diff --git a/libsigc++/.footprint b/libsigc++/.footprint
index 35651ef8b..0ab2e8b08 100644
--- a/libsigc++/.footprint
+++ b/libsigc++/.footprint
@@ -16,24 +16,8 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/base.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/group.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/lambda.h
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/macros/
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/macros/base.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/macros/group.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/macros/lambda.cc.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/macros/operator.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/macros/select.h.m4
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/operator.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/select.h
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/adaptor_trait.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/bind.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/bind_return.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/compose.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/deduce_result_type.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/exception_catch.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/hide.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/retype.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/retype_return.h.m4
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/retype.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/retype_return.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/bind.h
@@ -43,27 +27,12 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/macros/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/functor_trait.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/functors.h
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/macros/
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/macros/functor_trait.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/macros/mem_fun.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/macros/ptr_fun.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/macros/slot.h.m4
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/mem_fun.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/ptr_fun.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/slot.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/functors/slot_base.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/hide.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/limit_reference.h
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/class_slot.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/hide.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/limit_reference.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/method_slot.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/object_slot.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/retype.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/signal.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/slot.h.m4
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/template.macros.m4
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/method_slot.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/object.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/object_slot.h
@@ -78,7 +47,6 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/macros/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/type_traits.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/visit_each.h
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.a
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.la
 lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so -> libsigc-2.0.so.0.0.0
 lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0 -> libsigc-2.0.so.0.0.0
diff --git a/libsigc++/.md5sum b/libsigc++/.md5sum
index d105d809b..b5a46cc26 100644
--- a/libsigc++/.md5sum
+++ b/libsigc++/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f4574b343eebc4bff66a9e1e5ce6e490  libsigc++-2.2.3.tar.bz2
+1198425eab9fd605721a278c651b8dd8  libsigc++-2.2.8.tar.bz2
diff --git a/libsigc++/Pkgfile b/libsigc++/Pkgfile
index 4c810c87f..5717c9d7c 100644
--- a/libsigc++/Pkgfile
+++ b/libsigc++/Pkgfile
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # Depends on:
 
 name=libsigc++
-version=2.2.3
+version=2.2.8
 release=1
-source=(ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsigc++/${version%.*}/libsigc++-$version.tar.bz2)
+source=(http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsigc++/${version%.*}/libsigc++-$version.tar.bz2)
 
 build() {
 	cd libsigc++-$version