diff --git a/fribidi.changes b/fribidi.changes
index e7b5c45..474ce2c 100644
--- a/fribidi.changes
+++ b/fribidi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 30 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
+
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Apr 10 12:54:45 CEST 2008 - ro@suse.de
 
diff --git a/fribidi.spec b/fribidi.spec
index 46b1136..e4f2b10 100644
--- a/fribidi.spec
+++ b/fribidi.spec
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 # spec file for package fribidi (Version 0.10.9)
 #
 # 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/
 #
 
@@ -13,12 +20,20 @@
 
 Name:           fribidi
 Version:        0.10.9
-Release:        20
+Release:        56
 Summary:        Free Implementation of BiDi Algorithm
 License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Url:            http://fribidi.sourceforge.net/
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      fribidi-64bit
+%endif
+%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
+Obsoletes:      fribidi-32bit
+%endif
+#
 Provides:       locale(ar;he)
 Source:         fribidi-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
@@ -93,6 +108,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %exclude %_libdir/lib*.la
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 30 2008 olh@suse.de
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Thu Apr 10 2008 ro@suse.de
 - added baselibs.conf file to build xxbit packages
   for multilib support
@@ -145,7 +162,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 - Update to version 0.1.10
 * Wed Apr 12 2000 nashif@suse.de
 - Update to version 0.1.9
-* Sun Apr 09 2000 bk@suse.de
+* Sat Apr 08 2000 bk@suse.de
 - added suse update config macro
 * Sun Feb 13 2000 nashif@suse.de
 - Initial Release ( Version: 0.1.8 )