diff --git a/alex.changes b/alex.changes
index 4366fa5..bdb29a1 100644
--- a/alex.changes
+++ b/alex.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jul 10 17:07:27 UTC 2016 - psimons@suse.com
+
+- Update to version 3.1.7 revision 0 with cabal2obs.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 11 07:22:38 UTC 2016 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index be80047..e952a07 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # spec file for package alex
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
-# Copyright (c) 2012 Peter Trommler peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,25 +17,27 @@
 
 
 %bcond_without tests
-
 Name:           alex
 Version:        3.1.7
 Release:        0
-Summary:        Tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell
+Summary:        Alex is a tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
-Group:          Development/Languages/Other
-
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-Url:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}
-Source0:        http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-
-BuildRequires:  autoconf
+Group:          System/Libraries
+Url:            https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}
+Source0:        https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
+# Begin cabal-rpm deps:
 BuildRequires:  ghc-QuickCheck-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-array-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-containers-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-directory-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-rpm-macros
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+%if %{with tests}
+BuildRequires:  ghc-process-devel
+%endif
+# End cabal-rpm deps
 
 %description
 Alex is a tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell. It takes a
@@ -47,22 +48,31 @@ lex or flex for C/C++.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+
 %build
 %ghc_bin_build
+
 cd doc
 test -f configure || autoreconf
 ./configure
 
 %install
 %ghc_bin_install
+
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
 cp doc/alex.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
 
+%check
+%if %{with tests}
+%{cabal} test
+%endif
+
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc LICENSE README TODO CHANGELOG.md
-%doc examples
-%attr(755,root,root) %{_bindir}/%{name}
+%doc LICENSE
+%doc CHANGELOG.md README TODO doc examples
+%{_bindir}/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
 %{_mandir}/man1/*