--- vim73/runtime/ftplugin/spec.vim	2012-08-06 17:51:41.000000000 +0200
+++ /tmp/spec.vim	2012-08-06 17:51:07.730701143 +0200
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@
 		endif
 		let line = 0
 		let name = ""
+		let epoch = ""
 		let ver = ""
 		let rel = ""
 		let nameline = -1
 		let verline = -1
+		let epochline = -1
 		let relline = -1
 		let chgline = -1
 		while (line <= line("$"))
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@
 			if (name == "" && linestr =~? '^Name:')
 				let nameline = line
 				let name = substitute(strpart(linestr,5), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
+			elseif (epoch == "" && linestr =~? '^Epoch:')
+				let epochline = line
+				let epoch = substitute(strpart(linestr,6), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
 			elseif (ver == "" && linestr =~? '^Version:')
 				let verline = line
 				let ver = substitute(strpart(linestr,8), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@
 		if (nameline != -1 && verline != -1 && relline != -1)
 			let include_release_info = 1
 			let name = s:ParseRpmVars(name, nameline)
+			let epoch = s:ParseRpmVars(epoch, epochline)
 			let ver = s:ParseRpmVars(ver, verline)
 			let rel = s:ParseRpmVars(rel, relline)
 		else
@@ -89,7 +95,11 @@
             execute "language time C"
 			let parsed_format = "* ".strftime(format)
             execute "language time " . save_time
-			let release_info = ver."-".rel
+			if (epoch == "")
+				let release_info = ver."-".rel
+			else
+				let release_info = epoch.":".ver."-".rel
+			endif
 			let wrong_format = 0
 			let wrong_release = 0
 			let insert_line = 0