diff --git a/base/acl/acl.conf b/base/acl/acl.conf
index 7fa99b495..69575d164 100644
--- a/base/acl/acl.conf
+++ b/base/acl/acl.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../acl/acl.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 export RPM=/no
 
 # adjust libdir
-libdir="$root/${libdir##*/}"
+libdir="/${libdir##*/}"
 
 # also install headers and libs
 makeinstopt="$makeinstopt install-lib install-dev"
@@ -29,5 +30,5 @@ var_append confopt ' ' "--libexecdir='$libdir'"
 var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-shared"
 
 # install missing .la file
-hook_add inmake 9 "cp -av libacl/libacl.la $libdir/; sed -i 's,installed=no,installed=yes,' $libdir/libacl.la"
+hook_add inmake 9 "cp -av libacl/libacl.la $root$libdir/; sed -i 's,installed=no,installed=yes,' $root$libdir/libacl.la"
 
diff --git a/base/acl/destdir.patch b/base/acl/destdir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9da2c4e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/acl/destdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../acl/destdir.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+--- ./doc/Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:05:47.000000000 -0300
++++ ./doc/Makefile	2007-10-15 13:07:07.000000000 -0300
+@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
+ 	$(ZIP) --best -c < CHANGES > $@
+ 
+ install: default
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 PORTING CHANGES.gz $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 PORTING CHANGES.gz $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+ ifeq ($(PKG_DISTRIBUTION), debian)
+-	$(INSTALL) -S CHANGES.gz $(PKG_DOC_DIR)/changelog.gz
++	$(INSTALL) -S CHANGES.gz $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)/changelog.gz
+ else
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 COPYING $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 COPYING $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+ endif
+ 
+ install-dev install-lib:
+--- ./Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:05:47.000000000 -0300
++++ ./Makefile	2007-10-15 13:07:30.000000000 -0300
+@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
+ 
+ install: default
+ 	$(SUBDIRS_MAKERULE)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 README $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 README $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+ 
+ install-dev: default
+ 	$(SUBDIRS_MAKERULE)
+--- ./chacl/Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:05:47.000000000 -0300
++++ ./chacl/Makefile	2007-10-15 13:07:48.000000000 -0300
+@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
+ include $(BUILDRULES)
+ 
+ install: default
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_BIN_DIR)
+-	$(LTINSTALL) -m 755 $(LTCOMMAND) $(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++	$(LTINSTALL) -m 755 $(LTCOMMAND) $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++
+ install-dev install-lib:
+--- ./setfacl/Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:05:47.000000000 -0300
++++ ./setfacl/Makefile	2007-10-15 13:08:00.000000000 -0300
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
+ include $(BUILDRULES)
+ 
+ install: default
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_BIN_DIR)
+-	$(LTINSTALL) -m 755 $(LTCOMMAND) $(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++	$(LTINSTALL) -m 755 $(LTCOMMAND) $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++
+ install-dev install-lib:
+--- ./debian/Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:05:47.000000000 -0300
++++ ./debian/Makefile	2007-10-15 13:10:17.000000000 -0300
+@@ -16,22 +16,22 @@
+ 
+ install: default
+ ifeq ($(PKG_DISTRIBUTION), debian)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 changelog $(PKG_DOC_DIR)/changelog.Debian
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 changelog $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)/changelog.Debian
+ endif
+ 
+ install-dev: default
+ ifeq ($(PKG_DISTRIBUTION), debian)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DEV_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 copyright $(DEV_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 changelog $(DEV_DOC_DIR)/changelog.Debian
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(DEV_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 copyright $(DESTDIR)$(DEV_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 changelog $(DESTDIR)$(DEV_DOC_DIR)/changelog.Debian
+ endif
+ 
+ install-lib: default
+ ifeq ($(PKG_DISTRIBUTION), debian)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(LIB_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 copyright $(LIB_DOC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 changelog $(LIB_DOC_DIR)/changelog.Debian
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIB_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 copyright $(DESTDIR)$(LIB_DOC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 changelog $(DESTDIR)$(LIB_DOC_DIR)/changelog.Debian
+ endif
+--- ./getfacl/Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:05:47.000000000 -0300
++++ ./getfacl/Makefile	2007-10-15 13:10:36.000000000 -0300
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
+ include $(BUILDRULES)
+ 
+ install: default
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_BIN_DIR)
+-	$(LTINSTALL) -m 755 $(LTCOMMAND) $(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++	$(LTINSTALL) -m 755 $(LTCOMMAND) $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_BIN_DIR)
++
+ install-dev install-lib:
+--- ./include/buildmacros.orig	2007-09-10 22:00:47.000000000 -0400
++++ ./include/buildmacros	2007-10-15 13:22:45.000000000 -0300
+@@ -69,22 +69,22 @@
+ ifeq ($(ENABLE_SHARED),yes)
+ INSTALL_LTLIB_DEV = \
+ 	cd $(TOPDIR)/$(LIBNAME)/.libs; \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 -T old_lib $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la ; \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -T so_base $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).a $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).a; \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la; \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).so $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).so
++	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
++	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 -T old_lib $(LIBNAME).lai $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
++	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(LIBNAME).lai $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la ; \
++	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
++	../$(INSTALL) -T so_base $(LIBNAME).lai $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
++	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).a $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).a; \
++	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la; \
++	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).so $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).so
+ else
+ INSTALL_LTLIB_DEV = $(INSTALL_LTLIB_STATIC)
+ endif
+ 
+ INSTALL_LTLIB_STATIC = \
+ 	cd $(TOPDIR)/$(LIBNAME)/.libs; \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
+-	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 -T old_lib $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)
++	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
++	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 -T old_lib $(LIBNAME).lai $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)
+ 
+ INSTALL_MAN = \
+ 	@for d in $(MAN_PAGES); do \
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
+ 				-e 's/\\\f[0-9]//g' -e 's/  / /g;q'`; \
+ 		do \
+ 			[ -z "$$m" -o "$$m" = "\\" ] && continue; \
+-			t=$(MAN_DEST)/$$m.$(MAN_SECTION); \
++			t=$(DESTDIR)$(MAN_DEST)/$$m.$(MAN_SECTION); \
+ 			if $$first; then \
+ 				if $(HAVE_ZIPPED_MANPAGES); then \
+ 					$(ZIP) -9 -c $$d > $$d.gz; _sfx=.gz; \
+@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@
+ INSTALL_LINGUAS = \
+ 	@for l in $(LINGUAS) ""; do \
+ 		if test -f "$$l.mo" ; then \
+-			ldir=$(PKG_LOCALE_DIR)/$$l/LC_MESSAGES; \
++			ldir=$(DESTDIR)$(PKG_LOCALE_DIR)/$$l/LC_MESSAGES; \
+ 			$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $$ldir; \
+ 			$(INSTALL) -m 644 $$l.mo $$ldir/$(PKG_NAME).mo; \
+ 		fi; \
+ 	done
+--- ./include/Makefile.orig	2007-10-15 13:32:59.000000000 -0300
++++ ./include/Makefile	2007-10-15 13:33:26.000000000 -0300
+@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
+ include $(BUILDRULES)
+ 
+ install-dev: default
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_INC_DIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_INC_DIR)/sys
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 acl.h $(PKG_INC_DIR)/sys/acl.h
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_INC_DIR)/acl
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 libacl.h $(PKG_INC_DIR)/acl/libacl.h
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INC_DIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INC_DIR)/sys
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 acl.h $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INC_DIR)/sys/acl.h
++	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INC_DIR)/acl
++	$(INSTALL) -m 644 libacl.h $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INC_DIR)/acl/libacl.h
++
+ install install-lib:
diff --git a/base/acl/no-links.patch b/base/acl/no-links.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c12c2fcf..000000000
--- a/base/acl/no-links.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../acl/no-links.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-
-Don't create these links, this hurts our .la,.a file handling,
-but create a normal /lib/libacl.so link.
-	-- jsaw
-
---- acl-2.2.39/include/buildmacros.orig	2007-03-14 16:42:05.000000000 +0100
-+++ acl-2.2.39/include/buildmacros	2007-03-14 16:45:55.000000000 +0100
-@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
- 	cd $(TOPDIR)/$(LIBNAME)/.libs; \
- 	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
- 	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 -T so_dot_version $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
--	../$(INSTALL) -T so_dot_current $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR)
-+	../$(INSTALL) -T so_dot_current $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
-+	../$(INSTALL) -T so_base $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR)
- endif
- 
- # Libtool thinks the static and shared libs should be in the same dir, so
-@@ -72,10 +73,7 @@
- 	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 -T old_lib $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR); \
- 	../$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la ; \
- 	../$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
--	../$(INSTALL) -T so_base $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR); \
--	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).a $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).a; \
--	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).la; \
--	../$(INSTALL) -S $(PKG_LIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).so $(PKG_DEVLIB_DIR)/$(LIBNAME).so
-+	../$(INSTALL) -T so_base $(LIBNAME).lai $(PKG_LIB_DIR);
- else
- INSTALL_LTLIB_DEV = $(INSTALL_LTLIB_STATIC)
- endif