diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1ba4510..91a3ed5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ alex-2.3.3.tar.gz
 /alex-2.3.4.tar.gz
 /alex-2.3.5.tar.gz
 /alex-3.0.1.tar.gz
+/alex-3.0.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index 40df728..f6ee7bb 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -1,27 +1,36 @@
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Haskell
+
 Name:           alex
 # part of haskell-platform
-Version:        3.0.1
-Release:        3%{?dist}
-Summary:        A lexer generator for Haskell
+Version:        3.0.5
+Release:        34%{?dist}
+Summary:        Tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell
 
-Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        BSD
 URL:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}
-Source0:        http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-ExclusiveArch:  %{ghc_arches}
+Source0:        http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         alex-ghc74-fix-bang-pattern.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-rpm-macros
-BuildRequires:  autoconf docbook-style-xsl libxslt
+# Begin cabal-rpm deps:
 BuildRequires:  ghc-QuickCheck-devel
-Patch1:         alex-ghc74-fix-bang-pattern.patch
+BuildRequires:  ghc-array-devel
+BuildRequires:  ghc-containers-devel
+BuildRequires:  ghc-directory-devel
+# End cabal-rpm deps
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
+BuildRequires:  docbook-style-xsl
+BuildRequires:  libxslt
 %ifarch ppc ppc64
 BuildRequires:  alex
 %endif
 
 %description
-Alex is a tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell, given a
-description of the tokens to be recognised in the form of regular
-expressions.  It is similar to the tool lex or flex for C/C++.
+Alex is a tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell. It takes a
+description of tokens based on regular expressions and generates a Haskell
+module containing code for scanning text efficiently. It is similar to the tool
+lex or flex for C/C++.
 
 
 %prep
@@ -52,6 +61,10 @@ cd ..
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 11 2014 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 3.0.5-34
+- split out of haskell-platform
+- update to 3.0.5
+
 * Wed Jun  6 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 3.0.1-3
 - BR alex on ppc archs!
 - also apply bang pattern patch on ppc64
@@ -174,7 +187,7 @@ cd ..
 * Sun Jul 22 2007 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 2.1.0-3
 - apply a few cleanups from Jens Petersen
 
-* Tue Apr 26 2007 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 2.1.0-2
+* Thu Apr 26 2007 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 2.1.0-2
 - fix a few style issues
 
 * Fri Jan 19 2007 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 2.1.0-1
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 14b7917..6a9a622 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5dec239c89165d159faa2154bc0724cd  alex-3.0.1.tar.gz
+018f9817cd3c094294c8ab83e530c1c8  alex-3.0.5.tar.gz