--- build/parseChangelog.c
+++ build/parseChangelog.c
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ static int dateToTimet(const char * datestr, /*@out@*/ time_t * secs)
 static int addChangelog(Header h, StringBuf sb)
 	/*@modifies h @*/
 {
-    char *s;
+    char *s, *p;
     int i;
     time_t time;
     time_t lastTime = 0;
+    time_t cutOffTime = 1151704800; /* date -d "2006/07/01" +%s #SLES10-GA  */
     char *date, *name, *text, *next;
 
     s = getStringBuf(sb);
@@ -167,6 +168,12 @@ static int addChangelog(Header h, StringBuf sb)
 	    return RPMERR_BADSPEC;
 	}
 
+        /* workaround old suse oddity */
+        if (*s == '-') {
+            ++s;
+            SKIPSPACE(s);
+        }
+
 	/* name */
 	name = s;
 	while (*s != '\0') s++;
@@ -198,7 +212,8 @@ static int addChangelog(Header h, StringBuf sb)
 	    *s-- = '\0';
 	}
 	
-	addChangelogEntry(h, time, name, text);
+        if (time >= cutOffTime)
+            addChangelogEntry(h, time, name, text);
 	s = next;
     }