diff --git a/build-compare.changes b/build-compare.changes
index 878a991..70954b3 100644
--- a/build-compare.changes
+++ b/build-compare.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 27 10:36:49 CEST 2009 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Fail rpm-check if unrpm does not exist (noticed with package 
+  build).
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jul 26 21:06:06 CEST 2009 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Fix problem found with building gettext-tools: tar packages 
+  directories.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 23 15:30:30 CEST 2009 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/build-compare.spec b/build-compare.spec
index 7a44fe8..8af4c00 100644
--- a/build-compare.spec
+++ b/build-compare.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package build-compare (Version 2009.07.23)
+# spec file for package build-compare (Version 2009.07.27)
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Summary:        Build Result Compare Script
-Version:        2009.07.23
+Version:        2009.07.27
 Release:        1
 Source:         same-build-result.sh
 Source1:        rpm-check.sh
diff --git a/rpm-check.sh b/rpm-check.sh
index 07f694c..523471d 100644
--- a/rpm-check.sh
+++ b/rpm-check.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 RPM="rpm -qp --nodigest --nosignature"
 
+if [ ! -e /usr/bin/unrpm ] ; then
+  echo "unrpm is not installed - comparison not possible"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 check_all=
 case $1 in
   -a | --check-all)
@@ -266,7 +271,8 @@ check_single_file()
            fi
          fi
        done
-       return $ret;;
+       return $ret
+       ;;
     *.zip|*.jar)
        cd old
        unjar_l ./$file > flist
@@ -409,6 +415,10 @@ check_single_file()
          return 1
        fi
        ;;
+     *directory)
+       # tar might package directories - ignore them here
+       return 0
+       ;;
      *)
        if ! diff_two_files; then
            return 1