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+SOURCES/XString-0.005.tar.gz
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+cdb324c85f98347b509e671c42727974f2a5c320 SOURCES/XString-0.005.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/perl-XString.spec b/SPECS/perl-XString.spec
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+Name:		perl-XString
+Version:	0.005
+Release:	4%{?dist}
+Summary:	Isolated String helpers from B
+License:	GPL+ or Artistic
+URL:		https://metacpan.org/release/XString
+Source0:	https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/A/AT/ATOOMIC/XString-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Build
+BuildRequires:	coreutils
+BuildRequires:	findutils
+BuildRequires:	gcc
+BuildRequires:	make
+BuildRequires:	perl-devel
+BuildRequires:	perl-generators
+BuildRequires:	perl-interpreter
+BuildRequires:	perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker) >= 6.76
+# Module
+BuildRequires:	perl(:VERSION) >= 5.10.0
+BuildRequires:	perl(strict)
+BuildRequires:	perl(warnings)
+BuildRequires:	perl(XSLoader)
+# Test Suite
+BuildRequires:	perl(B)
+BuildRequires:	perl(File::Spec)
+BuildRequires:	perl(Test::More) >= 0.88
+# Optional Tests
+BuildRequires:	perl(CPAN::Meta) >= 2.120900
+BuildRequires:	perl(CPAN::Meta::Prereqs)
+# Runtime
+Requires:	perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`perl -V:version`"; echo $version))
+Requires:	perl(XSLoader)
+
+%description
+XString provides the B string helpers in one isolated package. Right now only
+cstring and perlstring are available.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n XString-%{version}
+
+%build
+perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor NO_PACKLIST=1 NO_PERLLOCAL=1
+%{make_build}
+
+%install
+%{make_install}
+find %{buildroot} -type f -name '*.bs' -empty -delete
+%{_fixperms} -c %{buildroot}
+
+%check
+make test
+
+%files
+%license LICENSE
+%doc Changes README
+%{perl_vendorarch}/XString.pm
+%{perl_vendorarch}/auto/XString/
+%{_mandir}/man3/XString.3*
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Aug 09 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 0.005-4
+- Rebuilt for IMA sigs, glibc 2.34, aarch64 flags
+  Related: rhbz#1991688
+
+* Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 0.005-3
+- Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937
+
+* Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.005-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Tue Oct 20 2020 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> - 0.005-1
+- Update to 0.005
+  - Fix cstring for Perl 5.32 (GH#6, GH#7)
+  - Remove unneeded module dependencies (GH#2)
+  - Add compatibility with Perl 5.8 (GH#9)
+
+* Tue Jul 28 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.002-5
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_33_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Tue Jun 23 2020 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 0.002-4
+- Perl 5.32 rebuild
+
+* Thu Jan 30 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.002-3
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Wed Nov 27 2019 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> - 0.002-2
+- Incorporate feedback from package review (#1776513)
+  - BR: findutils
+  - BR: perl(CPAN::Meta::Prereqs)
+  - Need perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker) >= 6.76
+  - Add reference to upstream ticket about unnecessary build requirements
+    https://github.com/atoomic/XString/issues/2
+  - Add run-time dependency on perl(XSLoader)
+
+* Mon Nov 25 2019 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> - 0.002-1
+- Initial RPM version