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+##
+##  socat.spec -- OpenPKG RPM Specification
+##  Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Cable & Wireless Deutschland GmbH
+##  Copyright (c) 2000-2002 The OpenPKG Project <http://www.openpkg.org/>
+##  Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
+##
+##  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_major  1.1
+%define       V_minor  0.0
+
+#   package information
+Name:         socat
+Summary:      Socket Client
+URL:          http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
+Vendor:       Gerhard Rieger
+Packager:     The OpenPKG Project
+Distribution: OpenPKG [EXP]
+Group:        Network
+License:      GPL
+Version:      %{V_major}.%{V_minor}
+Release:      20020530
+
+#   list of sources
+Source0:      http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-%{version}.tar.bz2
+
+#   build information
+Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
+BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, readline
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206
+AutoReq:      no
+AutoReqProv:  no
+
+%description
+    socat is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two
+    independent data channels. Each of these data channels may be a
+    file, pipe, device (terminal or modem etc.), socket (UNIX, IP4, IP6
+    - raw, UDP, TCP), a file descriptor (stdin etc.), a program, or an
+    arbitrary combination of two of these.
+
+%prep
+    %setup -q -n socat-%{V_major}
+
+%build
+    CC="%{l_cc}" \
+    CFLAGS="%{l_cflags -O}" \
+    CPPFLAGS="-I%{l_prefix}/include" \
+    LDFLAGS="-L%{l_prefix}/lib" \
+    ./configure \
+        --prefix=%{l_prefix} \
+        --enable-msglevel=debug \
+        --enable-readline
+    %{l_make} %{l_mflags -O}
+
+%install
+    rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+    %{l_shtool} mkdir -f -p -m 755 \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/man/man1
+    %{l_shtool} subst -e 's;-o 0 -g 0;;' Makefile
+    %{l_make} %{l_mflags} install \
+        prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix} \
+        exec_prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}
+    strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin/* >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    %{l_rpmtool} files -v -ofiles -r$RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{l_files_std}
+
+%files -f files
+
+%clean
+    rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+