diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e1307d8..0000000
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-xdx-2.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..807e792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xdx-2.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 2129159..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Makefile for source rpm: xdx
-# $Id$
-NAME := xdx
-SPECFILE = $(firstword $(wildcard *.spec))
-
-define find-makefile-common
-for d in common ../common ../../common ; do if [ -f $$d/Makefile.common ] ; then if [ -f $$d/CVS/Root -a -w $$/Makefile.common ] ; then cd $$d ; cvs -Q update ; fi ; echo "$$d/Makefile.common" ; break ; fi ; done
-endef
-
-MAKEFILE_COMMON := $(shell $(find-makefile-common))
-
-ifeq ($(MAKEFILE_COMMON),)
-# attept a checkout
-define checkout-makefile-common
-test -f CVS/Root && { cvs -Q -d $$(cat CVS/Root) checkout common && echo "common/Makefile.common" ; } || { echo "ERROR: I can't figure out how to checkout the 'common' module." ; exit -1 ; } >&2
-endef
-
-MAKEFILE_COMMON := $(shell $(checkout-makefile-common))
-endif
-
-include $(MAKEFILE_COMMON)
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c90bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This package was retired on 2011-07-25 due to it being unable to build this package for multiple releases (FTBFS).
diff --git a/sources b/sources
deleted file mode 100644
index 26dadf3..0000000
--- a/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9834e9759f7d6a0b7b2fe200020551d7  xdx-2.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/xdx.spec b/xdx.spec
deleted file mode 100644
index 3915d24..0000000
--- a/xdx.spec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-Name:           xdx
-Version:        2.4
-Release:        2%{?dist}
-Summary:        DX-cluster tcp/ip client for amateur radio
-
-Group:          Applications/Communications
-License:        GPLv2+
-URL:            http://pg4i.chronos.org.uk/linux/%{name}.html
-Source0:        http://pg4i.chronos.org.uk/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig, gtk2-devel, gettext, desktop-file-utils
-#Requires:       
-
-%description
-Xdx is a client to connect to a DX-cluster. Dx messages will be displayed
-in a list, announcements will go to a text display.
-
-As well as the usual functions, if you have hamlib installed it can control
-the radio and set the frequency simply by double clicking a DX-spot
-(using rigctl).
-
-%prep
-%setup -q
-
-
-%build
-%configure
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
-
-
-%install
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-%find_lang %{name}
-
-desktop-file-install --vendor fedora --delete-original  \
-        --dir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications   \
-        --remove-category Application \
-        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/Xdx.desktop
-
-#don't include backup file in package
-rm -f `find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name *~`
-
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-
-%files -f %{name}.lang
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc README AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS
-%{_bindir}/%{name}
-%{_datadir}/%{name}
-%{_datadir}/applications/*
-%{_datadir}/man/man1/%{name}.1.gz
-
-
-%changelog
-* Thu Feb 28 2008 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 2.4-2
-- Submit for review
-
-* Tue Dec 05 2007 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 2.4-1
-- Upstream update
-
-* Thu Nov 22 2007 Sindre Pedersen Bjørdal <foolish@guezz.net> 2.3-2
-- Update License to GPLv2+
-- Add gettext dependency
-- Add desktop-file-utils shebang
-- Don't include backup files
-
-* Tue Nov 20 2007 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 2.3-1
-- Initial SPEC
-