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+ntl-5.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/ntl.spec b/ntl.spec
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+
+Summary: High-performance algorithms for vectors, matrices, and polynomials 
+Name:    ntl 
+Version: 5.4 
+Release: 2%{?dist}
+
+# See doc/copying.txt
+License: GPL
+URL:     http://shoup.net/ntl/ 
+Source:	 http://shoup.net/ntl/ntl-%{version}.tar.gz
+Group:   System Environment/Libraries
+BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+
+BuildRequires: gmp-devel
+
+# includes no debuginfo'able bits, disable
+%define debug_package %{nil}
+
+%description
+NTL is a high-performance, portable C++ library providing data structures
+and algorithms for arbitrary length integers; for vectors, matrices, and
+polynomials over the integers and over finite fields; and for arbitrary
+precision floating point arithmetic.
+
+NTL provides high quality implementations of state-of-the-art algorithms for:
+* arbitrary length integer arithmetic and arbitrary precision floating point
+  arithmetic;
+* polynomial arithmetic over the integers and finite fields including basic
+  arithmetic, polynomial factorization, irreducibility testing, computation
+  of minimal polynomials, traces, norms, and more;
+* lattice basis reduction, including very robust and fast implementations of
+  Schnorr-Euchner, block Korkin-Zolotarev reduction, and the new 
+  Schnorr-Horner pruning heuristic for block Korkin-Zolotarev;
+* basic linear algebra over the integers, finite fields, and arbitrary
+  precision floating point numbers. 
+
+%package devel
+Summary: High-performance algorithms for vectors, matrices, and polynomials 
+Group:   Development/Libraries
+%description devel
+NTL is a high-performance, portable C++ library providing data structures
+and algorithms for arbitrary length integers; for vectors, matrices, and
+polynomials over the integers and over finite fields; and for arbitrary
+precision floating point arithmetic.
+
+NTL provides high quality implementations of state-of-the-art algorithms for:
+* arbitrary length integer arithmetic and arbitrary precision floating point
+  arithmetic;
+* polynomial arithmetic over the integers and finite fields including basic
+  arithmetic, polynomial factorization, irreducibility testing, computation
+  of minimal polynomials, traces, norms, and more;
+* lattice basis reduction, including very robust and fast implementations of
+  Schnorr-Euchner, block Korkin-Zolotarev reduction, and the new
+  Schnorr-Horner pruning heuristic for block Korkin-Zolotarev;
+* basic linear algebra over the integers, finite fields, and arbitrary
+  precision floating point numbers.
+
+
+%prep
+%setup -q 
+
+
+%build
+cd src
+./configure \
+  CC="%{__cc}" \
+  CXX="%{__cxx}" \
+  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" \
+  CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}" \
+  PREFIX=%{_prefix} \
+  DOCDIR=%{_docdir} \
+  INCLUDEDIR=%{_includedir} \
+  LIBDIR=%{_libdir} \
+  NTL_GMP_LIP=on
+cd -
+
+# not smp-safe
+make -C src 
+
+
+%check ||:
+# skip by default, takes a *long, long, long* (days?) time -- Rex
+%{?_with_check:make -C src check}
+
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+make -C src install \
+  PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix} \
+  DOCDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir} \
+  INCLUDEDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_includedir} \
+  LIBDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir} 
+
+# Unpackaged files
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/NTL
+
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc README 
+%doc doc/*
+%{_includedir}/*
+%{_libdir}/lib*.a
+
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Apr 11 2006 Rex Dieter <rexdieter[AT]users.sf.net> 5.4-2
+- Capitalize %%summary
+- disable -debuginfo, includes no debuginfo'able bits 
+
+* Fri Jan 20 2006 Rex Dieter <rexdieter[AT]users.sf.net> 5.4-1
+- 5.4 (first try)
+
+
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+1d2a683ecbc12cdf03bf92dbc97c0dd4  ntl-5.4.tar.gz