diff --git a/giflib.changes b/giflib.changes
index e46a888..aa0f671 100644
--- a/giflib.changes
+++ b/giflib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 24 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
+
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Aug 30 14:55:14 CEST 2008 - crrodriguez@suse.de
 
diff --git a/giflib.spec b/giflib.spec
index 5214024..28888c6 100644
--- a/giflib.spec
+++ b/giflib.spec
@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@ License:        X11/MIT
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Url:            http://sourceforge.net/projects/libungif
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      giflib-64bit
+%endif
+%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
+Obsoletes:      giflib-32bit
+%endif
+#
 Version:        4.1.6
-Release:        1
+Release:        9
 Summary:        A Library for Working with GIF Images
 Provides:       libungif
 %ifarch ia64 x86_64 s390x ppc64
@@ -38,8 +46,8 @@ Source:         giflib-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
-Since the LZW patents have expired, giflib can be used instead of
-libungif again.
+This Library allows manipulatng GIF Image files. Since the LZW patents
+have expired, giflib can be used instead of libungif again.
 
 
 
@@ -71,10 +79,18 @@ License:        X11/MIT
 Summary:        Library for Working with GIF Images - Files Mandatory for Development
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       %name = %version
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      giflib-devel-64bit
+%endif
+%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
+Obsoletes:      giflib-devel-32bit
+%endif
+#
 
 %description devel
-Since the LZW patents have expired, giflib can be used instead of
-libungif again.
+This Library allows manipulatng GIF Image files. Since the LZW patents
+have expired, giflib can be used instead of libungif again.
 
 
 
@@ -121,6 +137,8 @@ find doc -name "Makefile*" -print -delete
 /usr/bin/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 24 2008 olh@suse.de
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Sat Aug 30 2008 crrodriguez@suse.de
 - update to version 4.1.6, changes since 4.1.4 includes:
   * Fix segfault in utilities due to referencing ColorMaps in GifFiles that had
@@ -185,7 +203,7 @@ find doc -name "Makefile*" -print -delete
 - added URL
 * Tue Apr 04 2000 bk@suse.de
 - config.{sub,guess} update macro needs automake
-* Sun Apr 02 2000 bk@suse.de
+* Sat Apr 01 2000 bk@suse.de
 - suse s390 team added required %%suse_update_config for s390
 * Mon Sep 13 1999 bs@suse.de
 - ran old prepare_spec on spec file to switch to new prepare_spec.