Index: general/sysutils/p7zip.xml
===================================================================
--- general/sysutils/p7zip.xml	(revision 15631)
+++ general/sysutils/p7zip.xml	(working copy)
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY p7zip-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/project/p7zip/p7zip/&p7zip-version;/p7zip_&p7zip-version;_src_all.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY p7zip-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY p7zip-md5sum        "c0394e60078e84d43fbca152cb3a1e1c">
+  <!ENTITY p7zip-md5sum        "6cba8402ccab2370d3b70c5e28b3d651">
   <!ENTITY p7zip-size          "3.8 MB">
   <!ENTITY p7zip-buildsize     "52 MB">
   <!ENTITY p7zip-time          "0.8 SBU">
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 <screen><userinput>sed -i -e 's/chmod 555/chmod 755/' -e 's/chmod 444/chmod 644/' install.sh &amp;&amp;
 make all3</userinput></screen>
 
+<!-- dev note: All tests should pass. -->
     <para>
       To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.
     </para>
Index: introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
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--- introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision 15631)
+++ introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(working copy)
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>March 12th, 2015</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>[renodr] - Update p7zip to 9.38.1. Fixes
+	    <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6247">#6247</ulink></para>
+	</listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[pierre] - Update to Python3-3.4.3. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6199">#6199</ulink>.</para>
Index: packages.ent
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--- packages.ent	(revision 15631)
+++ packages.ent	(working copy)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 <!ENTITY logrotate-version            "3.8.9">
 <!ENTITY mc-version                   "4.8.13">
 <!ENTITY obex-data-server-version     "0.4.6">
-<!ENTITY p7zip-version                "9.38">
+<!ENTITY p7zip-version                "9.38.1">
 <!ENTITY pax-version                  "070715">
 <!ENTITY pciutils-version             "3.3.0">
 <!ENTITY pm-utils-version             "1.4.1">