG Community
+Class:        EVAL
+Group:        Database
+License:      AGPL
+Version:      %{V_opkg}
+Release:      20180225
+
+#   list of sources
+Source0:      http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/metrictank/metrictank-%{V_dist}.tar.xz
+
+#   build information
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, go
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101
+PreReq:       cassandra
+
+%description
+    MetricTank is a Cassandra-backed, Metrics 2.0 based, multi-tenant
+    time-series database for Graphite and friends.
+
+%track
+    prog metrictank:release = {
+        version   = %{V_opkg}
+        url       = https://github.com/grafana/metrictank/releases
+        regex     = (__VER__)\.tar\.gz
+    }
+    prog metrictank:snapshot = {
+        version   = %{V_dist}
+        url       = http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/metrictank/
+        regex     = metrictank-(__VER__)\.tar\.xz
+    }
+
+%prep
+    %setup -q -n metrictank
+
+%build
+    #   build program
+    export GOPATH=`pwd`
+    go build -x -o metrictank github.com/grafana/metrictank
+
+%install
+    #   install program
+    %{l_shtool} mkdir -f -p -m 755 \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/sbin
+    %{l_shtool} install -c -s -m 755 \
+        metrictank $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/sbin/
+
+    #   determine installation files
+    %{l_rpmtool} files -v -ofiles -r$RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{l_files_std}
+
+%files -f files
+
+%clean
+