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+###############################################################################
+# #
+# Pakfire - The IPFire package management system #
+# Copyright (C) 2013 Pakfire development team #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+###############################################################################
+
+# These macros help to deal with packages that are hosted on GitHub
+
+github_organization = %{name}
+github_project = %{name}
+github_version = %{version}
+
+# The project home URL
+github_home = https://github.com/%{github_organization}/%{github_project}/
+
+# URL to download sources
+github_url = %{github_home}/archive/%{github_version}/