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-txmpp-0.0.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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+2014-06-04 - This package was already retired in pkgdb/blocked in koji, but no dead.package file existed. The original retirement reason is unclear.
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-dec646a9113aaada5eb423bfcd0f5a92  txmpp-0.0.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/txmpp.spec b/txmpp.spec
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-Name:             txmpp
-Version:          0.0.2
-Release:          3%{?dist}
-Summary:          A C++ XMPP library
-Group:            System Environment/Libraries
-License:          BSD
-URL:              http://www.tidg.org/txmpp
-Source0:          http://github.com/downloads/tidg/txmpp/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:        %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-
-BuildRequires:    expat-devel >= 2.0.1
-BuildRequires:    openssl-devel
-BuildRequires:    scons
-
-%description
-txmpp is a permissively licensed C++ XMPP library.
-
-%package          devel
-Summary:          Development files for %{name}
-Group:            Development/Libraries
-Requires:         %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
-
-%description      devel
-txmpp is a permissively licensed C++ XMPP library.
-
-The %{name}-devel package contains libraries and header files for
-developing applications that use %{name}.
-
-%prep
-%setup -q
-
-%build
-scons %{?_smp_mflags} --flags="%{optflags}"
-
-%install
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-scons %{?_smp_mflags} --flags="%{optflags}" --install \
-  --includedir=%{buildroot}/%{_includedir} \
-  --libdir=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
-
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
-%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
-
-%files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc AUTHORS CHANGELOG LICENSE README.md
-%{_libdir}/*.so.*
-
-%files devel
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%{_includedir}/txmpp
-%{_libdir}/*.so
-
-%changelog
-* Sun Jul 25 2010 Silas Sewell <silas@sewell.ch> - 0.0.2-3
-- Remove expat2
-
-* Sun Jul 25 2010 Silas Sewell <silas@sewell.ch> - 0.0.2-2
-- Remove documentation from devel package
-- Fix main package group
-
-* Fri Jul 02 2010 Silas Sewell <silas@sewell.ch> - 0.0.2-1
-- Release 0.0.2
-- Include AUTHORS & CHANGELOG
-
-* Tue Jun 15 2010 Silas Sewell <silas@sewell.ch> - 0.0.1-1
-- Initial build