diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7a752f0..9b03811 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@
 *.xz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.zip filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.zst filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
-## Specific LFS patterns
-ghc-bootstrap-7.8.3.tar filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/README.openSUSE b/README.openSUSE
index 1e21312..f49cc8e 100644
--- a/README.openSUSE
+++ b/README.openSUSE
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ Generating binary distributions for ghc bootstrap in Factory
 ============================================================
 
 1. Download source distribution from http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download
-2. Apply patches for openSUSE
+2. If necessary, apply patches for openSUSE
    * https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:haskell:bootstrap/ghc-prepare-binary-distributions
 3. Build binary distribution `make binary-dist`
 4. Download rpms from: 
-   * https://build.opensuse.org/package/binaries/devel:languages:haskell:bootstrap/ghc-prepare-binary-distributions?repository=openSUSE_Factory
    * https://build.opensuse.org/package/binaries/devel:languages:haskell:bootstrap/ghc-prepare-binary-distributions?repository=openSUSE_Factory_PowerPC_standard
+   * https://build.opensuse.org/package/binaries/devel:languages:haskell:bootstrap/ghc-prepare-binary-distributions?repository=openSUSE_Factory_zSystems
 5. Extract tarball `rpm2cpio ghc-prepare-binary-distributions*.rpm | cpio -idmv`
 6. Copy tarball to project devel:languages:haskell:compiler/ghc-bootstrap
 
 Note:
 =====
-The ix86 and x86_64 tarballs were taken from upstream.
-https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_7_8_3
+The armv7, aarch64, i386, and x86_64 tarballs were taken from upstream.
+See: https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_8_2_1.html
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deleted file mode 100644
index 7470c08..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.3-i386-unknown-linux-centos65.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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-oid sha256:38c61b7535644dbc0fc0e484752e1f3db6326569663658a93cb609e8ad05feaa
-size 120180306
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deleted file mode 100644
index 7bc169b..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.3-powerpc-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:9e7baa80ecdb263ec8c577760817b16d32ba73ba0ebd48004d7a69899e826496
-size 60476033
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deleted file mode 100644
index 1c98cf4..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.3-powerpc64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
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-size 87051271
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deleted file mode 100644
index 7708a6d..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.3-powerpc64le-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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-size 107100129
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deleted file mode 100644
index 88fdae2..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.3-x86_64-unknown-linux-centos65.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:7561f2685063a49e46430050c057e801f210cc56c7fb2cab0951a6444a72c4f7
-size 113299736
diff --git a/ghc-7.8.4-aarch64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2 b/ghc-7.8.4-aarch64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index 926f293..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.4-aarch64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
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-size 87692219
diff --git a/ghc-7.8.4-s390-ibm-linux.tar.bz2 b/ghc-7.8.4-s390-ibm-linux.tar.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index e3e7c91..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.4-s390-ibm-linux.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:cc7cb331aa41ff4c19fba1b72e1847533070d62d022ff282058a8d5969c49630
-size 100269236
diff --git a/ghc-7.8.4-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.bz2 b/ghc-7.8.4-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index 085145b..0000000
--- a/ghc-7.8.4-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:dde3e49eadcd8e537563b5925c2f0321f7a44b05826223aee2aa836e68bf7b46
-size 97006937
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-aarch64-deb8-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-aarch64-deb8-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..496a2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-aarch64-deb8-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:61dab9c95ef9f9af8bce7338863fda3e42945eb46194b12d922b6d0dc245d0c2
+size 163469920
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-armv7-deb8-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-armv7-deb8-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2707b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-armv7-deb8-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:0f0e5e1d4fad3fa1a87ca1fe0d19242f4a94d158b7b8a08f99efefd98b51b019
+size 173741784
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-i386-deb8-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-i386-deb8-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7217f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-i386-deb8-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:d86f9c157dd4161a8acb14062c131c8985a4f65fc856603c373502be1d50c95e
+size 122702996
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64-unknown-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64-unknown-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abf4c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64-unknown-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
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+size 117695016
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64le-unknown-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64le-unknown-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a76cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64le-unknown-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f3c16ab1e45eb680352198c719ca30cdcefafe6c2fce8bc055714722cc2e1696
+size 118447484
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed59071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:7fbb61b67986efb7784a760d8e5074bb44496fbb3878ab13aeb2caf6a06ced4d
+size 135274992
diff --git a/ghc-8.2.1-x86_64-deb8-linux.tar.xz b/ghc-8.2.1-x86_64-deb8-linux.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..632baa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghc-8.2.1-x86_64-deb8-linux.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:543b81bf610240bd0398111d6c6607a9094dc2d159b564057d46c8a3d1aaa130
+size 126809836
diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap-7.8.3.tar b/ghc-bootstrap-7.8.3.tar
deleted file mode 100644
index f37a743..0000000
--- a/ghc-bootstrap-7.8.3.tar
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:ceec3278ddaf2c71a879710026c2669acb31e3681f728ce5f0f2e506ef07f871
-size 10240
diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap.changes b/ghc-bootstrap.changes
index 3dd0fd2..42f6e1d 100644
--- a/ghc-bootstrap.changes
+++ b/ghc-bootstrap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 24 11:15:31 UTC 2017 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
+
+- update to 8.2.1 on all arches
+* required to bootstrap ghc 8.2.1
+* drop support for ppc and s390
+* add support for arm7l
+* add support for registerised LLVM backend on aarch64
+- update instructions to produce bindists
+- remove libgmp hack, upstream bindists link against new libgmp 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Mar  5 15:27:59 UTC 2017 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap.spec b/ghc-bootstrap.spec
index 746009c..fe50c9e 100644
--- a/ghc-bootstrap.spec
+++ b/ghc-bootstrap.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 %ifarch %{ix86}
 %define longarch i386
-%define os_release -centos65
 %endif
 %ifarch ppc
 %define longarch powerpc
@@ -38,51 +37,53 @@
 %ifarch aarch64
 %define longarch aarch64
 %endif
+%ifarch %{arm}
+%define longarch armv7
+%endif
 %ifarch x86_64
 %define longarch x86_64
-%define os_release -centos65
-%endif
-%ifarch aarch64 s390 s390x
-%define xversion 7.8.4
-%else
-%define xversion 7.8.3
 %endif
 %ifarch s390 s390x
 %define sysname ibm
 %else
+%ifarch x86_64 %{ix86} aarch64 %{arm}
+%define sysname deb8
+%endif
+%ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
 %define sysname unknown
 %endif
-
-%global without_hscolour 1
+%endif
 
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
 Name:           ghc-bootstrap
-Version:        7.8.3
+Version:        8.2.1
 Release:        0
 Url:            https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/devel:languages:haskell:bootstrap
 Summary:        Binary distributions of The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compiler
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Other
-Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar
 Source1:        README.openSUSE
 Source2:        LICENSE
-Source10:       ghc-7.8.3-i386-unknown-linux-centos65.tar.bz2
-Source11:       ghc-7.8.3-powerpc-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
-Source12:       ghc-7.8.3-powerpc64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
-Source13:       ghc-7.8.3-powerpc64le-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
-Source14:       ghc-7.8.3-x86_64-unknown-linux-centos65.tar.bz2
-Source15:       ghc-7.8.4-s390-ibm-linux.tar.bz2
-Source16:       ghc-7.8.4-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.bz2
-Source17:       ghc-7.8.4-aarch64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
+Source10:       ghc-8.2.1-i386-deb8-linux.tar.xz
+Source12:       ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64-unknown-linux.tar.xz
+Source13:       ghc-8.2.1-powerpc64le-unknown-linux.tar.xz
+Source14:       ghc-8.2.1-x86_64-deb8-linux.tar.xz
+Source16:       ghc-8.2.1-s390x-ibm-linux.tar.xz
+Source17:       ghc-8.2.1-aarch64-deb8-linux.tar.xz
+Source18:       ghc-8.2.1-armv7-deb8-linux.tar.xz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gmp-devel
 BuildRequires:  libncurses5
-Requires:       libncurses5
+%ifarch aarch64 %{arm}
+BuildRequires:  binutils-gold
+Requires:       binutils-gold
+%endif
 Requires:       gmp-devel
+Requires:       libncurses5
 
-ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} ppc ppc64 ppc64le x86_64 s390 s390x aarch64
+ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} ppc64 ppc64le x86_64 s390x aarch64 %{arm}
 Provides:       ghc-bootstrap-devel
 
 Conflicts:      ghc
@@ -140,37 +141,24 @@ Haskell home page at <http://www.haskell.org/>.
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
 cp %SOURCE1 .
 cp %SOURCE2 .
 cp %SOURCE10 .
-cp %SOURCE11 .
 cp %SOURCE12 .
 cp %SOURCE13 .
 cp %SOURCE14 .
-cp %SOURCE15 .
 cp %SOURCE16 .
 cp %SOURCE17 .
+cp %SOURCE18 .
 
 %build
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1130
-ln -s %{_libdir}/libgmp.so.10 libgmp.so.3
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-%endif
-tar jxf ghc-%{xversion}-%{longarch}-%{sysname}-linux%{?os_release}.tar.bz2
-cd ghc-%{xversion}
+tar Jxf ghc-%{version}-%{longarch}-%{sysname}-linux.tar.xz
+cd ghc-%{version}
 ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix}
 
 %install
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1130
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-%endif
-cd ghc-%{xversion}
+cd ghc-%{version}
 %makeinstall
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1130
-install -dm 0755 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}
-ln -s %{_libdir}/libgmp.so.10 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libgmp.so.3
-%endif
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}
 
 %post
@@ -181,13 +169,10 @@ ghc-pkg recache
 %doc README.openSUSE
 %doc LICENSE
 %{_bindir}/*
-%{_prefix}/lib/ghc-%{xversion}
+%{_prefix}/lib/ghc-%{version}
 %{_datadir}/doc/*
-%if 0%{suse_version} > 1130
-%{_libdir}/libgmp.so.3
-%endif
-# for some reason there is no manpage for ghc in the x86_64 tarball
-%ifarch %{ix86}
+
+%ifarch %{ix86} x86_64 aarch64 %{arm} 
 %{_mandir}/man1/ghc.1*
 %endif