diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdm/gdm-devel.template b/srcpkgs/gdm/gdm-devel.template
index 2ea4b827f84..6ad7ee1ef69 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdm/gdm-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdm/gdm-devel.template
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gdm-devel'.
 #
 depends="libgdm-${version}_${revision}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} (development files)"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
-
-noarch=yes
+short_desc="${short_desc} - development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdm/libgdm.template b/srcpkgs/gdm/libgdm.template
index 0e8ee706dd5..dbdb154ae6d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdm/libgdm.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdm/libgdm.template
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libgdm'.
 #
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} runtime libraries"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains the runtime libraries."
+short_desc="${short_desc} - runtime libraries"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove "usr/lib/*.so*" usr/lib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdm/template b/srcpkgs/gdm/template
index bf850a91987..17320f5e5be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdm/template
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'gdm'
 pkgname=gdm
-version=3.6.2
+version=3.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-schemas-compile --disable-static
  --with-at-spi-registryd-directory=/usr/libexec --without-tcp-wrappers
  --with-systemd  --with-screenshot-dir=/var/lib/gdm/greeter
  --with-xauth-dir=/run/gdm --with-pid-file=/run/gdm/gdm.pid
- --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system"
-makedepends="pkg-config intltool which gnome-doc-utils gobject-introspection
- pam-devel nss-devel accountsservice-devel gtk+3-devel>=3.6.2 upower-devel
- libcanberra-devel libXrandr-devel systemd-devel at-spi2-core-devel itstool"
-fulldepends="xrdb dconf>=0.13.90 hicolor-icon-theme polkit-gnome xorg-server
- metacity gnome-session>=3.6.0 gnome-settings-daemon>=3.6.0 dbus-x11"
+ --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system --without-console-kit"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool which gnome-doc-utils gobject-introspection"
+makedepends="pam-devel nss-devel accountsservice-devel gtk+3-devel>=3.8 upower-devel
+ libcanberra-devel systemd-devel at-spi2-core-devel itstool"
+fulldepends="xrdb dconf>=0.16 hicolor-icon-theme polkit-gnome xorg-server
+ gnome-session>=3.8.0 gnome-settings-daemon>=3.8"
 short_desc="GNOME Display Manager"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnome.org"
 license="GPL-2"
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/3.6/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=fbf41bd68299eccdcf456c0869771999f75d3d9bf0f57ce1038db08b54e8cbb9
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/3.8/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=4a0894ae50d1f090c6ccc450b74142243fff9ee17e2924c0f363ea51b3ba6bd5
 long_desc="
  GDM is the GNOME Display Manager, it is the little proggie that runs
  in the background, runs your X sessions, presents you with a login box
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ long_desc="
 subpackages="libgdm gdm-devel"
 
 conf_files="
-/etc/gdm/custom.conf
-/etc/pam.d/gdm
-/etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin
-/etc/pam.d/gdm-fingerprint
-/etc/pam.d/gdm-password
-/etc/pam.d/gdm-smartcard
-/etc/pam.d/gdm-welcome"
+ /etc/gdm/custom.conf
+ /etc/pam.d/gdm
+ /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin
+ /etc/pam.d/gdm-fingerprint
+ /etc/pam.d/gdm-password
+ /etc/pam.d/gdm-smartcard
+ /etc/pam.d/gdm-welcome"
 
 # Create the 'gdm' system user/group.
 system_accounts="gdm"
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ post_install() {
 	for f in ${FILESDIR}/*.pam; do
 		vinstall ${f} 644 etc/pam.d ${f%.pam}
 	done
-	# Install systemd service.
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/gdm.tmpfiles.d 644 usr/lib/tmpfiles.d gdm.conf
 
 	chmod 1770 ${DESTDIR}/var/log/gdm