diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 4451136..43197dd 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-check
+libcheck0
+	obsoletes "check-<targettype> < <version>"
+	provides "check-<targettype> = <version>"
diff --git a/check.changes b/check.changes
index b22d53c..7a91726 100644
--- a/check.changes
+++ b/check.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar  4 16:46:15 UTC 2015 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Implement shared library naming guidelines
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Aug 23 21:27:32 UTC 2014 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/check.spec b/check.spec
index 4de2ed6..6693194 100644
--- a/check.spec
+++ b/check.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package check
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           check
+%define lname   libcheck0
 Version:        0.9.14
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Unit Test Framework for C
@@ -26,10 +27,21 @@ Url:            http://check.sourceforge.net/
 Source:         http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/check/check/0.9.14/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 
 %description
-Check is a unit test framework for C. It features a simple interfacefor
+Check is a unit test framework for C. It features a simple interface for
+defining unit tests, limitating the developer the less possible.
+
+%package -n %lname
+Summary:        Unit Test Framework for C
+Group:          System/Libraries
+Obsoletes:      check < %version-%release
+Provides:       check = %version-%release
+
+%description -n %lname
+Check is a unit test framework for C. It features a simple interface for
 defining unit tests, limitating the developer the less possible. Tests
 are run in a separate address space, so Check cancatch both, assertion
 failures and code errors that cause segmentationfaults or other
@@ -37,11 +49,10 @@ signals. The output of unit tests can be used within source code
 editors and IDEs.
 
 %package devel
-Summary:        Unit Test Framework for C
+Summary:        Development files for the CHECK unit test framework
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
-Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
+Requires:       %lname = %version
 Requires:       glibc-devel
-Recommends:     pgk-config
 
 %description devel
 Check is a unit test framework for C. It features a simple interface
@@ -58,28 +69,29 @@ code editors and IDEs.
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -std=gnu99"
 export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -std=gnu99"
 export FFLAGS="%{optflags} -std=gnu99"
-%configure --disable-static --with-pic
+%configure --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags} docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name}
 
 %install
-%makeinstall docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name}
+%make_install docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name}
 %{__cp} -a AUTHORS COPYING.LESSER THANKS TODO %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
 %{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
+# a little duplicate documentation…
+%fdupes %buildroot/%_datadir
 
-%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post -n %lname -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %post devel
 %install_info --info-dir=%{_infodir} %{_infodir}/%{name}.info.gz
 
-%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n %lname -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun devel
 %install_info_delete --info-dir=%{_infodir} %{_infodir}/%{name}.info.gz
 
-%files
+%files -n %lname
 %defattr (-, root, root)
-%doc %dir %{_docdir}/%{name}
-%doc %{_docdir}/%{name}/[ACNRST]*
+%doc COPYING*
 %{_libdir}/*.so.*
 
 %files devel
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name}
 %doc %{_infodir}/%{name}.info*
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
-%doc %{_docdir}/%{name}/example
+%{_docdir}/%{name}/
 %{_bindir}/checkmk
 %{_mandir}/man1/checkmk.1%{?ext_man}