diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-yard-0.5.3.gem
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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index 0000000..a672f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+2016-06-04: Retired orphaned package, because it was orphaned for
+more than six weeks.
+
diff --git a/rubygem-yard.spec b/rubygem-yard.spec
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-%define gemdir %(ruby -rubygems -e 'puts Gem::dir' 2>/dev/null)
-%define gemname yard
-%define geminstdir %{gemdir}/gems/%{gemname}-%{version}
-
-%define rubyabi 1.8 
-
-Name: rubygem-%{gemname}
-Summary: Documentation tool for consistent and usable documentation in Ruby
-Version: 0.5.3
-Release: 3%{?dist}
-Group: Development/Languages
-License: MIT and (GPLv2 or Ruby)
-URL: http://yardoc.org
-
-Source0: http://gemcutter.org/downloads/%{gemname}-%{version}.gem
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-Requires: rubygems
-Requires: ruby(abi) = %{rubyabi}
-BuildRequires: rubygems
-BuildRequires(check): rubygem(rake)
-BuildRequires(check): rubygem(rspec)
-BuildRequires(check): rubygem(RedCloth)
-BuildArch: noarch
-Provides: rubygem(%{gemname}) = %{version}
-
-%description
-YARD is a documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language.
-It enables the user to generate consistent, usable documentation that can be
-exported to a number of formats very easily, and also supports extending for
-custom Ruby constructs such as custom class level definitions.
-
-
-%prep
-%setup -q -T -c
-
-%build
-
-%install
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gemdir}
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
-
-gem install --local --install-dir ./%{gemdir} \
-            --force --rdoc %{SOURCE0}
-cp -a ./%{gemdir}/* %{buildroot}/%{gemdir}/. 
-mv %{buildroot}%{gemdir}/bin/* %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
-rmdir %{buildroot}%{gemdir}/bin
-find %{buildroot}%{geminstdir}/bin -type f | xargs chmod a+x
-
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
-%check
-pushd .%{geminstdir} 
-rake spec || : 
-
-%files
-%defattr(-, root, root, -)
-%{_bindir}/yardoc
-%{_bindir}/yri
-%{_bindir}/yard-graph
-%dir %{geminstdir} 
-%{geminstdir}/bin
-%{geminstdir}/lib
-%{geminstdir}/templates
-%{geminstdir}/.yardopts
-
-%{gemdir}/cache/%{gemname}-%{version}.gem
-%{gemdir}/specifications/%{gemname}-%{version}.gemspec
-
-%doc %{geminstdir}/LICENSE 
-%doc %{geminstdir}/README.md
-%doc %{geminstdir}/Rakefile
-%doc %{geminstdir}/ChangeLog
-%doc %{geminstdir}/benchmarks 
-%doc %{geminstdir}/spec
-%doc %{geminstdir}/docs
-%doc %{gemdir}/doc/%{gemname}-%{version}
-
-
-%changelog
-* Mon Feb 22 2010 Mohammed Morsi <mmorsi@redhat.com> - 0.5.3-3
-- fixed dependencies/package issues according to guidelines
-
-* Mon Feb 08 2010 Mohammed Morsi <mmorsi@redhat.com> - 0.5.3-2
-- cleaned up macros, other package guideline compliance fixes
-- corrected license, added MIT
-- include all files and docs, added check/test section
-
-* Mon Feb 08 2010 Mohammed Morsi <mmorsi@redhat.com> - 0.5.3-1
-- Initial package
-
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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--- a/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5bf1e34356d0803203ddf97d03fdf0e3  yard-0.5.3.gem