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+/libLAS-1.8.0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/liblas.spec b/liblas.spec
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+Summary:	LAS 1.0/1.1/1.2 ASPRS LiDAR data translation toolset
+Name:		liblas
+Version:	1.8.0
+Release:	3%{?dist}
+License:	BSD and Boost
+Source:		http://download.osgeo.org/%{name}/libLAS-%{version}.tar.bz2
+URL:		http://www.liblas.org/
+BuildRequires:	cmake, libgeotiff-devel, boost-devel >= 1.53 laszip-devel
+Requires:	%{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}, laszip
+
+%description
+libLAS is a C/C++ library for reading and writing the very common LAS LiDAR
+format. The ASPRS LAS format is a sequential binary format used to store data
+from LiDAR sensors and by LiDAR processing software for data interchange and
+archival.
+
+%package devel
+Summary:        The development files for liblas
+Group:          Development/Libraries
+Requires:	%{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+Development headers and libraries for liblas.
+
+%package libs
+Summary:        The shared libraries required for liblas
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+
+%description libs
+The liblas-libs package provides the essential shared libraries for any
+liblasL client program or interface. You will need to install this package
+to use liblas
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n libLAS-%{version}
+
+%build
+%cmake	-DWITH_GDAL:BOOL=ON \
+	-DWITH_GEOTIFF:BOOL=ON \
+	-DGEOTIFF_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH="$(pkg-config --variable=includedir libgeotiff)" \
+	-DWITH_LASZIP:BOOL=ON \
+	-DWITH_TESTS:BOOL=OFF \
+	-DWITH_UTILITIES:BOOL=ON \
+	-DLIBLAS_LIB_SUBDIR:PATH=%{_lib} \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
+	-DWITH_PKGCONFIG:BOOL=OFF \
+	-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON .
+
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+%install
+make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files libs
+%license LICENSE.txt
+%{_libdir}/liblas.so
+%{_libdir}/liblas_c.so
+
+%files
+%doc AUTHORS README.txt
+%{_includedir}/liblas
+%{_datadir}/cmake/libLAS-%{version}
+%{_bindir}/las2las
+%{_bindir}/las2ogr
+%{_bindir}/las2txt
+%{_bindir}/lasblock
+%{_bindir}/lasinfo
+%{_bindir}/ts2las
+%{_bindir}/txt2las
+%{_libdir}/liblas.so.2.3.0
+%{_libdir}/liblas.so.3
+%{_libdir}/liblas_c.so.2.3.0
+%{_libdir}/liblas_c.so.3
+
+%files devel
+%{_bindir}/liblas-config
+%{_includedir}/liblas/
+%{_datadir}/cmake/libLAS-%{version}/
+%{_datadir}/%{name}/doc/
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Apr 17 2015 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim@gunduz.org> 1.8.0-3
+- Various updates, per Fedora review from Rex:
+ - Update license
+ - omit INSTALL from %%doc
+ - Own directories in -devel subpackage
+ - omit deprecated Group: tags and %%clean section
+ - Use better macros for make and cmake
+ - use %%{?_isa} macro in subpkg dependencies
+ - have %build section envoke 'make'
+ - Update %%install section
+ - Improve cmake build parameters, also fix rpath
+ - move liblaszip.so symlink to -devel subpkg
+ - move liblas-config to -devel subpackage
+ - Split -devel and -libs subpackages
+
+* Fri Apr 17 2015 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim@gunduz.org> 1.8.0-2
+- Various updates:
+  * Split -devel and -libs subpackages
+  * Use %%license macro
+  * Use %%make_install macro
+  * Get rid of BuildRoot definition
+  * No need to cleanup buildroot during %%install
+  * Remove %%defattr
+  * Run ldconfig
+  * Fix version numbers in spec file
+  * BR laszip-devel, and require laszip, per recent laszip changes.
+
+* Tue Jan 13 2015 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim@gunduz.org> 1.8.0-1
+- Initial packaging
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+599881281d45db4ce9adb2d75458391e  libLAS-1.8.0.tar.bz2