diff --git a/ncurses.changes b/ncurses.changes
index 087f917..0ce292c 100644
--- a/ncurses.changes
+++ b/ncurses.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 20 11:05:51 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- remove call to suse_update_config (very old work around)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  5 13:33:46 UTC 2011 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ncurses.spec b/ncurses.spec
index b9ad5a8..8ff3c2b 100644
--- a/ncurses.spec
+++ b/ncurses.spec
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-# norootforbuild
-
-
 Name:           ncurses
 #!BuildIgnore: terminfo
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -28,17 +25,16 @@ BuildRequires:  gpm
 %endif
 %define terminfo() %{_datadir}/%{0}/%{1}
 %define tabset()   %{_datadir}/%{0}/%{1}
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
-Group:          System/Base
-AutoReqProv:    on
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      ncurses-64bit
 %endif
 #
 Version:        5.9
-Release:        1
+Release:        0
 Summary:        New curses Libraries
+License:        MIT
+Group:          System/Base
 Url:            http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
 Source0:        ncurses-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        ncurses-%{version}-patches.tar.bz2
@@ -80,11 +76,10 @@ Authors:
     Pavel Curtis
 
 %package -n ncurses-utils
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
 Summary:        Tools using the new curses libraries
+License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Base
 Provides:       ncurses:%{_bindir}/tput
-AutoReqProv:    on
 
 %description -n ncurses-utils
 The ncurses based utilities are as follows:
@@ -110,11 +105,10 @@ Authors:
     Pavel Curtis
 
 %package -n terminfo-base
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
 Summary:        A terminal descriptions database
+License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Base
 Provides:       ncurses:%{_datadir}/tabset
-AutoReqProv:    on
 
 %description -n terminfo-base
 This is the terminfo basic database, maintained in the ncurses package.
@@ -132,14 +126,13 @@ Authors:
 %if %abi == 5
 
 %package -n libncurses5
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
 Summary:        The New curses Libraries
+License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Requires:       terminfo-base
 Provides:       ncurses = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      ncurses <= %{version}
 Recommends:     ncurses-utils = %{version}
-AutoReqProv:    on
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      ncurses-64bit
@@ -163,8 +156,8 @@ Authors:
 %endif
 
 %package -n libncurses6
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
 Summary:        The New curses Libraries
+License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Requires:       terminfo-base
 %if %abi == 5
@@ -172,7 +165,6 @@ Provides:       ncurses = 6.0
 %else
 Provides:       ncurses = %{version}
 %endif
-AutoReqProv:    on
 
 %description -n libncurses6 
 The ncurses library is used by the most curses based terminal
@@ -190,9 +182,8 @@ Authors:
 
 %package -n terminfo
 Summary:        A terminal descriptions database
-License:        Public Domain, Freeware
+License:        SUSE-Public-Domain
 Group:          System/Base
-AutoReqProv:    on
 
 %description -n terminfo
 This is the terminfo reference database, maintained in the ncurses
@@ -212,7 +203,7 @@ Authors:
 
 %package -n ncurses-devel
 Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
+License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Provides:       ncurses:%{_incdir}/ncurses.h
 Requires:       ncurses = %{version}-%{release}, %{_bindir}/tack
@@ -221,7 +212,6 @@ Requires:       libncurses6
 %else
 Requires:       libncurses5 libncurses6
 %endif
-AutoReqProv:    on
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      ncurses-devel-64bit
@@ -244,11 +234,10 @@ Authors:
 
 %package -n tack
 Summary:        Terminfo action checker
-License:        GPLv2+
+License:        GPL-2.0+
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 Provides:       ncurses-devel:%{_bindir}/tack
 Requires:       ncurses = %{version}-%{release}
-AutoReqProv:    on
 
 %description -n tack
 This package contains the tack utility to help to build a new terminfo
@@ -367,7 +356,6 @@ rm -vf mk-dlls.sh
     # advantage about splitting of a libtinfo (IMHO).
     #
     touch --reference=README config.sub config.guess
-    %{?suse_update_config:%{suse_update_config}}
     %configure \
 	--without-ada		\
 	--without-debug		\