diff --git a/doc/rpm-build/debian.control b/doc/rpm-build/debian.control
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+Source: egroupware
+Section: web
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Lars Volker <lv@stylite.de>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), po-debconf
+Standards-Version: 3.8.0
+Homepage: http://www.egroupware.org
+
+Package: egroupware
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core, ${egw:Modules}, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - metapackage
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This package is a metapackage containing dependencies on all the
+ eGroupWare applications.  It can be used to conveniently install
+ eGroupWare with all available applications.
+
+Package: egroupware-core
+Architecture: all
+Depends: apache2,
+ libapache2-mod-php5,
+ php5-cli,
+ php5-sqlite,
+ php5-mysql | php5-pgsql | php5-odbc,
+ php5-gd, php-log, php-pear,
+ egroupware-egw-pear, egroupware-addressbook, egroupware-etemplate,
+ perl,
+ php5-mcrypt,
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends: mysql-server, php-apc, mysql-client | postgresql-client
+Suggests: egroupware,
+ php5-ldap,
+ php5-mhash,
+ php5-auth-pam
+Description: web-based groupware suite - core modules
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ The core package provides the modules for initial setup, global
+ administration, and preferences, and the API for the applications.  It
+ does not, by itself, provide any groupware functionality.  The actual
+ eGroupWare applications are shipped separately in packages named
+ "egroupware-<name>".
+
+Package: egroupware-addressbook
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - addressbook management application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a contact manager with vCard
+ support.  It can store and retrieve contact information via SQL, LDAP,
+ or Active Directory.
+
+Package: egroupware-bookmarks
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - bookmark management application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a bookmark management facility.
+
+Package: egroupware-calendar
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-infolog (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ egroupware-notifications (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - calendar management application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a powerful calendar with a meeting
+ request system, alarms, iCal and e-Mail support, and ACL security.
+
+Package: egroupware-developer-tools
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - developer tools
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application contains tools for eGroupWare developers
+ and translators.  The translation tools allow creating and extending
+ translation files for eGroupWare.  They can search the sources for new
+ or added phrases and show the ones missing in a given language.
+
+Package: egroupware-emailadmin
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}, php5-imap
+Description: web-based groupware suite - e-mail user administration application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application allows the administration of e-mail user
+ accounts.  It is intended to be used with the package
+ egroupware-felamimail.
+
+Package: egroupware-etemplate
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - widget-based template system
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application contains a widget-based template system for
+ eGroupWare with an interactive editor and a database-table editor
+ (creates tables_current.inc.php and automatically updates
+ tables_update.inc.php).
+
+Package: egroupware-felamimail
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-emailadmin (>= ${binary:Version}), tnef,
+ php5-imap,
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Provides: mail-reader, imap-client
+Description: web-based groupware suite - e-mail application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ FeLaMiMail is an e-mail application for eGroupWare.
+
+Package: egroupware-filemanager
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Suggests: php5-cli
+Description: web-based groupware suite - file manager application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a web-based file manager.
+ Abilities include all common file actions (upload, mkdir, rename,
+ delete, copy, move), creating, and editing text files, and syncing with
+ the file system.  Per file/directory comments are stored, and version
+ history is tracked.  Group sharing and ACLs are fully supported.
+
+Package: egroupware-importexport
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Replaces: egroupware-importexport
+Description: web-based groupware suite - importexport application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application is a framework for egroupware to handle
+ imports and exports.
+
+Package: egroupware-infolog
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - infolog application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application allows tracking on-going and previous support
+ requests, phone calls, and other customer relations.
+
+Package: egroupware-manual
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-wiki (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - manual
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This package contains the eGroupWare manual, provided as an
+ eGroupWare application.
+
+Package: egroupware-news-admin
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - news administration interface
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides an interface to handle a simple
+ web-based news system.
+
+Package: egroupware-notifications
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - notifications
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This package contains the eGroupWare notifications, provided as an
+ eGroupWare application.
+    
+Package: egroupware-phpbrain
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - phpbrain application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a knowledge base system.
+
+Package: egroupware-phpsysinfo
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ php5-gd,
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - phpSysInfo application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This application displays information about the host being accessed, such as
+ uptime, lm-sensors readings, CPU, memory, SCSI, IDE, PCI, Ethernet, floppy,
+ and video information.
+
+Package: egroupware-polls
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - polling application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a simple polling system.
+
+Package: egroupware-projectmanager
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ php5-gd, ${misc:Depends}, jpgraph
+Description: web-based groupware suite - project management application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a project workflow tracker.
+
+Package: egroupware-registration
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - registration application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application allows users to create eGroupWare accounts
+ through a web interface.  Site administrators can decide what pieces of
+ information are requested and whether each is required or not.
+
+Package: egroupware-resources
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-filemanager (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Suggests: egroupware-calendar
+Description: web-based groupware suite - resource manager application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a resource management and booking
+ system, which integrates into eGroupWare's calendar.
+
+Package: egroupware-sambaadmin
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ php5-ldap,
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - Samba administration application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application allows managing LDAP-based Samba servers.
+
+Package: egroupware-sitemgr
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - site manager application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This is a content management system application for eGroupWare.
+
+Package: egroupware-timesheet
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Suggests: egroupware-projectmanager
+Description: web-based groupware suite - timesheet application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application allows tracking times and other activities
+ for the project manager.
+
+Package: egroupware-tracker
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-notifications (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - tracker application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application is a universal tracker for bugs, feature
+ requests, etc. with voting and bounties.
+
+Package: egroupware-wiki
+Architecture: all
+Depends: egroupware-core (>= ${binary:Version}), egroupware-etemplate (>= ${binary:Version}),
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: web-based groupware suite - wiki application
+ ${commondesc}
+ .
+ This eGroupWare application provides a wiki.
diff --git a/doc/rpm-build/debian.egroupware-epl-core.conffiles b/doc/rpm-build/debian.egroupware-epl-core.conffiles
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+/var/lib/egroupware/header.inc.php
+/etc/egroupware/apache.conf
+/etc/conf.d/egroupware
diff --git a/doc/rpm-build/debian.rules b/doc/rpm-build/debian.rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+SHELL = /bin/sh -e
+
+
+PACKAGES := $(shell dh_listpackages)
+MODULES = $(filter-out core,$(patsubst egroupware-%,%,$(filter egroupware-%,$(PACKAGES))))
+COREDIR = debian/egroupware-core/usr/share/egroupware
+COREDOC = debian/egroupware-core/usr/share/doc/egroupware-core
+PACKAGEDIR = debian/egroupware-$${APP}/usr/share/egroupware/$${APPDIR}
+PACKAGEDOC = debian/egroupware-$${APP}/usr/share/doc/egroupware-$${APPDIR}
+
+COPYRIGHT = -iname 'copyright*' -or -iname 'copying*' -or -iname '*license*'
+CHANGELOG = -iname 'changelog*'
+EXTRADOC = -iname readme -or -iname todo
+
+FINDOPT = -type f
+APPFILES = -not \( -path '*/doc/*' -or -path '.' -or -name '*.pl' -or $(COPYRIGHT) -or $(CHANGELOG) -or -iname install -or $(EXTRADOC) \)
+SPECIALDOC = -size 0 -or -iname install -or $(CHANGELOG) -or $(COPYRIGHT) -or \
+	-name '*.sgml' -or -name '*.lyx' -or -name '*.ps' -or -name '*.dvi' -or -name '*.rtf'
+DOCFILES = -not \( $(SPECIALDOC) \)
+
+INSTALL = install -D -m 644
+
+
+clean:
+	dh_testdir
+	dh_testroot
+	debconf-updatepo
+	dh_clean
+
+
+install: build
+	dh_testdir
+	dh_testroot
+	dh_clean -k
+	dh_installdirs
+
+	# apply the patch
+	cat ./doc/rpm-build/class.uiasyncservice.inc.php.patch | patch -p1
+
+	# customize apache config
+	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/egroupware-core/etc/egroupware
+	sed 's/\/usr\/share\/pear/\/usr\/share\/php:\/usr\/local\/zend\/share\/pear/' $(CURDIR)/doc/rpm-build/apache.conf > $(CURDIR)/debian/egroupware-core/etc/egroupware/apache.conf
+
+
+	# install core modules
+
+	for DIR in admin home phpgwapi preferences setup syncml doc; do \
+	  cd $(CURDIR)/$${DIR}; \
+	  find $(FINDOPT) $(APPFILES) \
+	    -exec $(INSTALL) {} $(CURDIR)/$(COREDIR)/$${DIR}/{} \; ; \
+	done
+
+	# install applications
+
+	for APP in $(MODULES) ; do \
+	  APPDIR=$$(echo $${APP} | sed 's/-/_/g') ; \
+	  if [ -d $(CURDIR)/$${APPDIR} ] ; then \
+	    cd $(CURDIR)/$${APPDIR}; \
+	    find $(FINDOPT) $(APPFILES) \
+	      -exec $(INSTALL) {} $(CURDIR)/$(PACKAGEDIR)/{} \; ; \
+	    if [ -d $(CURDIR)/$${APPDIR}/doc ] ; then \
+	      cd $(CURDIR)/$${APPDIR}/doc; \
+	      find $(FINDOPT) $(DOCFILES) \
+	        -exec $(INSTALL) {} $(CURDIR)/$(PACKAGEDOC)/{} \; ;\
+	    fi ; \
+	  else \
+	    echo "PACKAGING ERROR: directory $${APP} not found" 1>&2; exit 1 ; \
+	  fi ; \
+	done
+
+	# install cron-file
+	mkdir -p debian/egroupware-core/etc/cron.d
+	sed 's/apache/www-data/' doc/rpm-build/egroupware.cron > debian/egroupware-core/etc/cron.d/egroupware
+
+	dh_install
+
+	# delete some stuff
+	for APKG in $(PACKAGES) ; do \
+	  if [ -f debian/$${APKG}.remove ] ; then \
+	    perl -l0 -p -e '' debian/$${APKG}.remove | xargs -0ri /bin/sh -c "rm -rf debian/$${APKG}/{}" ; \
+	  fi ; \
+	done
+
+	# remove executable bit from php files
+	find debian/egroupware*/ -type f -and -perm +111 -and -name '*.php' -print0 | xargs -0ri chmod a-x '{}'
+	# make files starting with #! executable
+	find debian/egroupware*/ -type f -exec grep -q '^#!' '{}' \; -print0 | xargs -0ri chmod a+x '{}'
+
+
+binary-indep: build install
+	dh_testdir -i
+	dh_testroot -i
+	dh_installdebconf -i
+	dh_installdocs -i
+	dh_installexamples -i
+	dh_installchangelogs  -i
+	dh_link -i
+	dh_compress -i -X .php
+	dh_fixperms -i
+	dh_installdeb -i
+	(echo -n "egw:Modules="; for x in $(MODULES); do echo -n "egroupware-$$x,"; done; echo) >>debian/substvars
+	perl -l0 -p -e 's/^/-V/' debian/substvars | xargs -0 dh_gencontrol -i --
+	dh_md5sums -i
+	dh_builddeb -i
+
+
+binary: binary-indep binary-arch
+
+
+.PHONY: build binary binary-arch binary-indep clean install
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diff --git a/doc/rpm-build/egroupware-1.8.dsc b/doc/rpm-build/egroupware-1.8.dsc
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+Format: 1.0
+Source: egroupware
+Binary: egroupware, egroupware-core, egroupware-addressbook, egroupware-bookmarks, egroupware-calendar, egroupware-developer-tools, egroupware-emailadmin, egroupware-etemplate, egroupware-felamimail, egroupware-filemanager, egroupware-infolog, egroupware-manual, egroupware-news-admin, egroupware-notifications, egroupware-phpbrain, egroupware-phpsysinfo, egroupware-polls, egroupware-projectmanager, egroupware-registration, egroupware-resources, egroupware-sambaadmin, egroupware-sitemgr, egroupware-timesheet, egroupware-tracker, egroupware-wiki
+Architecture: all
+Version: 1.8.004.20120405
+Maintainer: Ralf Becker <rb@stylite.de>
+Homepage: http://www.egroupware.org
+Standards-Version: 3.8.0
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), po-debconf
+Debtransform-Tar: eGroupware-1.8.004.20120405.tar.gz
+Debtransform-Files-Tar: debian.tar.gz
diff --git a/doc/rpm-build/egroupware-1.8.spec b/doc/rpm-build/egroupware-1.8.spec
index e1ae790135..231c3b0edb 100644
--- a/doc/rpm-build/egroupware-1.8.spec
+++ b/doc/rpm-build/egroupware-1.8.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: eGroupware
-Version: 1.8.002.20111111
+Version: 1.8.004.20120405
 Release: 1
 Summary: EGroupware is a web-based groupware suite written in php.
 Group: Web/Database
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