diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc b/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc
index 40c43f0..0915eec 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ fi\
 sed -i -e "s!%{buildroot}!!g" %{!?ghc_without_shared:%{basepkg}.files} %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 %{nil}
 
+%ghc_add_basepkg_file()\
+%define basepkg ghc-%{pkg_name}\
+echo "%*" >> %{basepkg}%{?ghc_without_shared:-devel}.files
+
 # compiler version
 %ghc_version %{!?ghc_version_override:%(ghc --numeric-version)}%{?ghc_version_override}
 
diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 33de798..fc37111 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %global macros_file %{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.ghc
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        0.15.2
+Version:        0.15.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Macros for building packages for GHC
 
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan  6 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.15.3-1
+- new ghc_add_basepkg_file to add a path to base lib package
+
 * Wed Dec 28 2011 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.15.2-1
 - add ghc_devel_post_postun to help koji/mock with new macros