diff --git a/RPM/.gitignore b/RPM/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/RPM/.gitignore
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+build_rpm
+uquake.spec
diff --git a/RPM/build_rpm.in b/RPM/build_rpm.in
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+++ b/RPM/build_rpm.in
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+#!/bin/sh -x
+
+version=@VERSION@
+temp_dir=/var/tmp
+srcdir=@srcdir@
+if [ "$srcdir" = "." ]; then
+    srcdir=..
+fi
+
+rm -rf BUILD SPECS RPMS SOURCES SRPMS
+mkdir -p BUILD SPECS RPMS/{noarch,i386,i686} SOURCES SRPMS
+rm -rf ${temp_dir}/quakeforge-${version}
+cp -a $srcdir ${temp_dir}/quakeforge-${version}
+dest_dir=$PWD
+cd ${temp_dir}/quakeforge-${version}
+# this is needed to ensure there is a makefile
+./bootstrap
+./configure
+make distclean
+cd ${temp_dir}
+tar zcf ${dest_dir}/SOURCES/quakeforge-${version}.tar.gz quakeforge-${version}
+cd ${dest_dir}
+rm -rf ${temp_dir}/quakeforge-${version}
+cat > rpmmacros <<EOF
+%_topdir $PWD
+EOF
+rpm -ba quakeforge.spec --rcfile rpmrc
diff --git a/RPM/uquake.spec.in b/RPM/uquake.spec.in
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+++ b/RPM/uquake.spec.in
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+%define name	quakeforge
+%define version @VERSION@
+%define release 1
+%define builddir $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}
+
+Name:		%{name}
+Version:	%{version}
+Release:	%{release}
+Vendor:		The QuakeForge Project 
+Packager:	The QuakeForge Project quake-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+#URL:		
+Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+#Patch:		
+Group:		Application/Generic
+Copyright:	GPL
+#Icon:		
+#Requires:	
+BuildRoot:	/var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}
+Summary:	3D game engine based on id Software's Quake engine
+%description
+3D game engine based on id Software's Quake engine
+@configure_input@
+Please edit quakeforge.spec.in to add several more lines of description
+here if appropriate, and to delete these instructions.
+
+%prep
+%setup -n %{name}-%{version} 
+#%patch -p1
+
+%build
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix}
+make
+
+%install
+if [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT ]; then rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT; fi
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+# Build the file-list automagically :)
+cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+find . -type d | sed '1,2d;s,^\.,\%attr(-\,root\,root) \%dir ,' > $RPM_BUILD_DIR/file.list.%{name}
+find . -type f | sed 's,^\.,\%attr(-\,root\,root) ,' >> $RPM_BUILD_DIR/file.list.%{name}
+find . -type l | sed 's,^\.,\%attr(-\,root\,root) ,' >> $RPM_BUILD_DIR/file.list.%{name}
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+rm ../file.list.%{name}
+
+%files -f ../file.list.%{name}
+%doc README