diff --git a/perl-Date-Simple.spec b/perl-Date-Simple.spec
index 0e05a09..a310bf1 100644
--- a/perl-Date-Simple.spec
+++ b/perl-Date-Simple.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:	Simple date object for perl
 Name:		perl-Date-Simple
 Version:	3.02
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	3%{?dist}
 License:	Artistic or GPL
 Group:		Development/Libraries
 Url:		http://search.cpan.org/dist/Date-Simple/
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ Requires:	perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 %setup -q -n Date-Simple-%{version}
 
 # Artistic license text not included in tarball
-%{_bindir}/perldoc -t perlartistic > Artistic
+/usr/bin/perldoc -t perlartistic > Artistic
 
 # Spurious exec permissions in files from tarball
-%{_bindir}/find lib -type f -exec %{__chmod} -x {} ';'
+/usr/bin/find lib -type f -exec %{__chmod} -x {} ';'
 %{__chmod} -x ChangeLog COPYING README
 
 # The NoXS.pm file provides a pure-perl alternative to the C implementation
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Requires:	perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 %install
 %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}
 %{__make} pure_install PERL_INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot}
-%{_bindir}/find %{buildroot} -type f -name .packlist -exec %{__rm} -f {} ';'
-%{_bindir}/find %{buildroot} -type f -name '*.bs' -a -size 0 -exec %{__rm} -f {} ';'
-%{_bindir}/find %{buildroot} -type d -depth -exec /bin/rmdir {} 2>/dev/null ';'
+/usr/bin/find %{buildroot} -type f -name .packlist -exec %{__rm} -f {} ';'
+/usr/bin/find %{buildroot} -type f -name '*.bs' -a -size 0 -exec %{__rm} -f {} ';'
+/usr/bin/find %{buildroot} -type d -depth -exec /bin/rmdir {} 2>/dev/null ';'
 %{__chmod} -R u+w %{buildroot}/*
 
 %check
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Requires:	perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 %{_mandir}/man3/Date::Simple*.3pm*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 16 2006 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> 3.02-3
+- don't use macros in command paths, hardcode them instead
+
 * Tue Aug 23 2005 Paul Howarth <paul@city-fan.org> 3.02-2
 - point URLs at search.cpan.org instead of cpan.uwinnipeg.ca