diff --git a/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.SlackBuild b/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.SlackBuild
index 7d77f3ce21..7684b3534e 100644
--- a/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # Modified by Michien van Wessem, <michiel@slackbuilds.org> - 20081029
 
 PRGNAM=libsigc++
-VERSION=2.0.18
+VERSION=2.2.3
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ DOCS="AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README TODO examples"
 
 if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
 fi
 
 rm -rf $PKG
@@ -59,9 +62,11 @@ CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   ./configure \
   --prefix=/usr \
+  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
   --sysconfdir=/etc \
   --localstatedir=/var \
   --enable-static=no \
+  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux \
   || exit 1
 
 make || exit 1
@@ -71,9 +76,10 @@ mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc
 mv $PKG/usr/share/doc/libsigc-2.0/docs $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a $DOCS $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
-rm -rf $PKG/usr/share				            # Remove empty directory
+rm -rf $PKG/usr/share				# Remove empty directory
 rm -rf $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/images/	# Remove images
 rm -rf $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/reference	# Remove API docs
+rm -f $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/index.html	# Remove useless html file
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
diff --git a/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.info b/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.info
index c8c5b785c1..3e4d53fe5f 100644
--- a/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.info
+++ b/libraries/libsigc++/libsigc++.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="libsigc++"
-VERSION="2.0.18"
+VERSION="2.2.3"
 HOMEPAGE="http://libsigc.sourceforge.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsigc++/2.0/libsigc++-2.0.18.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="ddebf5aafc8525d10366a8724abc9f28"
+DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsigc++/2.2/libsigc++-2.2.3.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="f4574b343eebc4bff66a9e1e5ce6e490"
 MAINTAINER="paul wisehart"
 EMAIL="wise@lupulin.net"
-APPROVED="rworkman, Michiel"
+APPROVED="dsomero"