diff --git a/bin/build-sip-msw b/bin/build-sip-msw
index 3802149a..db6e4950 100644
--- a/bin/build-sip-msw
+++ b/bin/build-sip-msw
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ echo ""
 echo "The MD5:"
 $PYTHON mymd5.py sip-$SIPVER-win32.exe
 echo ""
-echo "Now bzip2 the new sip binary and then scp it to "
-echo "    robind@riobu.com:/home/robind/domains/wxpython.org/htdocs/tools"
+echo "If ready to upload then do these commands now:"
+echo "    bzip2 $MYBINDIR/sip-$SIPVER-win32.exe"
+echo "    scp $MYBINDIR/sip-$SIPVER-win32.exe.bz2 robind@riobu.com:/home/robind/domains/wxpython.org/htdocs/tools"
 
 
 ## Reset the *_RELEASE flags to use debug options so the sip executable
diff --git a/bin/build-sip-posix b/bin/build-sip-posix
index 95015a67..0a46169c 100755
--- a/bin/build-sip-posix
+++ b/bin/build-sip-posix
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ echo ""
 echo "The MD5:"
 $PYTHON mymd5.py sip-$SIPVER-$PLATFORM
 echo ""
-echo "Now bzip2 the new sip binary and then scp it to "
-echo "    robind@riobu.com:/home/robind/domains/wxpython.org/htdocs/tools"
+echo "If ready to upload then do these commands now:"
+echo "    bzip2 $MYBINDIR/sip-$SIPVER-$PLATFORM"
+echo "    scp $MYBINDIR/sip-$SIPVER-$PLATFORM.bz2 robind@riobu.com:/home/robind/domains/wxpython.org/htdocs/tools"
 
 
 
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index f08186a1..929d192b 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ unstable_series = (version.VER_MINOR % 2) == 1  # is the minor version odd or ev
 isWindows = sys.platform.startswith('win')
 isDarwin = sys.platform == "darwin"
 
-sipCurrentVersion = '4.12.5-snapshot-3a009ee97d60'
+sipCurrentVersion = '4.12.5-snapshot-4eba42cb2457'
 sipCurrentVersionMD5 = {
-    'darwin' : '5d8ea39022e8daca219e5dc7752b3ebb',
-    'win32'  : '9e238f429ce2d19cb418aeca1906230c',
-    'linux2' : 'e5a3a8a0515d17446bf503a9b49951e9',
+    'darwin' : 'a055c7f4bf1e54b0f7ed5e9da0513f3f',
+    'win32'  : '54002e6de6292a035e5e2d97e1e850e9',
+    'linux2' : '7aa3d26fbafb605dde389e6d800aeb8b',
 }
 toolsURL = 'http://wxpython.org/tools'
 
diff --git a/etg/graphics.py b/etg/graphics.py
index ad41908f..57ecaa01 100644
--- a/etg/graphics.py
+++ b/etg/graphics.py
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ def run():
     # FIXME: Handle wxEnhMetaFileDC?
     c.find('Create').findOverload('wxEnhMetaFileDC').ignore()
     
-    # SIP doesn't like default parameter values to use dereference syntax,
-    # (such as "col = *wxBLACK") so tweak the syntax a bit by using a macro.
-    c.addHeaderCode("#define BLACK *wxBLACK")
-    for m in c.find('CreateFont').all():
-        m.find('col').default = 'BLACK'
-
     m = c.find('GetPartialTextExtents')
     m.find('widths').ignore()
     m.type = 'wxArrayDouble*'
@@ -182,10 +176,7 @@ def run():
     # FIXME: Handle wxEnhMetaFileDC?
     c.find('CreateContext').findOverload('wxEnhMetaFileDC').ignore()
 
-    # See above
-    for m in c.find('CreateFont').all():
-        m.find('col').default = 'BLACK'
-   
+  
     #---------------------------------------------
     c = module.find('wxGraphicsMatrix')
     tools.removeVirtuals(c)
diff --git a/sip/siplib/sip.h b/sip/siplib/sip.h
index 5783721b..b15c8df5 100644
--- a/sip/siplib/sip.h
+++ b/sip/siplib/sip.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * Define the SIP version number.
  */
 #define SIP_VERSION         0x040c05
-#define SIP_VERSION_STR     "4.12.5-snapshot-3a009ee97d60"
+#define SIP_VERSION_STR     "4.12.5-snapshot-4eba42cb2457"
 
 
 /*