diff -u python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control.in python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control.in
--- python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control.in
+++ python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   libsqlite3-dev, libffi-dev (>= 3.0.5),
   libgpm2 [!hurd-i386 !kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64],
   mime-support, netbase, bzip2, python3@bd_qual@,
-  gcc (>= 4:4.8) [amd64 armel armhf i386 x32 kfreebsd-any hurd-any],
+  gcc-4.8, g++-4.8,
   xvfb, xauth
 Build-Depends-Indep: python-sphinx
 Standards-Version: 3.9.4
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Depends: lib@PVER@-stdlib (= ${binary:Version}), lib@PVER@ (= ${binary:Version}), libexpat1-dev, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: lib@PVER@-stdlib (= ${binary:Version}), lib@PVER@ (= ${binary:Version}), libexpat1-dev, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, gcc-4.8, g++-4.8
 Replaces: @PVER@ (<< 3.2~rc1-2), @PVER@-dev (<< 3.3.0~b1-2), @PVER@-minimal (<< 3.3.0~rc1-1~)
 Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev
 Description: Header files and a static library for Python (v@VER@)
diff -u python3.3-3.3.2/debian/changelog python3.3-3.3.2/debian/changelog
--- python3.3-3.3.2/debian/changelog
+++ python3.3-3.3.2/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+python3.3 (3.3.2-4+rpi2) jessie-staging; urgency=low
+
+  * really change build-dependencies
+  * add dependencies on gcc-4.8 and g++-4.8 to libpython-dev to prevent build
+    failures in reverse dependencies.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:25:54 +0000
+
+python3.3 (3.3.2-4+rpi1) jessie-staging; urgency=low
+
+  * Use gcc-4.8 explicitly rather than a >= dependency on gcc since the 4.8
+    default hasn't migrated to testing yet.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:41:16 +0000
+
 python3.3 (3.3.2-4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update to 20130612 from the 3.3 branch.
diff -u python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control
--- python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control
+++ python3.3-3.3.2/debian/control
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   libsqlite3-dev, libffi-dev (>= 3.0.5),
   libgpm2 [!hurd-i386 !kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64],
   mime-support, netbase, bzip2, python3,
-  gcc (>= 4:4.8) [amd64 armel armhf i386 x32 kfreebsd-any hurd-any],
+  gcc-4.8, g++-4.8,
   xvfb, xauth
 Build-Depends-Indep: python-sphinx
 Standards-Version: 3.9.4
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 Section: libdevel
 Architecture: any
 Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Depends: libpython3.3-stdlib (= ${binary:Version}), libpython3.3 (= ${binary:Version}), libexpat1-dev, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: libpython3.3-stdlib (= ${binary:Version}), libpython3.3 (= ${binary:Version}), libexpat1-dev, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, gcc-4.8, g++-4.8
 Replaces: python3.3 (<< 3.2~rc1-2), python3.3-dev (<< 3.3.0~b1-2), python3.3-minimal (<< 3.3.0~rc1-1~)
 Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev
 Description: Header files and a static library for Python (v3.3)
diff -u python3.3-3.3.2/debian/rules python3.3-3.3.2/debian/rules
--- python3.3-3.3.2/debian/rules
+++ python3.3-3.3.2/debian/rules
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
   ma_filter = grep -v '^Multi-Arch:'
 endif
 
-CC=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-gcc
-CXX=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-g++
+CC=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-gcc-4.8
+CXX=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-g++-4.8
 
 DPKG_CPPFLAGS:= $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CPPFLAGS)
 DPKG_CFLAGS  := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CFLAGS)