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-%ifnarch %{ix86} x86_64 %{arm}
-%bcond_with tests
-%else
-%bcond_without tests
-%endif
-
-Name:          viennacl
-Version:       1.7.1
-Release:       7%{?dist}
-Summary:       Linear algebra and solver library using CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenMP
-License:       MIT and ISC
-URL:           http://viennacl.sourceforge.net/
-Source0:       http://sourceforge.net/projects/%{name}/files/1.7.x/ViennaCL-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildArch:     noarch
-
-BuildRequires: gcc-c++ cmake
-BuildRequires: opencl-headers ocl-icd-devel
-Buildrequires: boost-devel
-%if %{with tests}
-BuildRequires: pocl
-BuildRequires: clang
-%endif
-
-
-%description
-ViennaCL provides high level C++ interfaces for linear algebra routines on CPUs
-and GPUs using CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenMP. The focus is on generic implementations
-of iterative solvers often used for large linear systems and simple integration
-into existing projects.
-
-%package devel
-Summary:  Linear algebra and solver library using CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenMP
-
-%description devel
-ViennaCL provides high level C++ interfaces for linear algebra routines on CPUs
-and GPUs using CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenMP. The focus is on generic implementations
-of iterative solvers often used for large linear systems and simple integration
-into existing projects.
-
-%package doc
-Summary: Documentation for %{name}
-
-%description doc
-ViennaCL provides high level C++ interfaces for linear algebra routines on CPUs
-and GPUs using CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenMP. The focus is on generic implementations
-of iterative solvers often used for large linear systems and simple integration
-into existing projects.
-
-
-%prep
-%autosetup -n ViennaCL-%{version}
-rm -vrf CL
-
-%build
-pushd build
-        %cmake .. \
-        -DINSTALL_CMAKE_DIR:PATH=%{_datadir}/cmake/Modules \
-        -DVIENNACL_WITH_OPENCL=ON \
-        -DVIENNACL_WITH_OPENMP=ON \
-        -DBUILD_TESTING=%{?with_tests:ON}%{!?with_tests:OFF}
-        %make_build
-popd
-
-
-%install
-%make_install -C build
-
-%if %{with tests}
-%check
-pushd build
-	# https://sourceforge.net/p/viennacl/mailman/message/35517365/
-        ctest -VV --output-on-failure -E "(bisect-opencl|sparse_prod-opencl)"
-popd
-%endif
-
-%files devel
-%doc README
-%license LICENSE
-%{_includedir}/%{name}/
-%dir %{_datadir}/cmake
-%dir %{_datadir}/cmake/Modules
-%exclude %{_datadir}/cmake/Modules/FindOpenCL.cmake
-%{_datadir}/cmake/Modules/ViennaCLConfig.cmake
-%{_datadir}/cmake/Modules/ViennaCLConfigVersion.cmake
-
-%files doc
-%doc doc/html
-
-
-%changelog
-* Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.1-7
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.1-6
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.1-5
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Dec 29 2016 Ilya Gradina <ilya.gradina@gmail.com> - 1.7.1-4
-- exclude in cmake modules FindOpenCL
-
-* Thu Dec 01 2016 Ilya Gradina <ilya.gradina@gmail.com> - 1.7.1-3
-- trivial changes in spec file 
-
-* Wed Nov 30 2016 Ilya Gradina <ilya.gradina@gmail.com> - 1.7.1-2
-- skipped two tests, status tests: https://sourceforge.net/p/viennacl/mailman/message/35517365/ 
-
-* Thu Jan 21 2016 Ilya Gradina <ilya.gradina@gmail.com> - 1.7.1-1
-- update to 1.7.1
-- deleted example files
- 
-* Sat Dec 19 2015 Ilya Gradina <ilya.gradina@gmail.com> - 1.7.0-2
-- add devel, doc and example files
-- trivial fixes in spec
-
-* Sun Dec 06 2015 Ilya Gradina <ilya.gradina@gmail.com> - 1.7.0-1
-- Initial package