diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index fbb873c..9bf0d89 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-gdal-1.5.2-fedora.tar.gz
 gdalautotest-1.5.0.tar.gz
+gdal-1.5.3-fedora.tar.gz
diff --git a/gdal-perl510.patch b/gdal-perl510.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 91df75f..0000000
--- a/gdal-perl510.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
---- swig/perl/gdal_wrap.cpp.orig	2008-03-25 20:19:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ swig/perl/gdal_wrap.cpp	2008-03-25 20:19:52.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1228,8 +1228,11 @@
- /* Macros for low-level exception handling */
- #define SWIG_croak(x)    { SWIG_Error(SWIG_RuntimeError, x); SWIG_fail; }
- 
-+#ifndef XSPROTO
-+# define XSPROTO(name) void name(pTHX_ CV* cv)
-+#endif 
- 
--typedef XS(SwigPerlWrapper);
-+typedef XSPROTO(SwigPerlWrapper);
- typedef SwigPerlWrapper *SwigPerlWrapperPtr;
- 
- /* Structure for command table */
---- swig/perl/ogr_wrap.cpp.orig	2008-03-25 20:45:42.000000000 +0200
-+++ swig/perl/ogr_wrap.cpp	2008-03-25 20:48:00.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1228,8 +1228,11 @@
- /* Macros for low-level exception handling */
- #define SWIG_croak(x)    { SWIG_Error(SWIG_RuntimeError, x); SWIG_fail; }
- 
-+#ifndef XSPROTO
-+# define XSPROTO(name) void name(pTHX_ CV* cv)
-+#endif
- 
--typedef XS(SwigPerlWrapper);
-+typedef XSPROTO(SwigPerlWrapper);
- typedef SwigPerlWrapper *SwigPerlWrapperPtr;
- 
- /* Structure for command table */
---- swig/perl/osr_wrap.cpp.orig	2008-03-25 20:49:16.000000000 +0200
-+++ swig/perl/osr_wrap.cpp	2008-03-25 20:49:33.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1229,7 +1229,11 @@
- #define SWIG_croak(x)    { SWIG_Error(SWIG_RuntimeError, x); SWIG_fail; }
- 
- 
--typedef XS(SwigPerlWrapper);
-+#ifndef XSPROTO
-+# define XSPROTO(name) void name(pTHX_ CV* cv)
-+#endif
-+
-+typedef XSPROTO(SwigPerlWrapper);
- typedef SwigPerlWrapper *SwigPerlWrapperPtr;
- 
- /* Structure for command table */
diff --git a/gdal-sincos.patch b/gdal-sincos.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a6f703..0000000
--- a/gdal-sincos.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c.orig	2008-05-20 15:01:09.000000000 +0300
-+++ frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c	2008-05-20 15:02:07.000000000 +0300
-@@ -6258,7 +6258,7 @@
- 
- 
- 
--#if !defined(HP9000) && !defined(DEC_ALPHA)
-+#if 0
- void
- sincos(double val, double *sin_val, double *cos_val)
- {
diff --git a/gdal.spec b/gdal.spec
index 56cf799..2a10880 100644
--- a/gdal.spec
+++ b/gdal.spec
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 Name:      gdal
-Version:   1.5.2
-Release:   4%{?dist}
+Version:   1.5.3
+Release:   1%{?dist}
 Summary:   GIS file format library
 Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 License:   MIT
 URL:       http://www.gdal.org/
 Source0:   %{name}-%{version}-fedora.tar.gz
 Source1:   http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/gdalautotest-1.5.0.tar.gz
-Patch0:    %{name}-perl510.patch
-Patch1:    %{name}-sincos.patch
-Patch2:    %{name}-libdap.patch
+Patch0:    %{name}-libdap.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: libtool pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: python-devel numpy xerces-c-devel
@@ -56,6 +54,13 @@ Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description devel
 The GDAL library provides support to handle multiple GIS file formats.
 
+%package static
+Summary: Static Development Libraries for the GDAL file format library
+Group: Development/Libraries
+
+%description static
+The GDAL library provides support to handle multiple GIS file formats.
+
 %package python
 Summary: Python modules for the GDAL file format library
 Group: Development/Libraries
@@ -95,9 +100,9 @@ The GDAL java modules provides support to handle multiple GIS file formats.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}-fedora
-%patch0 -p0 -b .perl510~
-%patch1 -p0 -b .sincos~
-%patch2 -p1 -b .libdap~
+%if "%{?dist}" == ".fc10"
+%patch0 -p1 -b .libdap~
+%endif
 
 # unpack test cases olso.
 tar -xzf %{SOURCE1} .
@@ -222,7 +227,6 @@ export CFLAGS=`echo %{optflags}|sed -e 's/\-Wp\,\-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE\=2 / -fPIC -D
 %if %{grass_support}
         --with-libgrass             \
         --with-grass=%{_prefix}     \
-        --disable-static
 %endif
 
 # fixup hardcoded wrong compile flags.
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ popd
 pushd swig/java
 make generate
 # disable ColorEntry for now (gdal Ticket: #2331)
-rm -rf org/gdal/gdal/ColorEntry.java
+rm -rf org/gdal/gdal/ColorTable.java
 make build
 popd
 %endif
@@ -296,6 +300,9 @@ cat GNUmakefile | grep -v "\$(INSTALL_DIR) \$(DESTDIR)\$(INST_INCLUDE)" | \
                   grep -v "\$(INSTALL_DIR) \$(DESTDIR)\$(INST_DATA)" \
 > GNUmakefile.tmp; mv -f GNUmakefile.tmp GNUmakefile
 
+# fix python installation path
+sed -i 's|setup.py install|setup.py install --root=%{buildroot}|' swig/python/GNUmakefile
+
 make    DESTDIR=%{buildroot} \
         install
 
@@ -333,7 +340,7 @@ mkdir -p docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf
 pushd docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf; mkdir -p br ru en ogr ogrsf_frmts/dgn frmts/gxf frmts/sdts frmts/iso8211 ; popd
 install -p -m 644 doc/latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf/en
 install -p -m 644 doc/br/latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf/br/
-install -p -m 644 doc/ru/latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf/ru/
+#install -p -m 644 doc/ru/latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf/ru/
 install -p -m 644 latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/refman.pdf
 install -p -m 644 ogr/latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf/ogr/
 install -p -m 644 ogr/ogrsf_frmts/latex/refman.pdf docs/docs-%{cpuarch}/pdf/ogrsf_frmts/
@@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ touch -r NEWS %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}-config
 
 # cleanup junks
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/%{name}/%{name}
-for junk in {*.a,*.la,*.bs,.exists,.packlist,.cvsignore} ; do
+for junk in {*.la,*.bs,.exists,.packlist,.cvsignore} ; do
 find %{buildroot} -name "$junk" -exec rm -rf '{}' \;
 done
 
@@ -461,6 +468,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/gdaltransform
 %{_bindir}/nearblack
 %{_bindir}/ogr*
+%{_bindir}/testepsg
 %{_libdir}/*.so.*
 %dir %{_datadir}/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/*
@@ -490,6 +498,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
 %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}-config*
 
+%files static
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_libdir}/*.a
+
 %files python
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc swig/python/samples
@@ -521,6 +533,12 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 24 2008 Balint Cristian <rezso@rdsor.ro> - 1.5.3-1
+- new stable
+- ship static package too
+- fix some doc generation
+- libdap patch for fc10 only
+
 * Tue Sep 30 2008 Balint Cristian <rezso@rdsor.ro> - 1.5.2-4
 - enable gdal_array for python subpackage
 - require numpy
diff --git a/import.log b/import.log
index 8b5178d..78ef956 100644
--- a/import.log
+++ b/import.log
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 gdal-1_5_2-1_fc9:HEAD:gdal-1.5.2-1.fc9.src.rpm:1213299145
 gdal-1_5_2-4_fc10:HEAD:gdal-1.5.2-4.fc10.src.rpm:1222777883
+gdal-1_5_3-1_fc10:HEAD:gdal-1.5.3-1.fc10.src.rpm:1224848682
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 233abd2..8f7f3bc 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-b032dc858b5af1246023863317230701  gdal-1.5.2-fedora.tar.gz
 e8a9a020f086a4ed977b30921785006f  gdalautotest-1.5.0.tar.gz
+cbd6bb3273bdb9a86d1ec0d2a07efe5b  gdal-1.5.3-fedora.tar.gz