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+Summary: Curses library with POSIX thread support.
+Name: ncursest6
+Version: 6.5
+Release: 20240427
+License: X11
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Source: ncurses-%{version}-%{release}.tgz
+# URL: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
+
+%global MY_ABI 6
+
+# save value before redefining
+%global sys_libdir %{_libdir}
+
+# was redefined...
+#global _prefix /usr/local/ncurses#{MY_ABI}
+
+%global MY_PKG %{sys_libdir}/pkgconfig
+%define MYDATA /usr/local/ncurses/share/terminfo
+
+%description
+The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
+updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
+
+This package is used for testing ABI %{MY_ABI} with POSIX threads.
+
+%prep
+
+%global is_mandriva %(test -f /etc/mandriva-release && echo 1 || echo 0)
+%global is_fedora   %(test -f /usr/bin/dnf && echo 1 || echo 0)
+%global is_centos   %(test -f /etc/centos-release && echo 1 || echo 0)
+%global is_redhat   %(test -f /etc/redhat-release && echo 1 || echo 0)
+%global is_scilinux %(test -f /etc/sl-release && echo 1 || echo 0)
+%global is_suse     %(test -f /etc/SuSE-release && echo 1 || echo 0)
+
+%if %{is_redhat}
+# generate debug/debug-source packages.
+%else
+%define debug_package %{nil}
+%endif
+
+%if %{is_mandriva}
+%define _disable_ld_as_needed 1
+%define _disable_ld_no_undefined 1
+# libtool is not used here...
+%define _disable_libtoolize 1
+%define _disable_ld_build_id 1
+%endif
+
+%if %{is_fedora} || %{is_scilinux} || %{is_centos}
+# workaround for toolset breakage in Fedora 28
+%define _test_relink --enable-relink
+%else
+%define _test_relink --disable-relink
+%endif
+
+%setup -q -n ncurses-%{version}-%{release}
+
+%build
+%define CFG_OPTS \\\
+	--target %{_target_platform} \\\
+	--prefix=%{_prefix} \\\
+	--bindir=%{_bindir} \\\
+	--includedir=%{_includedir} \\\
+	--libdir=%{_libdir} \\\
+	--includedir='${prefix}/include' \\\
+	--disable-echo \\\
+	--disable-getcap \\\
+	--disable-leaks \\\
+	--disable-macros  \\\
+	--disable-overwrite  \\\
+	%{_test_relink}  \\\
+	--disable-termcap \\\
+	--enable-hard-tabs \\\
+	--enable-opaque-curses \\\
+	--enable-opaque-form \\\
+	--enable-opaque-menu \\\
+	--enable-opaque-panel \\\
+	--enable-pc-files \\\
+	--enable-rpath \\\
+	--enable-warnings \\\
+	--enable-wgetch-events \\\
+	--enable-widec \\\
+	--enable-xmc-glitch \\\
+	--program-suffix=%{MY_ABI} \\\
+	--verbose \\\
+	--with-abi-version=%{MY_ABI} \\\
+	--with-config-suffix=dev \\\
+	--with-cxx-shared \\\
+	--with-default-terminfo-dir=%{MYDATA} \\\
+	--with-develop \\\
+	--with-extra-suffix=%{MY_ABI} \\\
+	--with-install-prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \\\
+	--with-pkg-config-libdir=%{MY_PKG} \\\
+	--with-shared \\\
+	--with-terminfo-dirs=%{MYDATA}:/usr/share/terminfo \\\
+	--with-termlib \\\
+	--with-ticlib \\\
+	--with-trace \\\
+	--with-versioned-syms \\\
+	--with-xterm-kbs=DEL \\\
+	--without-ada \\\
+	--without-debug \\\
+	--without-normal
+
+%configure %{CFG_OPTS} \
+	--enable-interop \
+	--enable-sp-funcs \
+	--program-suffix=t%{MY_ABI} \
+	--with-pthread
+make
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+make install.libs install.progs
+rm -f test/ncurses
+( cd test && make ncurses LOCAL_LIBDIR=%{_libdir} && mv ncurses $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/ncursest%{MY_ABI} )
+
+%if %{is_mandriva}
+# check this first because Mageia has the /etc/redhat-release file...
+%else
+%if %{is_fedora}
+%ldconfig_scriptlets libs
+%ldconfig_scriptlets c++-libs
+%endif
+%endif
+
+%clean
+if rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT; then
+  echo OK
+else
+  find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -type f | grep -F -v /.nfs && exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_bindir}/*
+%{_includedir}/*
+%{_libdir}/*
+
+%changelog
+
+* Tue Dec 24 2019 Thomas Dickey
+- drop custom CC_NORMAL warning flags because setting CFLAGS interferes with
+  matching Fedora's PIE/PIC configuration.  Also, generate debug/debug-source
+  packages.
+
+* Sat Nov 16 2019 Thomas Dickey
+- modify clean-rule to work around Fedora NFS bugs.
+
+* Sat Aug 25 2018 Thomas E. Dickey
+- split spec-file into ncurses6 and ncursest6 to work around toolset breakage
+  in Fedora 28
+
+* Sat Jun 02 2018 Thomas E. Dickey
+- build-fix for Mageia
+
+* Sat May 26 2018 Thomas E. Dickey
+- use predefined configure-macro
+- separate ncurses6/ncursest6 packages
+
+* Sat Feb 10 2018 Thomas E. Dickey
+- add ncursest6 package
+- add several development features
+
+* Mon Jan 01 2018 Thomas E. Dickey
+- drop redundant files pattern for "*.pc"
+
+* Tue Dec 26 2017 Thomas E. Dickey
+- add --with-config-suffix option
+
+* Sun Apr 26 2015 Thomas E. Dickey
+- move package to /usr
+
+* Sun Apr 12 2015 Thomas E. Dickey
+- factor-out MY_ABI
+
+* Sat Mar 09 2013 Thomas E. Dickey
+- add --with-cxx-shared option to demonstrate c++ binding as shared library
+
+* Sat Oct 27 2012 Thomas E. Dickey
+- add ncurses program as "ncurses6" to provide demonstration.
+
+* Fri Jun 08 2012 Thomas E. Dickey
+- initial version.