diff --git a/configure.patch b/configure.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aefc56..0000000
--- a/configure.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
---- configure
-+++ configure
-@@ -4814,7 +4814,7 @@
-   ;;
- 
- # This must be Linux ELF.
--linux-gnu*)
-+linux*)
-   case $host_cpu in
-   alpha* | hppa* | i*86 | powerpc* | sparc* | ia64* )
-     lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all ;;
-@@ -7801,7 +7801,7 @@
-   ;;
- 
- # This must be Linux ELF.
--linux-gnu*)
-+linux*)
-   version_type=linux
-   need_lib_prefix=no
-   need_version=no
diff --git a/gc-7.2alpha6.tar.bz2 b/gc-7.2alpha6.tar.bz2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582ebab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gc-7.2alpha6.tar.bz2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:7d62742cdb32a8f9ca2a8ede3511f1b019ca3c663240ef2fd513ffd3a058dbd2
+size 1011054
diff --git a/gc-build.patch b/gc-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d654666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gc-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: gc-7.2alpha6/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- gc-7.2alpha6.orig/Makefile.am
++++ gc-7.2alpha6/Makefile.am
+@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ EXTRA_libgc_la_SOURCES = alpha_mach_dep.
+ 
+ if CPLUSPLUS
+ lib_LTLIBRARIES += libgccpp.la
+-pkginclude_HEADERS += include/gc_cpp.h include/gc_allocator.h
+ libgccpp_la_SOURCES = gc_cpp.cc
+ libgccpp_la_LIBADD = ./libgc.la
+ libgccpp_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:3:0 -no-undefined
diff --git a/gc.atomic-locks.patch b/gc.atomic-locks.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f1e39c..0000000
--- a/gc.atomic-locks.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-Use gcc build-in atomic functions,
-the selfmade versions will not work on powerpc
-
----
- include/private/gc_locks.h |   13 +++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
-
---- a/include/private/gc_locks.h
-+++ b/include/private/gc_locks.h
-@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@
- /* acquisition and release.  We need this for correct operation of the	*/
- /* incremental GC.							*/
- #  ifdef __GNUC__
-+#if __GNUC__ >= 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1
-+static inline int GC_test_and_set(volatile unsigned int *addr)
-+{
-+#define GC_TEST_AND_SET_DEFINED
-+       return (int)__sync_lock_test_and_set(addr, 1);
-+}
-+static inline void GC_clear(volatile unsigned int *addr)
-+{
-+#define GC_CLEAR_DEFINED
-+       __sync_lock_test_and_set(addr, 0);
-+}
-+#else /* ! __GNUC__ 4.1+ */
- #    if defined(I386)
-        inline static int GC_test_and_set(volatile unsigned int *addr) {
- 	  int oldval;
-@@ -288,6 +300,7 @@
-          return ret;
-        }
- #    endif
-+#   endif /* !__GNUC__ 4.1+ */
- #  endif /* __GNUC__ */
- #  if (defined(ALPHA) && !defined(__GNUC__))
- #    ifndef OSF1
diff --git a/gc.changes b/gc.changes
index 020658b..1fd8d57 100644
--- a/gc.changes
+++ b/gc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 20 15:08:02 UTC 2011 - pgajdos@novell.com
+
+- updated to 7.2alpha6
+  * many bug fixes and new features from 6.6, see doc/README.changes
+    for older changes and ChangeLog for recent changes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Apr  2 15:40:11 CEST 2009 - crrodriguez@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index 11c34c8..694c8d2 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 
 Name:           gc
-Version:        6.6
+Version:        7.1.9.6
+%define src_ver 7.2alpha6
 Release:        138
 AutoReqProv:    on
 # bug437293
@@ -31,13 +32,10 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 License:        BSD 3-Clause
 Url:            http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/
 Summary:        A garbage collector for C and C++
-Source:         %{name}%{version}.tar.bz2
-#Patch:        %{name}-%{version}-shared.diff
+Source:         %{name}-%{src_ver}.tar.bz2
+Patch0:         %{name}-build.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-Patch:          gcc4.patch
-Patch1:         configure.patch
-Patch2:         gc.atomic-locks.patch
 
 %description
 The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used as a
@@ -78,15 +76,13 @@ Authors:
     Alan J. Demers
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %name%version
-%patch
-%patch1
-%patch2 -p1
+%setup -q -n %{name}-%{src_ver}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
-#%{suse_update_config -f}
-#autoreconf -fi
-#%{__libtoolize} -f
+%{suse_update_config -f}
+autoreconf -fi
+%{__libtoolize} -f
 %configure --disable-static --with-pic --enable-cplusplus
 %{__make} %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
@@ -114,6 +110,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 %doc doc/[a-z]*
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
 %{_includedir}/*
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/gc6.6.tar.bz2 b/gc6.6.tar.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index bfeb493..0000000
--- a/gc6.6.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:18bf5196a16a6cc198755f81afc8e9167c09a36b90077574e8581ff1d07d0e78
-size 588635
diff --git a/gcc4.patch b/gcc4.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa970f7..0000000
--- a/gcc4.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- include/gc_cpp.h
-+++ include/gc_cpp.h
-@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
-     inline void* operator new[]( size_t size, void *p );
-     inline void operator delete[]( void* obj );
- #   ifdef GC_PLACEMENT_DELETE
--      inline void gc::operator delete[]( void*, void* );
-+      inline void operator delete[]( void*, void* );
- #   endif
- #endif /* GC_OPERATOR_NEW_ARRAY */
-     };    
diff --git a/ready b/ready
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..473a0f4