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+<!-- Document Type Declaration file for PISI pspec.xml files -->
+<!-- http://www.uludag.org.tr/projeler/pisi/ -->
+
+<!ELEMENT PISI (Source,Package+,History)>
+
+<!-- Source Section -->
+
+<!ELEMENT Source (
+	Name,
+	Homepage,
+	Packager,
+	License+,
+	IsA*,
+	PartOf*,
+	Summary+,
+	Description+,
+	Archive,
+	Patches?,
+	BuildDependencies?
+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Name (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Homepage (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Packager (Name, Email)>
+<!ELEMENT Email (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT License (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT IsA (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT PartOf (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Summary (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Description (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Archive (#PCDATA)>
+<!ATTLIST Archive sha1sum CDATA #REQUIRED>
+<!-- NOTE: we can limit possible types here to the ones that pisi know -->
+<!ATTLIST Archive type CDATA #REQUIRED>
+
+<!ELEMENT BuildDependencies (Dependency+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Dependency (#PCDATA)>
+<!ATTLIST Dependency versionFrom CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!ATTLIST Dependency versionTo CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!ATTLIST Dependency version CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!-- NOTE: release number dependencies? -->
+
+<!ELEMENT Patches (Patch+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Patch (#PCDATA)>
+<!ATTLIST Patch compressionType CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!ATTLIST Patch level CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!ATTLIST Patch target CDATA #IMPLIED>
+
+
+<!-- Package Section -->
+
+<!ELEMENT Package (
+	Name?,
+	License*,
+	IsA*,
+	PartOf*,
+	Summary*,
+	Description*,
+	RuntimeDependencies?,
+	Files,
+	AdditionalFiles?,
+	Provides?
+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Provides (COMAR)+>
+<!ELEMENT COMAR (#PCDATA)>
+<!ATTLIST COMAR script CDATA #IMPLIED>
+
+<!ELEMENT AdditionalFiles (AdditionalFile+)>
+<!ELEMENT AdditionalFile (#PCDATA)>
+<!ATTLIST AdditionalFile target CDATA #REQUIRED>
+<!ATTLIST AdditionalFile permission CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!ATTLIST AdditionalFile owner CDATA #IMPLIED>
+
+<!ELEMENT RuntimeDependencies (Dependency+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Files (Path)+>
+
+<!ELEMENT Path (#PCDATA)>
+<!-- NOTE: is this list correct? -->
+<!ATTLIST Path fileType
+	(executable|library|data|config|doc|man|info|localedata|header|all)
+	#REQUIRED>
+
+
+<!-- History Section -->
+
+<!ELEMENT History (Update+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT Update (Date, Version, Comment, Name, Email)>
+<!ATTLIST Update release CDATA #REQUIRED>
+<!-- FIXME: valid types must be used instead of CDATA -->
+<!ATTLIST Update type CDATA #IMPLIED>
+
+<!ELEMENT Date (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT Version (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT Comment (#PCDATA)>