diff --git a/akonadi-1.1.1-mysql_conf.patch b/akonadi-1.1.1-mysql_conf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0963a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akonadi-1.1.1-mysql_conf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -up akonadi-1.1.1/server/src/storage/mysql-global.conf.mysql_conf akonadi-1.1.1/server/src/storage/mysql-global.conf
+--- akonadi-1.1.1/server/src/storage/mysql-global.conf.mysql_conf	2009-01-21 12:29:03.000000000 -0600
++++ akonadi-1.1.1/server/src/storage/mysql-global.conf	2009-02-20 11:18:57.000000000 -0600
+@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M
+ # SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");
+ innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M
+ # size of average write burst, keep Innob_log_waits small, keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)
+-innodb_log_file_size=64M
++innodb_log_file_size=8M
+ innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2
+ 
diff --git a/akonadi.spec b/akonadi.spec
index 20f6346..6246548 100644
--- a/akonadi.spec
+++ b/akonadi.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: PIM Storage Service
 Name:    akonadi
 Version: 1.1.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 Group:   System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ URL:     http://download.akonadi-project.org/
 Source0:  http://akonadi.omat.nl/akonadi-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
+# shrink default initial db size a bit (approx 140mb->28mb)
+Patch1: akonadi-1.1.1-mysql_conf.patch
+
 BuildRequires: cmake
 BuildRequires: qt4-devel >= 4.4
 BuildRequires: automoc4
@@ -48,14 +51,14 @@ Requires: pkgconfig
 %prep
 %setup -q 
 
+%patch1 -p1 -b .mysql_conf
+
 
 %build
 
 mkdir -p %{_target_platform}
 pushd %{_target_platform}
-# added CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH ... at least until universally in %%cmake macro -- Rex
 %{cmake} \
-  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON \
   -DCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR=%{_sysconfdir} \
   ..
 popd
@@ -105,6 +108,10 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 20 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.1-3
+- shrink default db initial size a bit (approx 140mb->28mb)
+- drop extraneous RPATH-cmake baggage
+
 * Wed Jan 21 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.1-1
 - 1.1.1