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+Name:             lazarus
+Version:          0.9.22
+Release:          2
+Summary:          Lazarus Component Library and IDE
+
+Group:            Development/Languages
+License:          GPL and modified LGPL
+URL:              http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/
+Source:           %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Packager:         Alexander Schaber
+BuildRoot:        %{_tmppath}/build-%{name}-%{version}
+
+BuildRequires:    fpc, texlive-latex, glib, glib-devel, gtk-devel, gtk2-devel
+Requires:         fpc-src, fpc, gdk-pixbuf, gtk+, glibc, gdb
+# NOTE: without the symlink trick for gtk1, it requires the devel packages.
+
+Requires(post):   desktop-file-utils
+Requires(postun): desktop-file-utils
+
+%description
+Lazarus is a free and open source Rapid Application Development tool for
+the FreePascal compiler using the Lazarus component library - LCL. The LCL
+is included in this package.
+
+%prep
+%setup -c
+
+%build
+cd lazarus
+MAKEOPTS="-Fl/opt/gnome/lib"
+if [ -n "$FPCCfg" ]; then
+  MAKEOPTS="$MAKEOPTS -n @$FPCCfg"
+fi
+make bigide OPT="$MAKEOPTS" USESVN2REVISIONINC=0
+make tools OPT="$MAKEOPTS"
+make lazbuilder OPT="$MAKEOPTS"
+# build gtk2 .ppu
+export LCL_PLATFORM=gtk2
+make lcl ideintf packager/registration bigidecomponents OPT="$MAKEOPTS"
+export LCL_PLATFORM=
+strip lazarus
+strip startlazarus
+strip lazbuild
+
+%install
+[ %{buildroot} != "/" ] && ( rm -rf %{buildroot} )
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/pixmaps
+# mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/gnome/apps/Development
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1
+cp -a lazarus/* %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/
+  install -m 644 lazarus/images/ide_icon48x48.png %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/pixmaps/lazarus.png
+  install -m 644 lazarus/install/lazarus.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/lazarus.desktop
+ln -sf ../%{_lib}/%{name}/lazarus %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/lazarus
+ln -sf ../%{_lib}/%{name}/startlazarus %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/startlazarus
+ln -sf ../%{_lib}/%{name}/lazbuild %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/lazbuild
+cat lazarus/docs/lazbuild.1 | gzip > %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/lazbuild.1.gz
+
+%clean
+[ %{buildroot} != "/" ] && ( rm -rf %{buildroot} )
+
+%post
+%{_libdir}/%{name}/tools/install/rpm/create_gtk1_links.sh
+#update-desktop-database &> /dev/null ||:
+
+%postun
+update-desktop-database &> /dev/null ||:
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_libdir}/%{name}
+%{_bindir}/*
+  %{_datadir}/pixmaps/lazarus.png
+  %{_datadir}/applications/lazarus.desktop
+%{_mandir}/*/*
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Sep 9 2006 Mattias Gaertner <mattias@freepascal.org> 0.9.18-0
+- Initial build.
+* Wed Jul 20 2005 Joost van der Sluis <joost@cnoc.nl> 0.9.8-0.1
+- Initial build.
+