diff --git a/packages/devel/gdb/patches/10_uclibc-conf.diff b/packages/devel/gdb/patches/10_uclibc-conf.diff
index 9d8fd4e69c..b39354b6ea 100644
--- a/packages/devel/gdb/patches/10_uclibc-conf.diff
+++ b/packages/devel/gdb/patches/10_uclibc-conf.diff
@@ -1,70 +1,22 @@
---- gdb-6.3/bfd/configure.orig	Fri Oct  8 16:53:56 2004
-+++ gdb-6.3/bfd/configure	Sun Feb 27 18:32:58 2005
-@@ -3583,6 +3583,11 @@
-   lt_cv_file_magic_test_file=`echo /lib/libc.so* /lib/libc-*.so`
+diff -Naur gdb-6.8/bfd/configure gdb-6.8a/bfd/configure
+--- gdb-6.8/bfd/configure	2008-02-14 16:20:25.000000000 +0100
++++ gdb-6.8a/bfd/configure	2009-07-19 09:14:08.000000000 +0200
+@@ -5034,6 +5034,11 @@
+   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
    ;;
  
 +linux-uclibc*)
 +  lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
 +  lt_cv_file_magic_test_file=`echo /lib/libuClibc-*.so`
 +  ;;
-+
- netbsd* | knetbsd*-gnu)
-   if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__ > /dev/null; then
-     lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='match_pattern /lib[^/\.]+\.so\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'
---- gdb-6.3/libtool.m4.orig	Wed Jul 21 21:21:41 2004
-+++ gdb-6.3/libtool.m4	Mon Feb 28 00:08:11 2005
-@@ -653,6 +653,11 @@
-   fi
-   ;;
- 
-+linux-uclibc*)
-+  lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
-+  lt_cv_file_magic_test_file=`echo /lib/libuClibc-*.so`
-+  ;;
-+
- newsos6)
-   [lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='file_magic ELF [0-9][0-9]*-bit [ML]SB (executable|dynamic lib)']
-   lt_cv_file_magic_cmd=/usr/bin/file
---- gdb-6.3/ltconfig.orig	Tue Oct  5 15:34:42 2004
-+++ gdb-6.3/ltconfig	Sun Feb 27 18:14:41 2005
-@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
- 
- # Transform linux* to *-*-linux-gnu*, to support old configure scripts.
- case $host_os in
--linux-gnu*) ;;
-+linux-gnu*|linux-uclibc*) ;;
- linux*) host=`echo $host | sed 's/^\(.*-.*-linux\)\(.*\)$/\1-gnu\2/'`
- esac
- 
-@@ -1270,6 +1270,24 @@
-   dynamic_linker='GNU/Linux ld.so'
-   ;;
- 
-+linux-uclibc*)
-+  version_type=linux
-+  need_lib_prefix=no
-+  need_version=no
-+  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so$major $libname.so'
-+  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so$major'
-+  finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -n $libdir'
-+  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-+  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
-+  # This implies no fast_install, which is unacceptable.
-+  # Some rework will be needed to allow for fast_install
-+  # before this can be enabled.
-+  # Note: copied from linux-gnu, and may not be appropriate.
-+  hardcode_into_libs=yes
-+  # Assume using the uClibc dynamic linker.
-+  dynamic_linker="uClibc ld.so"
-+  ;;
 +
  netbsd*)
-   need_lib_prefix=no
-   need_version=no
---- gdb-6.3/opcodes/configure.orig	Fri Sep 17 08:13:38 2004
-+++ gdb-6.3/opcodes/configure	Mon Feb 28 00:09:42 2005
-@@ -3595,6 +3595,11 @@
+   if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | $GREP __ELF__ > /dev/null; then
+     lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='match_pattern /lib[^/]+(\.so\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+|_pic\.a)$'
+diff -Naur gdb-6.8/libtool.m4 gdb-6.8a/libtool.m4
+--- gdb-6.8/libtool.m4	2008-02-16 16:26:46.000000000 +0100
++++ gdb-6.8a/libtool.m4	2009-07-19 09:15:44.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2937,6 +2937,11 @@
    fi
    ;;
  
@@ -73,6 +25,21 @@
 +  lt_cv_file_magic_test_file=`echo /lib/libuClibc-*.so`
 +  ;;
 +
- newsos6)
+ newos6*)
+   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='file_magic ELF [[0-9]][[0-9]]*-bit [[ML]]SB (executable|dynamic lib)'
+   lt_cv_file_magic_cmd=/usr/bin/file
+diff -Naur gdb-6.8/opcodes/configure gdb-6.8a/opcodes/configure
+--- gdb-6.8/opcodes/configure	2008-02-14 13:33:17.000000000 +0100
++++ gdb-6.8a/opcodes/configure	2009-07-19 09:17:14.000000000 +0200
+@@ -5038,6 +5038,11 @@
+   fi
+   ;;
+ 
++linux-uclibc*)
++  lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
++  lt_cv_file_magic_test_file=`echo /lib/libuClibc-*.so`
++  ;;
++
+ newos6*)
    lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='file_magic ELF [0-9][0-9]*-bit [ML]SB (executable|dynamic lib)'
    lt_cv_file_magic_cmd=/usr/bin/file
diff --git a/packages/devel/gdb/url b/packages/devel/gdb/url
index 05c793d175..d899dd102e 100644
--- a/packages/devel/gdb/url
+++ b/packages/devel/gdb/url
@@ -1 +1 @@
-http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-6.6.tar.bz2
+http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-6.8.tar.bz2