diff --git a/development/parrot/README b/development/parrot/README
index d307a163e0..498071e3b8 100644
--- a/development/parrot/README
+++ b/development/parrot/README
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Parrot VM - a VM for dynamic languages
-
 Parrot is a virtual machine designed to efficiently compile and  
 execute bytecode for dynamic languages. Parrot currently hosts
 a variety of dynamic languages such as Tcl, Javascript, Ruby, 
diff --git a/development/parrot/parrot.SlackBuild b/development/parrot/parrot.SlackBuild
index 2a03676300..81bd0989eb 100644
--- a/development/parrot/parrot.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/parrot/parrot.SlackBuild
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+#svatsan 2013/03/17
 # Slackware build script for ParrotVM
 # Written by svatsan <nastavs [at] gmail [dot] com>
 
+# Slackware build script for Parrot VM.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
 PRGNAM=parrot
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.6.0}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.0.0}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
-# Automatically determine the architecture we're building on:
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
     i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
     arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
-    # Unless $ARCH is already set, use uname -m for all other archs:
        *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
   esac
 fi
@@ -59,16 +77,18 @@ perl Configure.pl \
   --sysconfdir=/etc \
   --localstatedir=/var \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
-  --pkgconfigdir=pkgconfig \
-  --parrot_is_shared \
-  --icu-config=/usr/bin/icu-config
+  --parrot_is_shared
+#  --icu-config=/usr/bin/icu-config
 
 make 
-make install DESTDIR=$PKG 
+make DESTDIR=$PKG install 
+
+find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+for i in $( find $PKG/usr/man -type l ) ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a \
-  CREDITS ChangeLog DEPRECATED.pod DONORS.pod  LICENSE MANIFEST NEWS \
+  CREDITS ChangeLog DONORS.pod  LICENSE MANIFEST \
   PBC_COMPAT PLATFORMS README* RESPONSIBLE_PARTIES TODO VERSION docs/ \
   $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
diff --git a/development/parrot/parrot.info b/development/parrot/parrot.info
index 484b49b2db..af7c2d8640 100644
--- a/development/parrot/parrot.info
+++ b/development/parrot/parrot.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="parrot"
-VERSION="2.6.0"
+VERSION="5.0.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://parrot.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.parrot.org/releases/supported/2.6.0/parrot-2.6.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="a8e0d723797dc4ff3d6551d03814204a" 
+DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.parrot.org/releases/supported/5.0.0/parrot-5.0.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="f5d74304b516dd1dab61e39b86b34467" 
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
diff --git a/development/parrot/slack-desc b/development/parrot/slack-desc
index e6b30f889d..b1a2f2931c 100644
--- a/development/parrot/slack-desc
+++ b/development/parrot/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-       |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-parrot:         Parrot VM - a VM for dynamic languages
-parrot: 
-parrot: Parrot is a virtual machine designed to efficiently compile and  
-parrot: execute bytecode for dynamic languages. Parrot currently hosts
-parrot: a variety of dynamic languages such as Tcl, Javascript, Ruby, 
-parrot: Lua, Scheme, PHP, Python, Perl 6, APL, and a .NET bytecode translator.
-parrot:  
-parrot: <http://parrot.org> 
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
+
+      |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+parrot: parrot (a VM for dynamic languages)
+parrot:
+parrot: Parrot is a virtual machine designed to efficiently compile and
+parrot: execute bytecode for dynamic languages. Parrot currently hosts
+parrot: a variety of dynamic languages such as Tcl, Javascript, Ruby,
+parrot: Lua, Scheme, PHP, Python, Perl 6, APL, and a .NET bytecode translator.
+parrot:
+parrot: Homepage: http://parrot.org
+parrot:
 parrot:
-parrot: 
 parrot: