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+%define name confluent_vtbufferd
+%define version #VERSION#
+%define release 1
+
+Summary: Console buffer manager for confluent
+Name: %{name}
+Release: %{release}
+Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+License: Apache2
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Vendor: Lenovo HPC Organization <hpchelp@lenovo.com>
+Url: https://github.com/lenovo/confluent/
+
+%description
+Service for managing in-memory VT emulation for confluent.
+
+Contains third party open source code:
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 Rob King
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+  * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the
+    names of contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+%build
+make
+
+%install
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/confluent/bin
+cp vtbufferd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/confluent/bin/