diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/m2ext-0.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-m2ext.spec b/python-m2ext.spec
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+%{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from %distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
+%global modname m2ext
+
+# The pkgconfig bit in this spec file was taken from m2crypto.spec
+# https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/m2crypto/sources/spec/
+
+Name:           python-m2ext
+Version:        0.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        M2Crypto Extensions
+
+Group:          Development/Languages
+License:        BSD
+URL:            http://pypi.python.org/pypi/%{modname}
+Source0:        http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/m/%{modname}/%{modname}-%{version}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires:  swig
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
+BuildRequires:  m2crypto
+
+Requires:       m2crypto
+
+%filter_provides_in %{python_sitearch}/%{modname}/_m2ext.so
+%filter_setup
+
+%description
+This package contains some extended functions which are not (yet)
+available in M2Crypto http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/MeTooCrypto>
+trunk.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{modname}-%{version}
+
+%build
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ; export CFLAGS
+if pkg-config openssl ; then
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `pkg-config --cflags openssl`" ; export CFLAGS
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS`pkg-config --libs-only-L openssl`" ; export LDFLAGS
+fi
+
+%{__python} setup.py build 
+
+%install
+%{__python} setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
+
+chmod 755 %{buildroot}/%{python_sitearch}/%{modname}/_m2ext.so
+
+
+%files
+%doc README.rst LICENSE
+
+%{python_sitearch}/%{modname}
+%{python_sitearch}/%{modname}-%{version}*
+
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Jun 20 2012 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.1-1
+- initial package for Fedora
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
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+5b8e448a74a84f8047b8d0713b05bf85  m2ext-0.1.tar.gz