diff --git a/cracklib.changes b/cracklib.changes
index 50c41b8..e349b9d 100644
--- a/cracklib.changes
+++ b/cracklib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep  1 17:21:20 CEST 2008 - mc@suse.de
+
+- do not zip the dict by default. A check takes too long.
+  The support for zip'ed dicts is still available
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 20 16:46:23 CEST 2008 - mc@suse.de
 
diff --git a/cracklib.spec b/cracklib.spec
index 600dc41..320d41b 100644
--- a/cracklib.spec
+++ b/cracklib.spec
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 # spec file for package cracklib (Version 2.8.12)
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
-# This file and all modifications and additions to the pristine
-# package are under the same license as the package itself.
 #
+# All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
+# remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
+# upon. The license for this file, and modifications and additions to the
+# file, is the same license as for the pristine package itself (unless the
+# license for the pristine package is not an Open Source License, in which
+# case the license is the MIT License). An "Open Source License" is a
+# license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
+# published by the Open Source Initiative.
+
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ License:        Artistic License
 Group:          System/Libraries
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        2.8.12
-Release:        27
+Release:        46
 Requires:       cracklib-dict
 Summary:        Full Dictionary for cracklib
 Source:         http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cracklib/cracklib-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ make -C po update-po
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %install
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 # libtool is broken by design, remove this *.la files ...
 rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/libcrack.la
@@ -97,14 +105,18 @@ chmod 755 ./util/cracklib-format
 sed "s,/usr/lib/cracklib_dict,%{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict,g" lib/crack.h > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_includedir}/crack.h
 ./util/cracklib-format ./dicts/cracklib-small | \
 ./util/cracklib-packer $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict
-gzip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd
 ln -s cracklib-format $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir}/mkdict
 ln -s cracklib-packer $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir}/packer
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/cracklib/cracklib-small
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib
 ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.hwm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.hwm
-ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd.gz $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwd.gz
+ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwd
 ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwi
+#
+# using zip'ed dict takes too long for a check. But the support
+# for this is still in the lib. 
+#
+#gzip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd
+#ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd.gz $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwd.gz
 %{find_lang} %{name}
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pw
 %dir %{_datadir}/cracklib
 %{_datadir}/cracklib/cracklib.magic
 /usr/lib/cracklib_dict.hwm
-/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwd.gz
+/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwd
 /usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwi
 
 %files devel
@@ -139,10 +151,13 @@ ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pw
 %files dict-small
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.hwm
-%{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd.gz
+%{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd
 %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwi
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 01 2008 mc@suse.de
+- do not zip the dict by default. A check takes too long.
+  The support for zip'ed dicts is still available
 * Fri Jun 20 2008 mc@suse.de
 - implement reading compressed password databases
   (FATE#303536)