3 files changed, 15 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/system/john/README b/system/john/README
index 730f6eb0ba..680dc18c4d 100644
--- a/system/john/README
+++ b/system/john/README
@@ -20,8 +20,5 @@ MERGEWORDS=1 to the build script:
 The options can be used in combination as well:
     JUMBO=1 MERGEWORDS=1 sh john.SlackBuild
 
-For more information, consult the documentation installed in:
-    /usr/doc/john-1.7.8
-and, of course, the John the Ripper homepage:
-    http://www.openwall.com/john
-
+For more information, consult the project's homepage and/or the documentation 
+installed in /usr/doc/john-1.7.9
diff --git a/system/john/john.SlackBuild b/system/john/john.SlackBuild
index 87d2705721..5c73e1be2f 100644
--- a/system/john/john.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/john/john.SlackBuild
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 # Slackware build script for John the Ripper
 
 # Written by Murat D. Kadirov <banderols@gmail.com>
-#
-# 20/Nov/2011 * Updated to 1.7.8 and jambo-patch 8
-#               Thanks a lot Kent Fritz for patch with many improvements
 
+# 20/Nov/2011 * Updated for version 1.7.8 and jambo-patch 8
+#               Thanks a lot Kent Fritz for patch with many improvements
+# 19/Dec/2011 * Updated for version 1.7.9 and jambo-patch 5
 
 PRGNAM=john
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.8}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.9}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
-
-JUMBOVERSION=${JUMBOVERSION:-8}
+JUMBOVERSION=${JUMBOVERSION:-5}
 
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ rm -f $PRGNAM-$VERSION/README
 
 # Apply the Jumbo patch?
 if [ "$JUMBO" = "1" ]; then
-  zcat $CWD/john-1.7.8-jumbo-${JUMBOVERSION}.diff.gz | patch -p0 || exit 1
+  zcat $CWD/john-$VERSION-jumbo-${JUMBOVERSION}.diff.gz | patch -p0 || exit 1
   mv $PRGNAM-$VERSION/README-jumbo $PRGNAM-$VERSION/doc/README-jumbo 
 fi
 
@@ -73,9 +72,7 @@ mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/john
 cp -a run/* $PKG/usr/share/john
 rm $PKG/usr/share/john/mailer
 
-#cd src
-  make -C src clean $TARGET CFLAGS="-DJOHN_SYSTEMWIDE=1 -c -Wall -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer"
-#cd -
+make -C src clean $TARGET CFLAGS="-DJOHN_SYSTEMWIDE=1 -c -Wall -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer"
 
 # Merge /usr/share/dict/words into password list?
 if [ "$MERGEWORDS" = "1" ]; then
@@ -88,8 +85,7 @@ if [ "$MERGEWORDS" = "1" ]; then
 fi
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/bin
-cp -a run/$PRGNAM $PKG/usr/bin/$PRGNAM
-cp -a run/mailer $PKG/usr/bin/mailer
+cp -a run/$PRGNAM run/mailer $PKG/usr/bin
 ln -s $PRGNAM $PKG/usr/bin/unafs
 ln -s $PRGNAM $PKG/usr/bin/unique
 ln -s $PRGNAM $PKG/usr/bin/unshadow
diff --git a/system/john/john.info b/system/john/john.info
index 6b8edb7d68..1b6beba4c4 100644
--- a/system/john/john.info
+++ b/system/john/john.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="john"
-VERSION="1.7.8"
+VERSION="1.7.9"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.openwall.com/john/"
-DOWNLOAD="ftp://ftp.openwall.com/pub/projects/john/1.7.8/john-1.7.8.tar.bz2 \
-          ftp://ftp.openwall.com/pub/projects/john/1.7.8/john-1.7.8-jumbo-8.diff.gz"
-MD5SUM="e6d7f261829610d6949c706ebac0517c \
-        96cb581fd8447f3f96614fd365896b07"
+DOWNLOAD="ftp://ftp.openwall.com/pub/projects/john/1.7.9/john-1.7.9.tar.bz2 \
+          ftp://ftp.openwall.com/pub/projects/john/1.7.9/john-1.7.9-jumbo-5.diff.gz"
+MD5SUM="45f54fc59386ecd67daaef9f19781d93 \
+        68cacb612f20c71eed6c24cbaf28148a"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Murat D. Kadirov"