diff --git a/mrw-c++.spec.in b/mrw-c++.spec.in
index 242c4d6..2611ad2 100644
--- a/mrw-c++.spec.in
+++ b/mrw-c++.spec.in
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 ## @license LGPL, see file <a href="license.html">COPYING</a>
 ##
 ## $Log$
+## Revision 1.7  2004/10/13 11:21:38  marc
+## no more need for /usr/bin/ldd, but for binutils (in devel)
+##
 ## Revision 1.6  2004/10/11 15:59:45  marc
 ## support for shared libraries requires /usr/bin/ldd
 ##
@@ -46,10 +49,6 @@ URL: http://marc.waeckerlin.org/mrw-c++/index.html
 Source0: @PACKAGENAME@-@MAJOR@.@MINOR@.@LEAST@.tar.gz
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot
 Prefix: /usr
-Requires: /usr/bin/ldd
-
-#Requires: gcc-c++ >= 3.0
-#Requires: binutils
 
 %description
 @README@
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ Summary: MRW's C++ Class Library, facilities for ease and quality (development f
 Group: Development/Libraries/C++
 Requires: @PACKAGENAME@ = @MAJOR@.@MINOR@.@LEAST@
 Requires: gcc-c++ >= 3.0
+Requires: binutils
 
 %description devel
 @README@