diff --git a/R-2.7.2-filter_asoption.patch b/R-2.7.2-filter_asoption.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e200e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R-2.7.2-filter_asoption.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- R-2.7.2/configure.org	2008-09-25 15:00:20.000000000 +0900
++++ R-2.7.2/configure	2008-09-25 15:00:35.000000000 +0900
+@@ -26995,7 +26995,7 @@
+ 
+           ;;
+           # Ignore these flags.
+-        -lang* | -lcrt*.o | -lc | -lgcc* | -lSystem | -libmil | -LANG:=* | -LIST:* | -LNO:*)
++        -little | -lang* | -lcrt*.o | -lc | -lgcc* | -lSystem | -libmil | -LANG:=* | -LIST:* | -LNO:*)
+           ;;
+         -lkernel32)
+           test x"$CYGWIN" != xyes && ac_cv_f77_libs="$ac_cv_f77_libs $ac_arg"
diff --git a/R.spec b/R.spec
index 182388e..f7c2597 100644
--- a/R.spec
+++ b/R.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: R
 Version: 2.7.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: A language for data analysis and graphics
 URL: http://www.r-project.org
 Source0: ftp://cran.r-project.org/pub/R/src/base/R-2/R-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Source2: R-make-search-index.sh
 # Sent upstream:
 # http://bugs.r-project.org/cgi-bin/R/incoming?id=12636
 Patch0: R-2.7.1-javareconf-tmpfix.patch
+Patch1: R-2.7.2-filter_asoption.patch
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Applications/Engineering
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ and header files.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .javareconf-tmpfix
+%patch1 -p1 -b .filter-little-out
 
 # Filter false positive provides.
 cat <<EOF > %{name}-prov
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ case "%{_target_cpu}" in
           export F77="gfortran -m64"
           export FC="gfortran -m64"
       ;;
-      ia64|alpha)
+      ia64|alpha|sh*)
           export CC="gcc"
           export CXX="g++"
           export F77="gfortran"
@@ -287,6 +289,9 @@ fi
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 16 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 2.7.2-2
+- fix sh compile (bz 464055)
+
 * Fri Aug 29 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 2.7.2-1
 - update to 2.7.2
 - fix spec for alpha compile (bz 458931)