diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+* 0.7.1
+- add final full-stop to description if missing
+- add ver-rel to initial changelog entry
+- fix use of cblrpm-diff force lib option
+- output warning when .spec already exists
+- fix handling of package names that end in a digit
+- output when trying a path
+- map curl C dep to libcurl
+
 * 0.7.0
 - cabal-rpm command renamed to cblrpm, and cabal-rpm-diff to cblrpm-diff
 - cblrpm now has commands for spec, srpm, and build
diff --git a/cabal-rpm.cabal b/cabal-rpm.cabal
--- a/cabal-rpm.cabal
+++ b/cabal-rpm.cabal
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 Name:                cabal-rpm
-Version:             0.7.0
+Version:             0.7.1
 Synopsis:            RPM package creator for Haskell Cabal-based packages
 Description:
     This package generates RPM spec files from Haskell Cabal packages.
     .
     Recent changes:
+    .
+    * 0.7.1: various bugfixes and minor improvments
     .
     * 0.7.0: command arg for spec, srpm, or build; installs existing packaged depends with sudo yum
     .
diff --git a/cblrpm-diff b/cblrpm-diff
--- a/cblrpm-diff
+++ b/cblrpm-diff
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 cd $WORKDIR
 
-if ! cblrpm spec $FORCE_LIB ../$FILE; then
+if ! cblrpm $FORCE_LIB spec ../$FILE; then
     cd ..
     rm -r $WORKDIR
     exit 1
diff --git a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs
--- a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@
 --      autoreconf verbose pkgDesc
     specFile <- specFileName pkgDesc flags
     specFileExists <- doesFileExist specFile
-    unless specFileExists $
-      createSpecFile cabalPath pkgDesc flags
+    if specFileExists
+      then putStrLn $ "Using existing" +-+ specFile
+      else createSpecFile cabalPath pkgDesc flags
     let pkg = package pkgDesc
         name = packageName pkg
     when binary $ do
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@
         isExec = if (rpmLibrary flags) then False else hasExes pkgDesc
         isLib = hasLibs pkgDesc
     specAlreadyExists <- doesFileExist specFile
-    h <- openFile (specFile ++ if specAlreadyExists then ".cblrpm" else "") WriteMode
+    let specFilename = specFile ++ if specAlreadyExists then ".cblrpm" else ""
+    when specAlreadyExists $ putStrLn $ specFile +-+ "exists:" +-+ "creating" +-+ specFilename
+    h <- openFile specFilename WriteMode
     let putHdr hdr val = hPutStrLn h (hdr ++ ":" ++ padding hdr ++ val)
         padding hdr = replicate (15 - length hdr) ' '
         putHdr_ hdr val = unless (null val) $ putHdr hdr val
@@ -209,13 +212,13 @@
     when synTooLong $
       warn verbose "The synopsis for this package spans multiple lines."
 
-    let common_description = lines $
+    let common_description = (lines . finalPeriod) $
           if (null . description) pkgDesc
               then if synTooLong
                    then syn
                    else "This package does not have a description."
               else description pkgDesc
-
+        finalPeriod cs = if (last cs == '.') then cs else cs ++ "."
     when isLib $ do
       putDef "pkg_name" name
       putNewline
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@
         mapTools tool = tool
         tools = filter excludedTools $ nub $ map (mapTools . depName) $ concat (map buildTools buildinfo)
         excludedCLibs n = notElem n []
+        mapCLibs "curl" = "libcurl"
         mapCLibs "glut" = "freeglut"
         mapCLibs "iw" = "wireless-tools"
         mapCLibs "z" = "zlib"
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@
       putNewline
 
     put "%changelog"
-    put $ "*" +-+ date +-+ "Fedora Haskell SIG <haskell@lists.fedoraproject.org>"
+    put $ "*" +-+ date +-+ "Fedora Haskell SIG <haskell@lists.fedoraproject.org> - " ++ version ++ "-" ++ release
     put $ "- spec file generated by cabal-rpm-" ++ showVersion Paths_cabal_rpm.version
     hClose h
 
diff --git a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Main.hs b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Main.hs
--- a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Main.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import Distribution.Simple.Program   (defaultProgramConfiguration)
 import Distribution.Simple.Utils (defaultPackageDesc, die, findPackageDesc)
 import Distribution.System            (Platform (..), buildArch, buildOS)
-import Data.Char (isDigit)
 import Data.List (isSuffixOf)
 import System.Directory (doesDirectoryExist, doesFileExist, getCurrentDirectory,
                          removeDirectoryRecursive, setCurrentDirectory)
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
           genPkgDesc <- readPackageDescription verbose cabalPath
           pkgDesc <- simplePackageDescription genPkgDesc opts
           case cmd of
-               "spec" -> createSpecFile cabalPath pkgDesc opts
+               "spec" ->  createSpecFile cabalPath pkgDesc opts
                "srpm" ->  rpmBuild cabalPath pkgDesc opts False
                "build" -> rpmBuild cabalPath pkgDesc opts True
 --               "install" ->
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@
   isdir <- doesDirectoryExist path
   if isdir
     then do
+      putStrLn $ "Trying: " ++ path ++ "/"
       file <- findPackageDesc path
       return (file, Nothing)
     else do
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 tryUnpack :: String -> IO (FilePath, Maybe FilePath)
 tryUnpack pkg = do
-  pkgver <- if isDigit $ last pkg then return pkg
+  pkgver <- if elem '.' pkg then return pkg
             else do
               contains_pkg <- readProcess "cabal" ["list", "--simple-output", pkg] []
               let pkgs = filter ((== pkg) . fst . break (== ' ')) $ lines contains_pkg