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+/nu-protocol-0.61.0.crate
diff --git a/rust-nu-protocol.spec b/rust-nu-protocol.spec
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+# Generated by rust2rpm 21
+%bcond_without check
+%global debug_package %{nil}
+
+%global crate nu-protocol
+
+Name:           rust-%{crate}
+Version:        0.61.0
+Release:        %autorelease
+Summary:        Nushell's internal protocols, including its abstract syntax tree
+
+# Upstream license specification: MIT
+License:        MIT
+URL:            https://crates.io/crates/nu-protocol
+Source:         %{crates_source}
+
+ExclusiveArch:  %{rust_arches}
+
+BuildRequires:  rust-packaging >= 21
+
+%global _description %{expand:
+Nushell's internal protocols, including its abstract syntax tree.}
+
+%description %{_description}
+
+%package        devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description    devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files          devel
+%license %{crate_instdir}/LICENSE
+%doc %{crate_instdir}/README.md
+%{crate_instdir}/
+
+%package     -n %{name}+default-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+default-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "default" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+default-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+plugin-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+plugin-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "plugin" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+plugin-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+serde_json-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+serde_json-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "serde_json" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+serde_json-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{crate}-%{version_no_tilde} -p1
+%cargo_prep
+
+%generate_buildrequires
+%cargo_generate_buildrequires
+
+%build
+%cargo_build
+
+%install
+%cargo_install
+
+%if %{with check}
+%check
+# some tests are failing
+%cargo_test -- -- --skip test_signature_same_name --skip test_signature_same_short
+%endif
+
+%changelog
+%autochangelog
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+SHA512 (nu-protocol-0.61.0.crate) = a9ee08402777f978c3b6f6cd7798943b983f5d1632978e46cc714b20da2b78770ad3c309f506ccfcfd0348f873e1d7cf637dd196e17e5b59dbf0efe3a86de3f2