diff --git a/python27-2.7.3-lib64.patch b/python27-2.7.8-lib64.patch
similarity index 91%
rename from python27-2.7.3-lib64.patch
rename to python27-2.7.8-lib64.patch
index 048a1cf..08d20bf 100644
--- a/python27-2.7.3-lib64.patch
+++ b/python27-2.7.8-lib64.patch
@@ -128,19 +128,17 @@ diff -up Python-2.6.8/Modules/getpath.c.lib64 Python-2.6.8/Modules/getpath.c
  
  # Interface to the Expat XML parser
  #
-diff -up Python-2.6.8/setup.py.lib64 Python-2.6.8/setup.py
---- Python-2.6.8/setup.py.lib64	2012-04-12 13:23:24.657431631 -0400
-+++ Python-2.6.8/setup.py	2012-04-12 13:23:24.935428157 -0400
-@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
- 
-     def detect_modules(self):
+--- Python-2.7.8/setup.py.orig	2014-06-30 04:05:48.000000000 +0200
++++ Python-2.7.8/setup.py	2014-11-23 18:08:31.091091727 +0100
+@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@
          # Ensure that /usr/local is always used
--        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
-+        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')
-         add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
- 
-         # Add paths specified in the environment variables LDFLAGS and
-@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+         if not cross_compiling:
+             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
++            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')
+             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
+         if cross_compiling:
+             self.add_gcc_paths()
+@@ -760,11 +761,11 @@
              elif curses_library:
                  readline_libs.append(curses_library)
              elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ diff -up Python-2.6.8/setup.py.lib64 Python-2.6.8/setup.py
                                     extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,
                                     libraries=readline_libs) )
          else:
-@@ -703,8 +703,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+@@ -799,8 +800,8 @@
              if krb5_h:
                  ssl_incs += krb5_h
          ssl_libs = find_library_file(self.compiler, 'ssl',lib_dirs,
diff --git a/python27.spec b/python27.spec
index bb3182f..4d48bbc 100644
--- a/python27.spec
+++ b/python27.spec
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 #% define        __libdir   %{_prefix}/lib
 %define        __libdir   %{_libdir}
 Name:          python27
-Version:       2.7.3
-Release:       9mamba
+Version:       2.7.8
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
 Group:         Applications/Development
 Vendor:        openmamba
 Distribution:  openmamba
 Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 URL:           http://www.python.org
-Source0:       http://www.python.org/ftp/python/%{version}/Python-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Source0:       http://www.python.org/ftp/python/%{version}/Python-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:       python-2.7-macros.python
 Source2:       python-macros.python
 Patch1:        %{name}-2.7.3-cgi.patch
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Patch5:        Python-2.6.5-xcompile.patch
 Patch6:        python-2.6.7-pkgconfig.patch
 Patch7:        python27-2.7.3-gcc-4.8.patch
 Patch8:        python-2.7.3-use_system_Sphinx.patch
-Patch9:        python27-2.7.3-lib64.patch
+Patch9:        python27-2.7.8-lib64.patch
 License:       GPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ This package contains the tk library for Python.
 %if "%{_host}" != "%{_build}"
 %patch5 -p1
 %endif
-%patch7 -p1
-%patch8 -p1
+#%patch7 -p1
+#%patch8 -p1
 %ifarch x86_64
 %patch9 -p1
 %endif
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Nov 23 2014 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.7.8-1mamba
+- update to 2.7.8
+
 * Sat Feb 15 2014 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.7.3-9mamba
 - move pyconfig.h and %{__libdir}/python/config from libpython27 to python27