diff --git a/gc.changes b/gc.changes
index 64d5112..020658b 100644
--- a/gc.changes
+++ b/gc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr  2 15:40:11 CEST 2009 - crrodriguez@suse.de
+
+- remove static libraries and "la" files 
+- run make check
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 10 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index 671fa9b..11c34c8 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gc (Version 6.6)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           gc
 Version:        6.6
-Release:        137
+Release:        138
 AutoReqProv:    on
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Authors:
     Alan J. Demers
 
 %prep
-%setup -n %name%version
+%setup -q -n %name%version
 %patch
 %patch1
 %patch2 -p1
@@ -87,19 +87,16 @@ Authors:
 #%{suse_update_config -f}
 #autoreconf -fi
 #%{__libtoolize} -f
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" \
-	./configure \
-	--prefix=%{_prefix} \
-	--sysconfdir=%{_sysconfdir} \
-	--libdir=%{_libdir} \
-	--infodir=%{_infodir} \
-	--mandir=%{_mandir} \
-	--enable-cplusplus
-make
+%configure --disable-static --with-pic --enable-cplusplus
+%{__make} %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
 %install
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/gc	# docs
+%{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
+
+%check
+make check
 
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -117,10 +114,12 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 %doc doc/[a-z]*
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so
-%{_libdir}/lib*a
 %{_includedir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 02 2009 crrodriguez@suse.de
+- remove static libraries and "la" files
+- run make check
 * Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
 - use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
   (bnc#437293)