diff --git a/libgpg-error.changes b/libgpg-error.changes
index 8b48b0b..484103a 100644
--- a/libgpg-error.changes
+++ b/libgpg-error.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 20 03:00:44 CET 2009 - crrodriguez@suse.de
+
+- remove static libraries, there is no reason to use them as
+  shared libraries live in /%{_lib} 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 29 10:57:01 CET 2009 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libgpg-error.spec b/libgpg-error.spec
index eb1979a..e5c51a0 100644
--- a/libgpg-error.spec
+++ b/libgpg-error.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Name:           libgpg-error
 Url:            http://www.gnupg.org/
 Version:        1.6
-Release:        7
+Release:        9
 Summary:        Library That Defines Common Error Values for All GnuPG Components
 License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Obsoletes:      libgpg-error-devel-64bit
 %if %nld_build
 Conflicts:      libgpg-error-devel
 %endif
-Requires:       libgpg-error0 == %version
+Requires:       libgpg-error0 = %version glibc-devel
 
 %description devel
 Files needed for software development using libgpg-error.
@@ -91,30 +91,21 @@ Authors:
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n libgpg-error-%version
-autoreconf --force
 %if %nld_build
 %patch
 %endif
 
 %build
-libtoolize --force
-aclocal -I m4
-automake -a
-autoconf
-./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} \
-	    --sysconfdir=%{_sysconfdir} \
-	    --libdir=/%{_lib} \
-	    --infodir=%{_infodir} \
-            CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" 
-make 
+autoreconf -fiv
+%configure --disable-static --with-pic --libdir=/%{_lib} 
+%{__make} %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
 %install
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}/libgpg-error.la
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
-rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}/libgpg-error.so
-ln -s /%{_lib}/libgpg-error.so.0 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libgpg-error.so
-mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}/libgpg-error.a $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
+%{__ln_s} -v /%{_lib}/$(readlink %{buildroot}/%{_lib}/%{name}.so) %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}.so
+%{__rm} -v %{buildroot}/%{_lib}/%{name}.so
 # Drop the lisp stuff, it depends on ASDF and CFFI
 # which needs to be packaged first
 rm -r %{buildroot}/usr/share/common-lisp
@@ -123,11 +114,9 @@ rm -r %{buildroot}/usr/share/common-lisp
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-%post -n libgpg-error0
-%run_ldconfig
+%post -n libgpg-error0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
-%postun -n libgpg-error0
-%run_ldconfig
+%postun -n libgpg-error0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files -n libgpg-error0 -f %{name}.lang
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -139,10 +128,12 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %_datadir/aclocal/gpg-error.m4
 %_includedir/*
 %_bindir/*
-%_libdir/libgpg-error*.a
 %_libdir/libgpg-error*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 20 2009 crrodriguez@suse.de
+- remove static libraries, there is no reason to use them as
+  shared libraries live in /%%{_lib}
 * Thu Jan 29 2009 olh@suse.de
 - obsolete libgpg-error-XXbit in the library subpackage
 * Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de