diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..2256b88 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/golang-github-rcrowley-go-metrics-3be59ceb5538550555459fb77d0efe0e218cdfc7.tar.gz
diff --git a/golang-github-rcrowley-go-metrics.spec b/golang-github-rcrowley-go-metrics.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff7ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/golang-github-rcrowley-go-metrics.spec
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+%global debug_package   %{nil}
+%global provider        github
+%global provider_tld    com
+%global repo            go-metrics
+%global project         rcrowley
+%global import_path     %{provider}.%{provider_tld}/%{project}/%{repo}
+%global commit          3be59ceb5538550555459fb77d0efe0e218cdfc7
+%global shortcommit     %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
+
+Name:           golang-%{provider}-%{project}-%{repo}
+Version:        0
+Release:        0.1.git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
+Summary:        Go port of Coda Hales Metrics library
+License:        BSD
+URL:            https://%{import_path}
+Source0:        https://%{import_path}/archive/%{commit}/%{name}-%{commit}.tar.gz
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description
+Go port of Coda Hales Metrics library
+
+%package devel
+BuildRequires:  golang >= 1.2.1-3
+Requires:       golang >= 1.2.1-3
+Summary:        Go port of Coda Hales Metrics library
+Provides:       golang(%{import_path}) = %{version}-%{release}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description devel
+%{summary}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{repo}-%{commit}
+
+%build
+# the ./cmd pieces are presently examples
+
+%install
+install -d %{buildroot}/%{gopath}/src/%{import_path}
+cp -pav *.go %{buildroot}/%{gopath}/src/%{import_path}
+# we're not providing the ./influxdb, ./stathat, or ./librato pieces yet,
+# since they have additional dependencies and the core of this library isn't dependent of these pieces
+
+%check
+GOPATH=%{buildroot}/%{gopath}:%{gopath} go test %{import_path}
+
+%files devel
+%doc LICENSE README.md
+%dir %{gopath}/src/%{provider}.%{provider_tld}/%{project}
+%dir %{gopath}/src/%{import_path}
+%{gopath}/src/%{import_path}/*.go
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Sep 19 2014 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@fedoraproject.org> - 0-0.1.git3be59ce
+- BuildArch: noarch for main package
+- defattr and attrs aren't needed in files listing
+- replacing repo and project values with macros
+
+* Thu Jul 17 2014 Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org> 0-0.0.git3be59ce
+- Initial package
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..dabf2ef 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+951701e4d9af692f818c1590754043b3  golang-github-rcrowley-go-metrics-3be59ceb5538550555459fb77d0efe0e218cdfc7.tar.gz