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+Name:           dumb-init
+Version:        1.1.3
+Release:        7%{?dist}
+Summary:        Entry-point for containers that proxies signals
+
+License:        MIT
+URL:            https://github.com/Yelp/dumb-init
+Source0:        %{url}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires:  help2man
+
+# /bin/xxd of vim-common of is needed for non-released versions
+# BuildRequires:  vim-common
+
+%description
+dumb-init is a simple process supervisor and init system designed to run as
+PID 1 inside minimal container environments (such as Docker).
+
+* It can handle orphaned zombie processes.
+* It can pass signals properly for simple containers.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q 
+
+%build
+
+# uncomment next line when building a non-released version
+# make VERSION.h 
+
+gcc -std=gnu99 %{optflags} -o %{name} dumb-init.c 
+help2man --no-discard-stderr --include debian/help2man --no-info --name '%{summary}' ./%{name} > %{name}.1
+
+%install
+install -Dpm0755 %{name} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}
+install -Dpm0644 %{name}.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1
+
+%files
+%{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1*
+%license LICENSE
+%doc README.md
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Aug 17 2016 Muayyad Alsadi <alsadi@gmail.com> - 1.1.3-7
+- let manpage automatically marked as document
+
+* Wed Aug 17 2016 Muayyad Alsadi <alsadi@gmail.com> - 1.1.3-6
+- remove gzip after help2man
+- add missing BuildRequire
+
+* Wed Aug 17 2016 Muayyad Alsadi <alsadi@gmail.com> - 1.1.3-4
+- install 644 for manpage
+
+* Wed Aug 17 2016 Muayyad Alsadi <alsadi@gmail.com> - 1.1.3-3
+- remove vim-common and use install
+
+* Mon Aug 15 2016 Muayyad Alsadi <alsadi@gmail.com> - 1.1.3-2
+- initial packaging