diff --git a/sdljava.spec b/sdljava.spec
index c86eb31..7bf9ef3 100644
--- a/sdljava.spec
+++ b/sdljava.spec
@@ -19,16 +19,9 @@ Source1:        %{name}-runtest.sh
 Patch0:         sdljava-0.9.1-regen.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:  ftgl-devel glew-devel SDL-devel SDL_gfx-devel SDL_image-devel
-BuildRequires:  SDL_mixer-devel SDL_ttf-devel java-devel java-gcj-compat-devel
-BuildRequires:  ant xml-commons-apis swig bsh jdom
-# Build fails on fedora 8 test 2 when not using icedtea :( Note it runs fine
-# with gcj (bug 297961).
-BuildRequires:  java-1.7.0-icedtea-devel
-# icedtea is i386 and x86_64
-ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64
+BuildRequires:  SDL_mixer-devel SDL_ttf-devel java-gcj-compat-devel
+BuildRequires:  java-javadoc ant xml-commons-apis swig bsh jdom
 Requires:       bsh jdom
-Requires(post): /sbin/ldconfig
-Requires(postun): /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %description
 sdljava is a Java binding to the SDL API being developed by Ivan Ganza.
@@ -96,17 +89,37 @@ rm src/org/gljava/opengl/native/glew_wrap.c
 
 
 %build
+
+# special case ppc as the define is powerpc not ppc and both ppc and ppc64
+# must be set for ppc64
+%ifarch ppc
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D__powerpc__ -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+%endif
+%ifarch ppc64
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D__powerpc__ -D__powerpc64__ -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+%endif
+
+# special case ix86 as all of ix86 should define __i386__
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D__i386__ -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+%endif
+
+# All other archs
+if [ -z "$CFLAGS" ]; then
+  CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D__%{_arch}__ -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+fi
+
 pushd src/sdljava/native
-make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
-make libsdljava_gfx.so CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+make CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+make libsdljava_gfx.so CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 popd
 
 pushd src/org/gljava/opengl/native
-make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+make CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 popd
 
 pushd src/org/gljava/opengl/native/ftgl
-make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC"
+make CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 popd
 
 ant jar javadoc
@@ -164,13 +177,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %post
-/sbin/ldconfig
 if [ -x %{_bindir}/rebuild-gcj-db ]; then
   %{_bindir}/rebuild-gcj-db
 fi
 
 %postun
-/sbin/ldconfig
 if [ -x %{_bindir}/rebuild-gcj-db ]; then
   %{_bindir}/rebuild-gcj-db
 fi
@@ -201,6 +212,10 @@ ln -s %{name}-%{version} %{_javadocdir}/%{name}
 %changelog
 * Sun Dec  9 2007 Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl> 0.9.1-7
 - And the dejavu-fonts fontfile names changed back again (what fun)
+- The gcj bug causing us to not compile has been fixed, use gcj again
+  and drop ExclusiveArch
+- There is no reason for us to run ldconfig!
+- Sigh we must now define __arch__ ourself as the newer swig doesn't
 
 * Tue Nov 20 2007 Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl> 0.9.1-6
 - Adjust font symlinks in sdljava-demo package for fontfile name changes in