diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index e617717..c43c80a 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-slang-1.4.2.tar.bz2
+slang-1.4.4.tar.bz2
diff --git a/slang.spec b/slang.spec
index 65db19d..12978ef 100644
--- a/slang.spec
+++ b/slang.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Summary: The shared library for the S-Lang extension language.
 Name: slang
-%define version 1.4.2
+%define version 1.4.4
 Version: %{version}
-Release: 2
+Release: 2a
 Copyright: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source: ftp://space.mit.edu/pub/davis/slang/v1.4/slang-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ Install the slang-devel package if you want to develop applications
 based on the S-Lang extension language.
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun  1 2001 Oliver Paukstadt <oliver.paukstadt@millenux.com>
+- ported to IBM zSeries (s390x, 64 bit)
+- forced to use RPM_OPT_FLAGS for ELF_CFLAGS too
+
+* Mon Mar 12 2001 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- update to 1.4.4
+
 * Tue Feb 27 2001 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
 - have slang-devel require slang = %%{version}
 
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ based on the S-Lang extension language.
 
 %build
 mv autoconf/configure.in .
+perl -p -i -e 's/(ELF_CFLAGS=\"[^\"]*)-O2([^\"]*\".*)/$1'"$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"' $2/gs' configure
 %configure --includedir=/usr/include/slang
 make elf all
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 52f294b..05a4f7f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9dcc099578608b4ec12836ed4e2f0c0a  slang-1.4.2.tar.bz2
+a79b7e57efb8d56a80048144a73ba909  slang-1.4.4.tar.bz2