diff --git a/srcpkgs/gc/template b/srcpkgs/gc/template
index 3fe3115bf3..97ef5b3a06 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gc/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'gc'
 pkgname=gc
 version=7.2d
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc=gc-7.2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake libtool"
 short_desc="A garbage collector for C and C++"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/"
@@ -18,13 +19,18 @@ long_desc="
  recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer be otherwise 
  accessed."
 
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+}
+
 gc-devel_package() {
 	depends="gc>=$version"
-	short_desc="${short_desc} - development files"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/share
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }