diff --git a/gc/PKGBUILD b/gc/PKGBUILD
index 11898fa33..2c288af8f 100644
--- a/gc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/gc/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,21 +1,36 @@
-# $Id: PKGBUILD 18876 2008-11-09 22:41:09Z andyrtr $
-# Maintainer: Daniel Isenmann <daniel [at] archlinux.org>
-# Contributor: dorphell <dorphell@gmx.net>
+# Maintainer: Neophytos Kolokotronis <tetris4@gmail.com>
+# Contributors from Arch:
+# Daniel Isenmann <daniel [at] archlinux.org>
+# dorphell <dorphell@gmx.net>
 pkgname=gc
-pkgver=7.1
+pkgver=7.2
+_pkgver=7.2d
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A garbage collector for C and C++"
 arch=(i686 x86_64)
 url="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/"
 license=('GPL')
-source=(http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz)
+source=(http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/${pkgname}-${_pkgver}.tar.gz)
 depends=('gcc-libs')
 options=(!libtool)
-md5sums=('2ff9924c7249ef7f736ecfe6f08f3f9b')
+md5sums=('91340b28c61753a789eb6077675d87d2')
 
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-cplusplus || return 1
-  make || return 1
-  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install || return 1
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-cplusplus
+  make
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
+
+  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/share/gc"
+  install -m755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/gc"
+  install -m644 doc/README{,.{changes,contributors,environment,linux}} \
+    "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/gc/"
+
+  sed -i -e 's/GC_MALLOC 1L/gc 3/' doc/gc.man
+  install -m755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man3"
+  install -m644 doc/gc.man "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man3/gc.3"
 }