diff --git a/beecrypt-4.1.2-sparc64.patch b/beecrypt-4.1.2-sparc64.patch
index 453cb09..e812348 100644
--- a/beecrypt-4.1.2-sparc64.patch
+++ b/beecrypt-4.1.2-sparc64.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,66 @@
+diff -uNr beecrypt-4.1.2-orig/acinclude.m4 beecrypt-4.1.2/acinclude.m4
+--- beecrypt-4.1.2-orig/acinclude.m4	2004-12-19 14:16:35.000000000 -0600
++++ beecrypt-4.1.2/acinclude.m4	2007-11-29 11:48:32.000000000 -0600
+@@ -102,6 +102,29 @@
+       ;;
+     esac
+     ;;
++  sparc*)
++    case $withval in
++    sparc)
++      ;;
++    sparcv[789])
++     bc_target_arch=sparc
++      ;;
++    sparcv9v)
++     bc_target_arch=sparc
++      ;;
++    sparc64)
++      bc_target_arch=sparc64
++      ;;
++    sparc64v)
++      bc_target_arch=sparc64
++      ;;
++    *)
++      AC_MSG_WARN([unsupported on invalid arch type])
++      bc_target_arch=sparc
++      ;;
++    esac
++    ;;
++
+   esac
+   ])
+ 
+@@ -133,9 +156,15 @@
+   s390x)
+     bc_target_arch=s390x
+     ;;
+-  sparc*)
++  sparc)
+     bc_target_arch=sparc
+     ;;
++  sparcv[789]*)
++    bc_target_arch=sparc
++    ;;
++  sparc64*)
++    bc_target_arch=sparc64
++    ;;
+   x86_64)
+     bc_target_arch=x86_64
+     ;;
+diff -uNr beecrypt-4.1.2-orig/aclocal.m4 beecrypt-4.1.2/aclocal.m4
+--- beecrypt-4.1.2-orig/aclocal.m4	2004-12-21 05:38:18.000000000 -0600
++++ beecrypt-4.1.2/aclocal.m4	2007-11-28 15:18:51.000000000 -0600
+@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@
+   # find out which ABI we are using
+   libsuff=
+   case "$host_cpu" in
+-  x86_64*|s390x*|powerpc64*)
++  x86_64*|s390x*|powerpc64*|sparc64*)
+     echo '[#]line __oline__ "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+     if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_compile); then
+       case `/usr/bin/file conftest.$ac_objext` in
+diff -uNr beecrypt-4.1.2-orig/configure.ac beecrypt-4.1.2/configure.ac
 --- beecrypt-4.1.2-orig/configure.ac	2004-12-21 05:37:56.000000000 -0600
 +++ beecrypt-4.1.2/configure.ac	2007-11-28 12:45:39.000000000 -0600
 @@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
diff --git a/beecrypt.spec b/beecrypt.spec
index 78ba97d..d47e355 100644
--- a/beecrypt.spec
+++ b/beecrypt.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary: An open source cryptography library.
 Name: beecrypt
 Version: 4.1.2
-Release: 14
+Release: 15
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/beecrypt
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 29 2007 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 4.1.2-15
+- update sparc64 patch  
+
 * Wed Nov 28 2007 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 4.1.2-14
 - add patch so sparc64 gets lib64