diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+funyahoo-plusplus (0.1-0git20160904) mx; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial debian packaging
+
+ -- Timothy E. Harris <maintainer@mepiscommunity.org>  Sun, 04 Aug 2016 11:06:31 -0400
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+5
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: funyahoo-plusplus
+Priority: optional
+Section: libs
+Maintainer: Timothy E. Harris <maintainer@mepiscommunity.org>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7),
+               libpurple-dev,
+               libjson-glib-dev,
+               libglib2.0-dev
+Homepage: https://github.com/EionRobb/funyahoo-plusplus
+Standards-Version: 3.9.1
+
+Package: libfunyahoo-plusplus
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: 2016 Yahoo Messenger protocol C library
+ A replacement Yahoo prpl (protocol plugin) for Pidgin/libpurple compatible with
+ the new protocol enforced by Yahoo since Sept 2016
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format-Specification: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?op=file&rev=135
+Name: funyahoo-plusplus
+Maintainer: Timothy E. Harris <maintainer@mepiscommunity.org>
+Source: https://github.com/EionRobb/funyahoo-plusplus
+Authors:
+ Eion Robb <eion@robbmob.com>
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: © 2016, Eion Rob
+License: GPL-3+
+ .
+ This package 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 package 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 package; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ .
+ On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be
+ found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: © 2016, Timothy E. Harris <maintainer@mepiscommunity.org>
+License: GPL-3+
diff --git a/debian/libyahoo-plusplus.docs b/debian/libyahoo-plusplus.docs
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+README.md
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+
+	dh $@
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)