diff --git a/rpm/mkrpm.sh b/rpm/mkrpm.sh
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index 00000000..708d57ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm/mkrpm.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# A silly little helper script to build the RPM.
+set -e
+
+name=${1:?"Usage: build <toolname>"}
+name=${name%.spec}
+topdir=$(mktemp -d)
+version=$(awk '/define version/ { print $NF }' ${name}.spec)
+builddir=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/${name}-${version}
+sourcedir="${topdir}/SOURCES"
+buildroot="${topdir}/BUILD/${name}-${version}-root"
+mkdir -p ${topdir}/RPMS ${topdir}/SRPMS ${topdir}/SOURCES ${topdir}/BUILD
+mkdir -p ${buildroot} ${builddir}
+echo "=> Copying sources..."
+( cd .. && tar cf - ./[A-Z]* ./bin ./examples | tar xf - -C ${builddir} )
+echo "=> Creating source tarball under ${sourcedir}..."
+( cd ${builddir}/.. && tar zcf ${sourcedir}/${name}-${version}.tar.gz ${name}-${version} )
+echo "=> Building RPM..."
+rpm=$(rpmbuild --define "_topdir ${topdir}" --buildroot ${buildroot} --clean -bb ${name}.spec 2>/dev/null | \
+	awk '/\/RPMS\// { print $2; }')
+cp ${rpm} ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/
+rm -fr ${topdir}
+echo ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/${rpm##*/}
diff --git a/rpm/phantomjs.spec b/rpm/phantomjs.spec
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index 00000000..f713ba62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm/phantomjs.spec
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+%define name	phantomjs
+%define version	1.7
+%define release 1
+%define prefix	/usr
+
+%define mybuilddir %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+Summary:	a headless WebKit with JavaScript API
+Name:		%{name}
+Version:	%{version}
+License:	BSD
+Release:	%{release}
+Packager:	Jan Schaumann <jschauma@etsy.com>
+Group:		Utilities/Misc
+Source:		%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRoot:	/tmp/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+PhantomJS is a headless WebKit with JavaScript API. It has fast and native
+support for various web standards: DOM handling, CSS selector, JSON,
+Canvas, and SVG. PhantomJS is created by Ariya Hidayat.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%setup
+mkdir -p %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/bin
+mkdir -p %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples
+
+%install
+cp bin/%{name} %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/bin/%{name}
+cp examples/* %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/
+cp CONTRIBUTING.md %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/share/%{name}/
+cp ChangeLog %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/share/%{name}/
+cp LICENSE.BSD %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/share/%{name}/
+cp README.md %{mybuilddir}%{prefix}/share/%{name}/
+
+%files
+%defattr(0444,root,root)
+%attr(0555,root,root)%{prefix}/bin/%{name}
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/CONTRIBUTING.md
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/ChangeLog
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/LICENSE.BSD
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/README.md
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/arguments.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/arguments.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/colorwheel.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/colorwheel.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/countdown.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/countdown.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/detectsniff.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/detectsniff.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/direction.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/direction.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/echoToFile.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/echoToFile.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/features.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/fibo.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/fibo.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/follow.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/follow.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/hello.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/hello.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/imagebin.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/imagebin.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/injectme.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/injectme.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/ipgeocode.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/ipgeocode.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/loadspeed.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/loadspeed.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/modernizr.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/module.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/movies.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/movies.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/netlog.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/netlog.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/netsniff.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/netsniff.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/outputEncoding.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/outputEncoding.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/phantomwebintro.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/phantomwebintro.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/pizza.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/pizza.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/post.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/post.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/postserver.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/printenv.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/printheaderfooter.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/printmargins.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/rasterize.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/rasterize.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/render_multi_url.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/render_multi_url.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/run-jasmine.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/run-jasmine.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/run-qunit.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/run-qunit.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/scandir.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/scandir.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/seasonfood.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/seasonfood.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/server.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/serverkeepalive.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/simpleserver.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/simpleserver.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/sleepsort.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/sleepsort.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/technews.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/technews.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/tweets.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/tweets.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/universe.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/unrandomize.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/unrandomize.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/useragent.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/useragent.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/version.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/version.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/waitfor.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/waitfor.js
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/walk_through_frames.coffee
+%{prefix}/share/%{name}/examples/walk_through_frames.js
+
+%changelog
+* Thu Nov 15 2012 Jan Schaumann <jschauma@etsy.com>
+- first rpm version