diff --git a/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf b/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
index c0e3f3e56..69342897e 100644
--- a/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
+++ b/package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ custmain() {
 
 	# GCC rebuilds itself using the xgcc which is build first. xgcc
 	# should also use the cc-wrapper. It might be better to patch big
-	# ammounts of the gcc sources - but this should also do the job.
+	# amounts of the gcc sources - but this should also do the job.
 	#
 	export CFLAGS="$(exec -a echo bash \
 				-c ". gcc-${pkg_gcc_version}" 2> /dev/null)"
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ custmain() {
 		mv -vf $root/$prefix/lib/$gcc_lib_dir/../lib* \
 		       $root/$prefix/lib/$gcc_lib_dir || true
 	fi
+
 	hook_eval postmake
 
 	# Rename and install binaries
@@ -270,6 +271,16 @@ custmain() {
 		done
 	done
 
+	# GCC 4 does not install a specs file and removes old ones.
+	# Regenerate the file with -dumpspecs.
+	#
+	cd $builddir/inst_bin 
+	for x in gcc ${pkg_gcc_target}-gcc ; do
+		[ -f "$x" -a "${pkg_gcc_version:0:1}" -ge "4" ] && \
+			$x -dumpspecs > $root/$prefix/lib/$gcc_lib_dir/specs
+	done
+
+
 	# gcc2 does not contain an own c++filt ... - so use the binutils one
 	#
 	if [ "$xpkg" = gcc2 ] ; then
@@ -359,7 +370,7 @@ custmain() {
 
 	# Inject our default optimisation options so when the user calls
 	# gcc/g++ they match the ones used to precompile the headers ...
-	# Save the options affectioning optimization only.
+	# Save the options affecting optimization only.
 	#
 	if [ $ROCKCFG_DEFAULT_CC = $xpkg ]; then
 	  echo "Creating /etc/profile.d/gcc ..."
@@ -522,6 +533,13 @@ gcc_cross() {
 		rm -f $root/$prefix/.lastupdate
 	fi
 
+	# GCC 4 does not install a specs file and removes old ones.
+	# Regenerate the file with -dumpspecs.
+	#
+	[ "$stagelevel" -eq 0 -a "${pkg_gcc_version:0:1}" -eq "4" ] && \
+		$root/$prefix/crosscc/${arch_target}-gcc -dumpspecs > \
+			$root/$prefix/lib/${gcc_lib_dir}/specs
+
 	if [ "$stagelevel" -eq 0 -o "$ROCKCFG_PSEUDONATIVE" = 1 ]; then
 		echo "Adapting gcc specs file..."
 		cd $root/$prefix/lib/${gcc_lib_dir}
diff --git a/package/base/gcc/gcc.desc b/package/base/gcc/gcc.desc
index 2747773a9..412dd1f19 100644
--- a/package/base/gcc/gcc.desc
+++ b/package/base/gcc/gcc.desc
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if xpkg == gcc40
-[V] 4.0.1
-[D] 1866626749 gcc-4.0.1.tar.bz2 ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-4.0.1/
+[V] 4.0.2
+[D] 2297749519 gcc-4.0.2.tar.bz2 ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-4.0.2/
 # [D] 870641564 protector-3.4-2.tar.gz http://www.research.ibm.com/trl/projects/security/ssp/gcc3_4/
 #endif