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+
+
+ 2020
+ 09
+ 28
+ 15
+ 00
+ 00
+
+
+10000000000.0
+/usr/share/backgrounds/default.png
+
+
diff --git a/mate-backgrounds-1.24.2.tar.xz b/mate-backgrounds-1.24.2.tar.xz
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+Name: mate-backgrounds
+Version: 1.24.2
+Release: 1%{?dist}
+Summary: MATE Desktop backgrounds
+License: GPLv2+
+URL: http://mate-desktop.org
+Source0: http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.24/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source1: default-mate.xml
+
+BuildArch: noarch
+BuildRequires: mate-common
+
+%description
+Backgrounds for MATE Desktop
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -p1
+
+%build
+%configure
+
+make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
+
+
+%install
+%{make_install}
+
+cp -f %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/backgrounds/mate/default-mate.xml
+
+%find_lang %{name} --with-gnome --all-name
+
+%files -f %{name}.lang
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING README
+%{_datadir}/mate-background-properties
+%{_datadir}/backgrounds/mate
+
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Sep 15 2020 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.24.2-1
+- update to 1.24.2
+- add default-mate.xml background
+
+* Fri May 01 2020 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.24.1-1
+- update to 1.24.1
+
+* Mon Feb 10 2020 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.24.0-1
+- update to 1.24.0
+
+* Mon Feb 03 2020 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.23.0-1
+- update to 1.23.0
+
+* Wed Jan 29 2020 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.22.0-3
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Thu Jul 25 2019 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.22.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Mon Mar 04 2019 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.22.0-1
+- update to 1.22.0
+
+* Fri Feb 01 2019 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.20.0-3
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Fri Jul 13 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.20.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Sat Feb 10 2018 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.20.0-1
+- update to 1.20 release
+- switch to using autosetup
+
+* Thu Feb 08 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.19.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Sat Oct 14 2017 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.19.0-1
+- update to 1.19.0 release
+
+* Wed Jul 26 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.18.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Tue Mar 14 2017 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.18.0-1
+- update to 1.18.0 release
+
+* Fri Feb 10 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.17.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Sun Jan 15 2017 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.17.0-1
+- update to 1.17.0 release
+
+* Wed Sep 21 2016 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.16.0-1
+- update to 1.16.0 release
+
+* Thu Jun 09 2016 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.15.0-1
+- update to 1.15.0 release
+
+* Tue Apr 05 2016 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.14.0-1
+- update to 1.14.0 release
+
+* Sun Feb 07 2016 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.13.0-1
+- update to 1.13.0 release
+
+* Thu Feb 04 2016 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.12.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Fri Nov 06 2015 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.12.0-1
+- update to 1.12.0 release
+
+* Wed Jun 17 2015 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.10.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_23_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Tue May 05 2015 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.10.0-1
+- update to 1.10.0-1 release
+
+* Mon Mar 02 2015 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.9.90-1
+- update to 1.9.90 release
+
+* Tue Nov 11 2014 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.9.1-1
+- update to 1.9.1 release
+
+* Sat Jul 12 2014 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.9.0-1
+- update to 1.9.0 release
+
+* Sat Jun 07 2014 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.8.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Wed Mar 05 2014 Dan Mashal - 1.8.0-1
+- Update to 1.8.0
+
+* Wed Feb 19 2014 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.7.90-1
+- update to 1.7.90
+
+* Sun Feb 09 2014 Dan Mashal - 1.7.2-1
+- Update to 1.7.2
+
+* Sat Jan 18 2014 Wolfgang Ulbrich - 1.7.1-1
+- update to 1.7.1 release
+- use modern 'make install' macro
+- use --with-gnome --all-name for find locale
+
+* Fri Dec 06 2013 Dan Mashal - 1.7.0-1
+- Update to 1.7.0
+
+* Sat Aug 03 2013 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.6.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Wed Apr 03 2013 Dan Mashal - 1.6.0-1
+- Update to latest 1.6.0 stable release.
+
+* Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.5.0-3
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Tue Nov 13 2012 Leigh Scott - 1.5.0-2
+- remove unused configure option
+- remove unused buildrequires
+
+* Tue Nov 13 2012 Leigh Scott - 1.5.0-1
+- update to 1.5.0 release
+
+* Mon Aug 13 2012 Dan Mashal 1.4.0-1
+- Initial build