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+Summary: ncurses-examples - example/test programs from ncurses
+%?mingw_package_header
+
+%define AppProgram ncurses-examples
+%define AppVersion MAJOR.MINOR
+%define AppRelease YYYYMMDD
+# $Id: mingw-ncurses-examples.spec,v 1.3 2013/10/26 23:30:21 tom Exp $
+Name: mingw32-ncurses6-examples
+Version: %{AppVersion}
+Release: %{AppRelease}
+License: X11
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Source: ncurses-examples-%{release}.tgz
+# URL: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
+
+BuildRequires:  mingw32-ncurses6
+
+BuildRequires:  mingw32-filesystem >= 95
+BuildRequires:  mingw32-gcc
+BuildRequires:  mingw32-binutils
+
+BuildRequires:  mingw64-ncurses6
+
+BuildRequires:  mingw64-filesystem >= 95
+BuildRequires:  mingw64-gcc
+BuildRequires:  mingw64-binutils
+
+%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
+
+%description -n mingw32-ncurses6-examples
+Cross-compiling support for ncurses to mingw32.
+
+The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
+updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
+
+This package is used for testing ABI 6 with cross-compiles to MinGW.
+
+%package -n mingw64-ncurses6-examples
+Summary:        Curses library for MinGW64
+
+%description -n mingw64-ncurses6-examples
+Cross-compiling support for ncurses to mingw64.
+
+The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
+updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
+
+This package is used for testing ABI 6 with cross-compiles to MinGW.
+
+%prep
+
+# override location of bindir, e.g., to avoid conflict with pdcurses
+%global mingw32_bindir %{mingw32_exec_prefix}/bin/%{AppProgram} 
+%global mingw64_bindir %{mingw64_exec_prefix}/bin/%{AppProgram} 
+
+%define CFG_OPTS \\\
+	--disable-echo \\\
+	--enable-warnings \\\
+	--verbose
+
+%define debug_package %{nil}
+%setup -q -n ncurses-examples-%{release}
+
+%build
+mkdir BUILD-W32
+pushd BUILD-W32
+CFLAGS="%{CC_NORMAL}" \
+CC=%{mingw32_cc} \
+%mingw32_configure %{CFG_OPTS}
+cp config.status /tmp/ming32-config.status
+make
+popd
+
+mkdir BUILD-W64
+pushd BUILD-W64
+CFLAGS="%{CC_NORMAL}" \
+CC=%{mingw64_cc} \
+%mingw64_configure %{CFG_OPTS}
+cp config.status /tmp/ming64-config.status
+make
+popd
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+pushd BUILD-W32
+%{mingw32_make} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+popd
+
+pushd BUILD-W64
+%{mingw64_make} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+popd
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+
+%files -n mingw32-ncurses6-examples
+%{mingw32_bindir}/*
+
+%files -n mingw64-ncurses6-examples
+%{mingw64_bindir}/*
+
+%changelog
+
+* Sat Oct 19 2013 Thomas E. Dickey
+- initial version