diff --git a/vlc-2.1.5-fix-skins2-default-skin-creation.patch b/vlc-2.1.5-fix-skins2-default-skin-creation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd88f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlc-2.1.5-fix-skins2-default-skin-creation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Author: Stefan Seyfried <seife+obs@b1-systems.com>
+
+New tar defaults create PAX archives which have two problems:
+* VLC cannot read them
+* they contain atime and thus the build time
+Avoid this by passign "--format=ustar" to tar when creating skins2/default.vlt
+
+Index: b/share/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- a/share/Makefile.am
++++ b/share/Makefile.am
+@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ skins2/default.vlt: $(skins2_default_vlt
+ 	mkdir -p skins2
+ 	(cd "$(srcdir)/skins2"; find default -print0 | \
+ 		LC_ALL=C sort -z | \
+-		tar cvv --exclude .svn --no-recursion --null -T -) | \
++		tar cvv --format=ustar --exclude .svn --no-recursion --null -T -) | \
+ 	gzip -n > skins2/default.vlt
+ 
+ #
+Index: b/share/Makefile.in
+===================================================================
+--- a/share/Makefile.in
++++ b/share/Makefile.in
+@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ skins2/default.vlt: $(skins2_default_vlt
+ 	mkdir -p skins2
+ 	(cd "$(srcdir)/skins2"; find default -print0 | \
+ 		LC_ALL=C sort -z | \
+-		tar cvv --exclude .svn --no-recursion --null -T -) | \
++		tar cvv --format=ustar --exclude .svn --no-recursion --null -T -) | \
+ 	gzip -n > skins2/default.vlt
+ 
+ .lua.luac:
diff --git a/vlc.changes b/vlc.changes
index 09e08ee..69a7fbd 100644
--- a/vlc.changes
+++ b/vlc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Nov  9 16:06:10 UTC 2014 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- fix skins2 defaut.vlt generation with newer tar defaults (and
+  remove the embedded build date from it on the way)
+  vlc-2.1.5-fix-skins2-default-skin-creation.patch
+- remove buildhost hostname from the binary to avoid republishing
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 30 06:08:06 UTC 2014 - olaf@aepfle.de
+
+- Convert BuildRequires from foo-devel to pkgconfig(foo)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 24 07:47:58 UTC 2014 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- First attempts on enabling build for SLE-12.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  9 18:37:20 UTC 2014 - vindex17@outlook.it
 
diff --git a/vlc.spec b/vlc.spec
index 62437df..497c099 100644
--- a/vlc.spec
+++ b/vlc.spec
@@ -41,107 +41,133 @@ Version:        2.1.5
 Release:        0
 Url:            http://www.videolan.org/
 Source:         http://download.videolan.org/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE vlc-2.1.5-fix-skins2-default-skin-creation.patch -- see description in patch header 
+Patch1:         vlc-2.1.5-fix-skins2-default-skin-creation.patch
 Patch3:         0001-no-return-in-non-void.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  Mesa-devel
 BuildRequires:  aalib-devel
-BuildRequires:  alsa-devel >= 1.0.24
-BuildRequires:  avahi-devel
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  flac-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(alsa) >= 1.0.24
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(avahi-client) >= 0.6
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(flac)
 %if %{with fluidsynth}
-BuildRequires:  fluidsynth-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fluidsynth) >= 1.1.2
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
-BuildRequires:  freerdp-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(freerdp) >= 1.0.1
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  freetype2-devel
-BuildRequires:  fribidi-devel
 BuildRequires:  gdk-pixbuf-devel
 BuildRequires:  gettext-devel
 BuildRequires:  git
-BuildRequires:  gnome-vfs2-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(freetype2)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fribidi)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gnome-vfs-2.0)
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
-BuildRequires:  gnutls-devel >= 3.0.20
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gnutls) >= 3.0.20
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel
-BuildRequires:  libSDL-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-2.0)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sdl) >= 1.2.10
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
-BuildRequires:  libSDL_image-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(SDL_image) >= 1.2.10
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  libass-devel
-BuildRequires:  libavc1394-devel
-BuildRequires:  libbluray-devel
-BuildRequires:  libcaca-devel
-BuildRequires:  libcddb-devel
-BuildRequires:  libcdio-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(caca) >= 0.99.beta14
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libass) >= 0.9.8
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavc1394) >= 0.5.3
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libbluray) >= 0.2.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcddb) >= 0.9.5
+%if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 BuildRequires:  libkde4-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
-BuildRequires:  libchromaprint-devel
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libchromaprint) >= 0.6.0
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
-BuildRequires:  libdc1394-devel >= 2.1.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libdc1394-2) >= 2.1.0
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  libdvbpsi-devel < 1.0
-BuildRequires:  libdvdnav-devel
-BuildRequires:  libdvdread-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgcrypt-devel
-BuildRequires:  libidn-devel
-BuildRequires:  libjack-devel >= 1.9.7
-BuildRequires:  libkate-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmatroska-devel
-BuildRequires:  libmodplug-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1230
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dvdnav)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dvdread)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(jack) >= 1.9.7
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(kate) >= 0.3.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libdvbpsi) < 1.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libidn)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmodplug) > 0.8.8
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1230 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 BuildRequires:  libmlt6-modules
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
-BuildRequires:  libmtp-devel >= 1.0.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmtp) >= 1.0.0
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  libnotify-devel
-BuildRequires:  libogg-devel
-BuildRequires:  libopus-devel
 BuildRequires:  libproxy-devel
-BuildRequires:  libraw1394-devel
-BuildRequires:  librsvg-devel
-BuildRequires:  libsamplerate-devel
-BuildRequires:  libshout-devel
-BuildRequires:  libsmbclient-devel
-BuildRequires:  libssh2-devel
-BuildRequires:  libtag-devel
-BuildRequires:  libtheora-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
-BuildRequires:  libudev-devel
-BuildRequires:  libupnp-devel
 BuildRequires:  libv4l-devel
-BuildRequires:  libva-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnotify)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libraw1394) >= 2.0.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(librsvg-2.0) >= 2.9.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libssh2)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libudev) >= 142
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libupnp)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libva)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libva-x11)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(ogg) >= 1.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(opus)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(samplerate)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(shout) >= 2.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(smbclient)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(taglib) >= 1.6.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(theoradec) >= 1.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(theoraenc)
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310
-BuildRequires:  LibVNCServer-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libvncclient) >= 0.9.9
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  libvorbis-devel
-BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  lirc-devel
-BuildRequires:  live555-devel
-BuildRequires:  lua-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
-BuildRequires:  opencv-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libxml-2.0) >= 2.5
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(live555)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(lua) >= 5.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(vorbis) >= 1.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(vorbisenc) >= 1.1
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(opencv) > 2.0
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
-BuildRequires:  projectM-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libprojectM) >= 2.0.0
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  pulseaudio-devel
-BuildRequires:  schroedinger-devel
 BuildRequires:  slang-devel
-BuildRequires:  speex-devel
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(schroedinger-1.0) >= 1.0.10
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(speex) >= 1.0.5
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(speexdsp)
+%if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 BuildRequires:  vcdimager-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
-BuildRequires:  xcb-util-keysyms-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcdio) >= 0.78.2
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libiso9660) >= 0.72
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libvcdinfo) >= 0.7.22
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb) >= 1.6
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-composite)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-keysyms) >= 0.3.4
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-randr) >= 1.3
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-shm)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-xv) >= 1.1.90.1
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xproto)
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  xosd-devel
-BuildRequires:  zvbi-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(QtCore)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(QtGui) >= 4.6.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-1) >= 1.0.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dirac) >= 0.10.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gl)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libgme)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpulse) >= 0.9.22
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xext)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xinerama)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xpm)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zvbi-0.2) >= 0.2.28
 # This is intentionally done the pkgconfig way: 3rd party repos might have alternative implementations
 # and can favor one over the other.
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310 || 0%{?BUILD_ORIG}
@@ -159,15 +185,18 @@ BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 %if 0%{?BUILD_ORIG}
 BuildRequires:  faad2-devel
 BuildRequires:  liba52-devel
-BuildRequires:  libdca-devel
 BuildRequires:  libfaac-devel
-BuildRequires:  libffmpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmad-devel
-BuildRequires:  libmpeg2-devel
-BuildRequires:  libtwolame-devel
-BuildRequires:  libvdpau-devel
-BuildRequires:  libx264-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxvidcore-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavcodec) >= 53.34.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavformat) >= 53.21.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libavutil) >= 51.22.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libdca) >= 0.0.5
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmpeg2) > 0.3.2
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpostproc)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(twolame)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(vdpau)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x264) >= 0.86
 %endif
 
 Requires:       %{name}-noX = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -270,6 +299,7 @@ for gnome-vfs2.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 rm -rf contrib
 # fix builddate info
@@ -362,8 +392,10 @@ export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -L%{_libdir}/live -Wno-return-type $smbclient"
    --enable-taglib                      \
    --enable-theora                      \
    --enable-v4l2                        \
+%if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
    --enable-vcd                         \
    --enable-vcdx                        \
+%endif
    --enable-vorbis                      \
    --enable-waveout                     \
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
@@ -378,6 +410,8 @@ export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -L%{_libdir}/live -Wno-return-type $smbclient"
   --enable-xvideo                       \
   --with-default-font=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/FreeSerifBold.ttf \
   --with-default-monospace-font=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/FreeMono.ttf
+# we don't need no VLC_COMPILE_HOST `hostname -f` in the binary...
+sed -i -e 's/^#define VLC_COMPILE_HOST.*/#define VLC_COMPILE_HOST "obs-build"/' config.h
 make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
 
 %install
@@ -616,7 +650,9 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/access/libtimecode_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/access/libv4l2_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/access/libvcd_plugin.so
+%if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/access/libvcdx_plugin.so
+%endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/access/liblibvnc_plugin.so
 %endif
@@ -758,7 +794,7 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/misc/libaudioscrobbler_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/misc/libdbus_screensaver_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/misc/libexport_plugin.so
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/misc/libfingerprinter_plugin.so
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
@@ -821,7 +857,7 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/stream_filter/libsmooth_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/stream_out/libstream_out_autodel_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/stream_out/libstream_out_bridge_plugin.so
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/stream_out/libstream_out_chromaprint_plugin.so
 %endif
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/stream_out/libstream_out_delay_plugin.so
@@ -882,7 +918,7 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libmosaic_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libmotionblur_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libmotiondetect_plugin.so
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libopencv_example_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libopencv_wrapper_plugin.so
 %endif
@@ -933,8 +969,8 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/codec/liblibmpeg2_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/codec/libtwolame_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/codec/libx264_plugin.so
-%{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/codec/libvaapi_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/codec/libvdpau_plugin.so
+%{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/codec/libvaapi_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/demux/libavformat_plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libpostproc_plugin.so
 %endif