diff --git a/core/acl/PKGBUILD b/core/acl/PKGBUILD
index f60e082cc..c963a6ba7 100644
--- a/core/acl/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/acl/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Philipp Scholl <pscholl@bawue.de>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
+
 pkgname=acl
 pkgver=2.2.47
 pkgrel=1
@@ -23,17 +25,17 @@ build() {
   patch -Np0 -i $srcdir/acl-rpath.patch
   
   autoconf
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  ./configure --prefix=/opt
   make || return 1 
-  make prefix=$pkgdir/usr/ install install-lib install-dev
+  make prefix=$pkgdir/opt/ install install-lib install-dev
 
   # tidy up
   cd $pkgdir
 
-  mkdir -v lib
-  mv -v usr/lib/libacl.so* lib/
-  ln -sv ../../lib/libacl.so.1 usr/lib/libacl.so
+#  mkdir -v lib
+#  mv -v usr/lib/libacl.so* lib/
+  ln -sv opt/lib/libacl.so.1 opt/lib/libacl.so
 
-  mv -v usr/libexec/libacl.{a,la} usr/lib/
-  rm -rf $pkgdir/usr/libexec
+  mv -v opt/libexec/libacl.{a,la} opt/lib/
+  rm -rf $pkgdir/opt/libexec
 }
diff --git a/core/attr/PKGBUILD b/core/attr/PKGBUILD
index 6c7922f4a..d3acd3afa 100644
--- a/core/attr/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/attr/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Krzysztof "hiciu" Warzecha <kwarzecha7@gmail.com>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
+
 pkgname=attr
 pkgver=2.4.43
 pkgrel=2
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ arch=(arm)
 url="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/"
 license=('LGPL')
 groups=('base')
-depends=('glibc') 
+depends=() 
 makedepends=('gettext')
 replaces=('xfsattr')
 provides=('xfsattr')
@@ -19,18 +21,18 @@ md5sums=('91583a14bcbd637adaa9b07ea49c5d4b')
 build() {
   cd $startdir/src/attr-$pkgver 
   autoconf
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr 
+  ./configure --prefix=/opt
   sed -i -e 's/man2//g' man/Makefile
   make || return 1 
-  make prefix=${startdir}/pkg/usr install install-lib install-dev
+  make prefix=${startdir}/pkg/opt install install-lib install-dev
 
   # tidy up
   cd "${startdir}/pkg"
 
-  mkdir -v lib
-  mv -v usr/lib/libattr.so* lib/
-  ln -sv ../../lib/libattr.so.1 usr/lib/libattr.so
+#  mkdir -v lib
+#  mv -v usr/lib/libattr.so* lib/
+  ln -sv opt/lib/libattr.so.1 opt/lib/libattr.so
 
-  mv -v usr/libexec/libattr.{a,la} usr/lib/
-  rm -rvf usr/libexec
+  mv -v opt/libexec/libattr.{a,la} opt/lib/
+  rm -rvf opt/libexec
 }
diff --git a/core/autoconf/PKGBUILD b/core/autoconf/PKGBUILD
index e64f0091b..e3e09294b 100644
--- a/core/autoconf/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/autoconf/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Krzysztof "hiciu" Warzecha <kwarzecha7@gmail.com>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
+# Successfully builds natively
+
 pkgname=autoconf
 pkgver=2.63
 pkgrel=2
@@ -7,14 +10,14 @@ arch=('arm')
 license=('GPL2' 'GPL3')
 url="http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf"
 groups=('base-devel')
-depends=('awk' 'm4' 'diffutils' 'bash')
+depends=('awk' 'm4' 'diffutils')
 source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz)
 md5sums=('43d76649fb86cd21d64f68c48d5abdcf')
 
 build() {
   cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  ./configure --prefix=/opt
   make || return 1
   make DESTDIR=${pkgdir} install || return 1
-  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/share/info"
+  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/opt/share/info"
 }
diff --git a/core/automake/PKGBUILD b/core/automake/PKGBUILD
index 76ec40406..af263444b 100644
--- a/core/automake/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/automake/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Maintainer: Alexander Foremny <alexanderforemny@gmail.com>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
 
 pkgname=automake
 pkgver=1.11
@@ -8,16 +9,14 @@ arch=(arm)
 license=('GPL')
 url="http://www.gnu.org/software/automake"
 groups=('base-devel')
-depends=('perl' 'bash')
+depends=('perl')
 source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
 md5sums=('fab0bd2c3990a6679adaf9eeac0c6d2a')
 
 build() {
   cd "$srcdir/automake-$pkgver"
 
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  ./configure --prefix=/opt
   make || return 1
   make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install || return 1
 }
-
-# vim: set ft=sh ts=2 sw=2 et:
diff --git a/core/bash/PKGBUILD b/core/bash/PKGBUILD
index de967f910..13a7c2f34 100644
--- a/core/bash/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/bash/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
 # arm Maintainer: Philipp Scholl <pscholl@bawue.de>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
 
 pkgname=bash
 _patchlevel=028
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ arch=(arm)
 license=('GPL')
 url="http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html"
 groups=('base')
-backup=(etc/profile.bash etc/skel/.bashrc etc/skel/.bash_profile)
-depends=('readline>=5.2' 'glibc')
+backup=(opt/etc/profile.bash opt/etc/skel/.bashrc opt/etc/skel/.bash_profile)
+depends=('readline>=5.2')
 makedepends=(gzip)
 provides=('sh')
 source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.0.tar.gz
@@ -27,23 +28,23 @@ build() {
     patch -Np0 -i ${p} || return 1
   done
 
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-curses --enable-readline \
+  ./configure --prefix=/opt --with-curses --enable-readline \
     --without-bash-malloc --with-installed-readline \
-    --bindir=/bin --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info
+    --bindir=/opt/bin --mandir=/opt/share/man --infodir=/opt/share/info
   make || return 1
   make DESTDIR=${startdir}/pkg install
 
-  install -D -m644 ${startdir}/src/profile.bash ${startdir}/pkg/etc/profile.bash
+  install -D -m644 ${startdir}/src/profile.bash ${startdir}/pkg/opt/etc/profile.bash
 
   # for now, bash is our default /bin/sh
-  cd ${startdir}/pkg/bin
+  cd ${startdir}/pkg/opt/bin
   ln -s bash sh
 
-  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/etc/skel/
-  install -D -m644 $startdir/src/bashrc $startdir/pkg/etc/skel/.bashrc
-  echo ". \$HOME/.bashrc" >$startdir/pkg/etc/skel/.bash_profile
+  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/opt/etc/skel/
+  install -D -m644 $startdir/src/bashrc $startdir/pkg/opt/etc/skel/.bashrc
+  echo ". \$HOME/.bashrc" >$startdir/pkg/opt/etc/skel/.bash_profile
 
-  rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/share/{info,man}
+  rm -rf ${pkgdir}/opt/share/{info,man}
 }
 md5sums=('a90a1b5a6db4838483f05438e05e8eb9'
          'c2fae355facefcac8a732cce877da194'
diff --git a/core/bc/PKGBUILD b/core/bc/PKGBUILD
index aef5d39d3..cceeb27ff 100644
--- a/core/bc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/bc/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Krzysztof "hiciu" Warzecha <kwarzecha7@gmail.com>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
+
 pkgname=bc
 pkgver=1.06
 pkgrel=1
@@ -10,15 +12,16 @@ replaces=(bc-readline)
 conflicts=(bc-readline)
 source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz
 	build-fix.patch)
-md5sums=('d44b5dddebd8a7a7309aea6c36fda117' 'fc7ecbd9e55ef04c6d3a495692626116')
+md5sums=('d44b5dddebd8a7a7309aea6c36fda117'
+	     'fc7ecbd9e55ef04c6d3a495692626116')
 
 build() {
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O3"
   cd ${startdir}/src/${pkgname}-${pkgver}
   patch -Np1 -i ${startdir}/src/build-fix.patch || return 1
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man \
-    --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-readline
+  ./configure --prefix=/opt --mandir=/opt/share/man \
+    --infodir=/opt/share/info --with-readline
   make LEX="flex -I" || return 1
   make DESTDIR=${startdir}/pkg install
-  rm ${pkgdir}/usr/share/info/dir
+  rm ${pkgdir}/opt/share/info/dir
 }
diff --git a/core/binutils/PKGBUILD b/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
index a10728bc8..14d724770 100644
--- a/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Maintainer: Alexander Foremny <alexanderforemny@gmail.com>
+# Modified by OpenPogo
 
 # toolchain build order: kernel-headers->glibc->binutils->gcc-libs->gcc->binutils->glibc
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ url="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 license=('GPL')
 groups=('base-devel')
 options=('!libtool' '!distcc' '!ccache')
-depends=('glibc>=2.9' 'texinfo>=4.13a-3')
+depends=('texinfo>=4.13a-3')
 source=(ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}_${_date}.tar.bz2)
 md5sums=('8fd8a7082814124917289eba9f2b46f1')
 
@@ -21,26 +22,25 @@ build() {
   cd $srcdir/binutils-build
 
   CC="gcc -L`pwd`/bfd/.libs/"
-    ../configure --prefix=/usr \
-         --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info \
+    ../configure --prefix=/opt \
+         --mandir=/opt/share/man --infodir=/opt/share/info \
 	 --enable-shared || return 1
 
   # fix man files install path
-  sed -i -e "s:mandir \= \/usr\/share:mandir \= ${pkgdir}\/usr\/share:" ${srcdir}/binutils-build/Makefile || return 1
+  sed -i -e "s:mandir \= \/opt\/share:mandir \= ${pkgdir}\/opt\/share:" ${srcdir}/binutils-build/Makefile || return 1
 
   # fix info files install path
-  sed -i -e "s:infodir \= \/usr\/share:infodir \= ${pkgdir}\/usr\/share:" ${srcdir}/binutils-build/Makefile || return 1
+  sed -i -e "s:infodir \= \/opt\/share:infodir \= ${pkgdir}\/opt\/share:" ${srcdir}/binutils-build/Makefile || return 1
 
   # This checks the host environment and makes sure all the necessary tools are available to compile Binutils.
   make configure-host || return 1
 
-  make tooldir=${startdir}/pkg/usr || return 1
-  make prefix=${startdir}/pkg/usr tooldir=${startdir}/pkg/usr install
+  make tooldir=${startdir}/pkg/opt || return 1
+  make prefix=${startdir}/pkg/opt tooldir=${startdir}/pkg/opt install
 
-  install -m 644 ../include/libiberty.h ${startdir}/pkg/usr/include
+  install -m 644 ../include/libiberty.h ${startdir}/pkg/opt/include
 
   # Remove these symlinks, with binutils prereleases they are not ABI stable.
   # Programs should compile static to the .a file.
-  rm -f ${startdir}/pkg/usr/lib/lib{bfd,opcodes}.so
+  rm -f ${startdir}/pkg/opt/lib/lib{bfd,opcodes}.so
 }
-