diff --git a/ghc.changes b/ghc.changes
index deebb27..f200c87 100644
--- a/ghc.changes
+++ b/ghc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec  3 09:33:59 UTC 2012 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
+
+- try to work around factory-auto still thinking we need
+  to wait for BRs even when those are in a comment 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 28 08:30:30 UTC 2012 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
+
+- help factory-auto by commenting out currently unneeded BRs 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 13 10:20:38 UTC 2012 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
+
+- selfbootstrap ghc 7.4.2 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 12 12:53:10 UTC 2012 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
 
diff --git a/ghc.spec b/ghc.spec
index 1a225e7..b45f525 100644
--- a/ghc.spec
+++ b/ghc.spec
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 
 # To bootstrap a new version of ghc, uncomment the following:
-%global ghc_bootstrapping 1
-%{?ghc_bootstrap}
+#%%global ghc_bootstrapping 1
+#%%{?ghc_bootstrap}
 %global without_hscolour 1
 #%%global without_manual 1
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-process-devel
 # Alternatively a Keep: line could be added to prjconf
 %if 0%{?opensuse_bs}
 BuildRequires:  ghc-array-devel
+BuildRequires:  ghc-base-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-binary-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-deepseq-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-filepath-devel
@@ -56,18 +57,18 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-old-time-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-time-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-unix-devel
 %if %{undefined without_hscolour}
-BuildRequires:  ghc-array
-BuildRequires:  ghc-base
-BuildRequires:  ghc-containers
-BuildRequires:  ghc-deepseq
-BuildRequires:  ghc-directory
-BuildRequires:  ghc-filepath
-BuildRequires:  ghc-haskell98
-BuildRequires:  ghc-old-locale
-BuildRequires:  ghc-old-time
-BuildRequires:  ghc-process
-BuildRequires:  ghc-time
-BuildRequires:  ghc-unix
+#  array
+#  base
+#  containers
+#  deepseq
+#  directory
+#  filepath
+#  haskell98
+#  old-locale
+#  old-time
+#  process
+#  time
+#  unix
 %endif
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  autoconf