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+Summary: shared libraries for terminal handling
+Name: ncurses6
+Version: 6.0
+Release: 20150808
+License: X11
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Source: ncurses-%{version}-%{release}.tgz
+# URL: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
+
+%define CC_NORMAL -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wconversion
+%define CC_STRICT %{CC_NORMAL} -W -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual -Wmissing-declarations -Wnested-externs -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -ansi -pedantic
+
+%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}.
+
+%prep
+
+%define debug_package %{nil}
+%setup -q -n ncurses-%{version}-%{release}
+
+%build
+CFLAGS="%{CC_NORMAL}" \
+RPATH_LIST=../lib:%{_prefix}/lib \
+%configure \
+	--target %{_target_platform} \
+	--prefix=%{_prefix} \
+	--includedir='${prefix}/include' \
+	--with-default-terminfo-dir=%{MYDATA} \
+	--with-install-prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
+	--with-terminfo-dirs=%{MYDATA}:/usr/share/terminfo \
+	--disable-echo \
+	--disable-getcap \
+	--disable-leaks \
+	--disable-macros  \
+	--disable-overwrite  \
+	--disable-termcap \
+	--enable-hard-tabs \
+	--enable-pc-files \
+	--enable-rpath \
+	--enable-warnings \
+	--enable-wgetch-events \
+	--enable-widec \
+	--verbose \
+	--program-suffix=%{MY_ABI} \
+	--with-abi-version=%{MY_ABI} \
+	--with-develop \
+	--with-shared \
+	--with-termlib \
+	--with-ticlib \
+	--with-trace \
+	--with-cxx-shared \
+	--with-extra-suffix=%{MY_ABI} \
+	--with-pkg-config-libdir=%{MY_PKG} \
+	--with-versioned-syms \
+	--with-xterm-kbs=DEL \
+	--without-ada \
+	--without-debug \
+	--without-normal
+
+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}/ncurses%{MY_ABI} )
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_bindir}/*
+%{_includedir}/*
+%{_libdir}/*
+%{MY_PKG}/*.pc
+
+%changelog
+
+* 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.