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--- a/armadillo-2.4.3.tar.gz
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diff --git a/armadillo-2.4.4.tar.gz b/armadillo-2.4.4.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b2a849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/armadillo-2.4.4.tar.gz
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diff --git a/armadillo.changes b/armadillo.changes
index 644ef2f..cda783b 100644
--- a/armadillo.changes
+++ b/armadillo.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr  4 06:37:58 UTC 2012 - badshah400@gmail.com
+
+- Update to version 2.4.4:
+  + Fixes for qr() and syl()
+  + More portable wall_clock class
+  + Faster relational operators on submatrices.
+- Update lapack dependencies in keeping with lapack changes in
+  devel project to fix builds on openSUSE 12.1 and 11.4.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb  7 23:23:50 UTC 2012 - badshah400@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/armadillo.spec b/armadillo.spec
index 5f66c98..39432bc 100644
--- a/armadillo.spec
+++ b/armadillo.spec
@@ -16,21 +16,20 @@
 #
 
 
-
 Name:           armadillo
-Version:        2.4.3
-Release:        1
-License:        LGPL-3.0+
+Version:        2.4.4
+Release:        0
 Summary:        Fast C++ matrix library with interfaces to LAPACK and ATLAS
-Url:            http://arma.sourceforge.net/
+License:        LGPL-3.0+
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+Url:            http://arma.sourceforge.net/
 Source:         http://sourceforge.net/projects/arma/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
-BuildRequires:  blas
+BuildRequires:  blas-devel
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  lapack
+BuildRequires:  lapack-devel
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ This package provides the shared libraries for armadillo.
 %package devel
 Summary:        Development headers and documentation for the Armadillo C++ library
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
-Requires:       blas
+Requires:       blas-devel
 Requires:       boost-devel
-Requires:       lapack
+Requires:       lapack-devel
 Requires:       libarmadillo2 = %{version}
 Requires:       libstdc++-devel