diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index e69de29..48d0c04 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ltm-0.41.tar.bz2
diff --git a/libtommath-makefile.patch b/libtommath-makefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8e0c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtommath-makefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--- libtommath-0.41.orig/makefile.shared	2007-03-10 16:45:11.000000000 -0700
++++ libtommath-0.41/makefile.shared	2007-06-27 22:07:28.000000000 -0600
+@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@
+ ifndef IGNORE_SPEED
+ 
+ #for speed 
+-CFLAGS += -O3 -funroll-loops
++# commented out for building in Fedora
++#CFLAGS += -O3 -funroll-loops
+ 
+ #for size 
+ #CFLAGS += -Os
+ 
+ #x86 optimizations [should be valid for any GCC install though]
+-CFLAGS  += -fomit-frame-pointer
++# commented out for rpm building in Fedora
++#CFLAGS  += -fomit-frame-pointer
+ 
+ endif
+ 
+@@ -48,8 +50,14 @@
+ #INCPATH-The directory to install the header files for libtommath.
+ #DATAPATH-The directory to install the pdf docs.
+ DESTDIR=
+-LIBPATH=/usr/lib
+-INCPATH=/usr/include
++
++ifndef LIBPATH
++   LIBPATH=/usr/lib
++endif
++
++ifndef INCPATH
++   INCPATH=/usr/include
++endif
+ DATAPATH=/usr/share/doc/libtommath/pdf
+ 
+ OBJECTS=bncore.o bn_mp_init.o bn_mp_clear.o bn_mp_exch.o bn_mp_grow.o bn_mp_shrink.o \
diff --git a/libtommath.spec b/libtommath.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..609f3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtommath.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Name:           libtommath
+Version:        0.41
+Release:        5%{?dist}
+Summary:        a portable number theoretic multiple-precision integer library
+Group:          System Environment/Libraries
+License:        Public Domain
+URL:            http://www.libtom.org/?page=features&newsitems=5&whatfile=ltm
+Source0:        http://www.libtom.org/files/ltm-%{version}.tar.bz2
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+BuildRequires:  libtool
+
+Patch0:         libtommath-makefile.patch
+
+%description
+A free open source portable number theoretic multiple-precision integer
+library written entirely in C. (phew!). The library is designed to
+provide a simple to work with API that provides fairly efficient
+routines that build out of the box without configuration.
+
+%package        devel
+Summary:        Development files for %{name}
+Group:          Development/Libraries
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+BuildRequires:  tetex-latex, tetex-dvips, ghostscript
+
+%description    devel
+The %{name}-devel package contains libraries and header files for
+developing applications that use %{name}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .makefile
+
+
+%build
+# no configure script ships with libtommath.  Its only requirement is
+# ANSI C. 
+export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBPATH=%{_libdir} -f makefile.shared 
+make %{?_smp_mflags} -f makefile poster manual docs
+
+
+%install
+# There is no configure script that ships with libtommath but it does
+# understand DESTDIR and it installs via that and the
+# INSTALL_USER and INSTALL_GROUP environment variables.
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+export INSTALL_USER=$(id -un)
+export INSTALL_GROUP=$(id -gn)
+make install INCPATH=%{_includedir}/tommath DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT LIBPATH=%{_libdir} -f makefile.shared
+find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
+find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.a' -exec rm -f {} ';'
+find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.h' -exec chmod 644 {} ';'
+
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc LICENSE
+%{_libdir}/*.so.*
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc bn.pdf poster.pdf tommath.pdf
+%{_includedir}/tommath
+%{_libdir}/*.so
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Jun 29 2007 Jeremy Hinegardner <jeremy@hinegardner.org> - 0.41-5
+- removed package name from summary
+ 
+* Wed Jun 27 2007 Jeremy Hinegardner <jeremy@hinegardner.org> - 0.41-4
+- changed patch to honor RPM_OPT_FLAGS
+- changed patch to allow INCPATH to be set externally
+- changed installation of headers to _includedir/tommath
+
+* Sun Jun 24 2007 Jeremy Hinegardner <jeremy@hinegardner.org> - 0.41-3
+- changed patch to bring it into line with the style of libtomcrypt 
+
+* Sat Jun 23 2007 Jeremy Hinegardner <jeremy@hinegardner.org> - 0.41-2
+- add patch to makefile.shared to allow for /usr/lib64 installs
+- update spec to pass libdir build and install process
+
+* Fri Jun 22 2007 Jeremy Hinegardner <jeremy@hinegardner.org> - 0.41-1
+- Initial spec file creation
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..f6552c3 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+96fafb55f86be27490957b89dea7b31b  ltm-0.41.tar.bz2