diff --git a/games/smc/README b/games/smc/README
index 63d9143f9a..81836edcaf 100644
--- a/games/smc/README
+++ b/games/smc/README
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ must be installed as a separate package.  SlackBuilds for the music pack,
 Boost, FreeImage, and CEGUI can all be found on SlackBuilds.org.
 
 *NOTE* If you are using a Boost version prior to 1.36 you should try using 
-this SlackBuild without the boost patch by executing
-
-PATCHBOOST=NO ./smc.SlackBuild
-
+this SlackBuild without the boost patch by executing:
+  PATCHBOOST=NO ./smc.SlackBuild
 
 Please see readme-linux.txt in the docs directory of the source for more
 information on this software.
diff --git a/games/smc/doinst.sh b/games/smc/doinst.sh
index 140e332222..4e8ba7071d 100644
--- a/games/smc/doinst.sh
+++ b/games/smc/doinst.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 if [ -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then
-  /usr/bin/update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications
+  /usr/bin/update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
+
diff --git a/games/smc/slack-desc b/games/smc/slack-desc
index 9df9b37e03..757ffef88e 100644
--- a/games/smc/slack-desc
+++ b/games/smc/slack-desc
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 smc: smc (Secret Maryo Chronicles)
-smc: 
+smc:
 smc: Secret Maryo Chronicles is an Open Source two-dimensional platform 
 smc: game with a style designed similar to classic sidescroller games such
 smc: as Super Mario Bros. It uses the platform independent library SDL 
 smc: and, since version 0.98, the OpenGL accelerated Graphics Renderer. 
 smc: The game is developed in C++.
-smc: Requires OpenGL (with hardware acceleration), CEGUI (with FreeImage 
-smc: or SILLY support), and Boost.  All other dependencies should be in 
-smc: stock Slackware.  This package does NOT include the music pack.
-smc: http://www.secretmaryo.org/
\ No newline at end of file
+smc:
+smc: http://www.secretmaryo.org/
+smc:
+smc:
diff --git a/games/smc/smc.SlackBuild b/games/smc/smc.SlackBuild
index 03ae3f47a7..9357979bd4 100644
--- a/games/smc/smc.SlackBuild
+++ b/games/smc/smc.SlackBuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Written by Phillip Warner <pc_warner@yahoo.com>
 
 PRGNAM=smc
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8}
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -17,54 +17,54 @@ OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 # Say NO here if using boost < 1.36
 PATCHBOOST=${PATCHBOOST:-YES}
 
-set -e
-
 if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
- elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
 fi
 
+set -e
+
 rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
-
 cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-
-tar -xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
-
-if [ "$PATCHBOOST" == "YES" ]; then
-	patch -p0 < $CWD/smc1.6_boost1.36.patch
-fi
-
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-
 chown -R root:root .
 chmod -R a-s,u+rw,go-w .
 
+if [ "$PATCHBOOST" == "YES" ]; then
+  patch -p1 < $CWD/smc1.8_boost1.36.patch
+fi
+
 ./autogen.sh
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
-  --prefix=/usr
+  --prefix=/usr \
+  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
+  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" force_arch="$ARCH" make
-
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
 find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object"| grep ELF | \
   cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a $TMP/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/docs/*  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
-
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/applications
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.desktop > $PKG/usr/share/applications/$PRGNAM.desktop
 
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a docs/*  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
diff --git a/games/smc/smc.info b/games/smc/smc.info
index 78c4da9843..b0ffbe9f87 100644
--- a/games/smc/smc.info
+++ b/games/smc/smc.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="smc"
-VERSION="1.6"
+VERSION="1.8"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.secretmaryo.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/smclone/smc-1.6.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="f3197a5e61c1899637ff1a2a858db226"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/smclone/smc-1.8.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="448efe236ae6031dcf08761496d469ad"
 MAINTAINER="Phillip Warner"
 EMAIL="pc_warner@yahoo.com"
-APPROVED="David Somero"
+APPROVED="Erik Hanson,rworkman"
diff --git a/games/smc/smc1.6_boost1.36.patch b/games/smc/smc1.8_boost1.36.patch
similarity index 71%
rename from games/smc/smc1.6_boost1.36.patch
rename to games/smc/smc1.8_boost1.36.patch
index c489bb514b..3f8c8173a5 100644
--- a/games/smc/smc1.6_boost1.36.patch
+++ b/games/smc/smc1.8_boost1.36.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-diff -Naur smc-1.6-orig/src/core/game_core.cpp smc-1.6/src/core/game_core.cpp
---- smc-1.6-orig/src/core/game_core.cpp	2008-09-26 13:55:50.000000000 -0500
-+++ smc-1.6/src/core/game_core.cpp	2008-10-12 22:01:35.000000000 -0500
-@@ -1577,32 +1577,32 @@
+diff -Naru smc-1.8-orig/src/core/game_core.cpp smc-1.8/src/core/game_core.cpp
+--- smc-1.8-orig/src/core/game_core.cpp	2009-04-08 00:48:08.000000000 -0500
++++ smc-1.8/src/core/game_core.cpp	2009-06-05 23:26:43.000000000 -0500
+@@ -1632,32 +1632,32 @@
  			if( fs::is_directory( *dir_itr ) )
  			{
  				// ignore hidden directories
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ diff -Naur smc-1.6-orig/src/core/game_core.cpp smc-1.6/src/core/game_core.cpp
  				}
  			}
  			// valid file
--			else if( file_type.empty() || dir_itr->leaf().rfind( file_type ) != string::npos )
-+			else if( file_type.empty() || dir_itr->filename().rfind( file_type ) != string::npos )
+-			else if( file_type.empty() || dir_itr->leaf().rfind( file_type ) != std::string::npos )
++			else if( file_type.empty() || dir_itr->filename().rfind( file_type ) != std::string::npos )
  			{
 -				valid_files.push_back( dir + "/" + dir_itr->leaf() );
 +				valid_files.push_back( dir + "/" + dir_itr->filename() );
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@ diff -Naur smc-1.6-orig/src/core/game_core.cpp smc-1.6/src/core/game_core.cpp
  		}
  	}
  
-diff -Naur smc-1.6-orig/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp smc-1.6/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp
---- smc-1.6-orig/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp	2008-07-01 16:11:12.000000000 -0500
-+++ smc-1.6/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp	2008-10-12 22:01:42.000000000 -0500
-@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
+diff -Naru smc-1.8-orig/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp smc-1.8/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp
+--- smc-1.8-orig/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp	2009-02-17 22:10:12.000000000 -0600
++++ smc-1.8/src/overworld/world_manager.cpp	2009-06-05 23:27:21.000000000 -0500
+@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
  	{
  		try
  		{
--			string current_dir = dir_itr->leaf();
-+			string current_dir = dir_itr->filename();
+-			std::string current_dir = dir_itr->leaf();
++			std::string current_dir = dir_itr->filename();
  
  			// only directories with an existing description
  			if( fs::is_directory( *dir_itr ) && File_Exists( dir + "/" + current_dir + "/description.xml" ) )
-@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
+@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
  		}
  		catch( const std::exception &ex )
  		{