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+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb  7 21:58:11 UTC 2025 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Update to release 2.8.1
+  * Added Stop/Start/Pause/Resume for Fluidsynth
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jul 28 05:06:40 UTC 2024 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
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 #
 # spec file for package SDL2_mixer
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
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 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
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 Name:           SDL2_mixer
 %define lname	libSDL2_mixer-2_0-0
-Version:        2.8.0
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 Release:        0
 Summary:        SDL2 sound mixer library
 License:        Zlib
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