diff --git a/package/base/mine/head-use.patch b/package/base/mine/head-use.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b3add30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/mine/head-use.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+
+The usual head fixes.
+
+  - Rene Rebe <rene@rocklinux.org>
+
+--- mine-0.15-orig/cdb-0.75.patch	2003-09-27 15:20:58.000000000 +0200
++++ mine-0.15/cdb-0.75.patch	2004-05-03 21:11:26.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+---- cdb-0.75/Makefile.orig	2002-10-16 13:17:55.000000000 +0200
+-+++ cdb-0.75/Makefile	2002-10-16 13:24:44.000000000 +0200
+-@@ -12,16 +12,8 @@
++--- cdb-0.75/Makefile.orig	2003-09-27 15:20:58.000000000 +0200
+++++ cdb-0.75/Makefile	2004-05-03 21:05:42.000000000 +0200
++@@ -12,17 +12,9 @@
+  compile alloc.c alloc.h error.h
+  	./compile alloc.c
+  
+@@ -14,10 +14,67 @@
+ -
+  auto_home.c: \
+ -auto-str conf-home
++-	./auto-str auto_home `head -1 conf-home` > auto_home.c
+ +conf-home
+- 	./auto-str auto_home `head -1 conf-home` > auto_home.c
+++	./auto-str auto_home `head -n 1 conf-home` > auto_home.c
+  
+  auto_home.o: \
++ compile auto_home.c
++@@ -126,14 +118,14 @@
++ cdbmake-12: \
++ warn-auto.sh cdbmake-12.sh conf-home
++ 	cat warn-auto.sh cdbmake-12.sh \
++-	| sed s}HOME}"`head -1 conf-home`"}g \
+++	| sed s}HOME}"`head -n 1 conf-home`"}g \
++ 	> cdbmake-12
++ 	chmod 755 cdbmake-12
++ 
++ cdbmake-sv: \
++ warn-auto.sh cdbmake-sv.sh conf-home
++ 	cat warn-auto.sh cdbmake-sv.sh \
++-	| sed s}HOME}"`head -1 conf-home`"}g \
+++	| sed s}HOME}"`head -n 1 conf-home`"}g \
++ 	> cdbmake-sv
++ 	chmod 755 cdbmake-sv
++ 
++@@ -167,7 +159,7 @@
++ compile: \
++ warn-auto.sh conf-cc
++ 	( cat warn-auto.sh; \
++-	echo exec "`head -1 conf-cc`" '-c $${1+"$$@"}' \
+++	echo exec "`head -n 1 conf-cc`" '-c $${1+"$$@"}' \
++ 	) > compile
++ 	chmod 755 compile
++ 
++@@ -210,7 +202,7 @@
++ warn-auto.sh conf-ld
++ 	( cat warn-auto.sh; \
++ 	echo 'main="$$1"; shift'; \
++-	echo exec "`head -1 conf-ld`" \
+++	echo exec "`head -n 1 conf-ld`" \
++ 	'-o "$$main" "$$main".o $${1+"$$@"}' \
++ 	) > load
++ 	chmod 755 load
++@@ -249,7 +241,7 @@
++ rts: \
++ warn-auto.sh rts.sh conf-home
++ 	cat warn-auto.sh rts.sh \
++-	| sed s}HOME}"`head -1 conf-home`"}g \
+++	| sed s}HOME}"`head -n 1 conf-home`"}g \
++ 	> rts
++ 	chmod 755 rts
++ 
++@@ -284,8 +276,8 @@
++ systype: \
++ find-systype.sh conf-cc conf-ld trycpp.c x86cpuid.c
++ 	( cat warn-auto.sh; \
++-	echo CC=\'`head -1 conf-cc`\'; \
++-	echo LD=\'`head -1 conf-ld`\'; \
+++	echo CC=\'`head -n 1 conf-cc`\'; \
+++	echo LD=\'`head -n 1 conf-ld`\'; \
++ 	cat find-systype.sh; \
++ 	) | sh > systype
++ 
+ --- cdb-0.75/auto-str.c.orig	2002-10-16 13:13:48.000000000 +0200
+ +++ cdb-0.75/auto-str.c	2002-10-16 13:24:44.000000000 +0200
+ @@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
+@@ -71,3 +128,4 @@
+  
+  extern int error_intr;
+  extern int error_nomem;
++ 
+--- mine-0.15-orig/cdb-0.75/Makefile	2003-09-27 15:20:58.000000000 +0200
++++ mine-0.15/cdb-0.75/Makefile	2004-05-03 21:05:42.000000000 +0200
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
+ 
+ auto_home.c: \
+ conf-home
+-	./auto-str auto_home `head -1 conf-home` > auto_home.c
++	./auto-str auto_home `head -n 1 conf-home` > auto_home.c
+ 
+ auto_home.o: \
+ compile auto_home.c
+@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@
+ cdbmake-12: \
+ warn-auto.sh cdbmake-12.sh conf-home
+ 	cat warn-auto.sh cdbmake-12.sh \
+-	| sed s}HOME}"`head -1 conf-home`"}g \
++	| sed s}HOME}"`head -n 1 conf-home`"}g \
+ 	> cdbmake-12
+ 	chmod 755 cdbmake-12
+ 
+ cdbmake-sv: \
+ warn-auto.sh cdbmake-sv.sh conf-home
+ 	cat warn-auto.sh cdbmake-sv.sh \
+-	| sed s}HOME}"`head -1 conf-home`"}g \
++	| sed s}HOME}"`head -n 1 conf-home`"}g \
+ 	> cdbmake-sv
+ 	chmod 755 cdbmake-sv
+ 
+@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
+ compile: \
+ warn-auto.sh conf-cc
+ 	( cat warn-auto.sh; \
+-	echo exec "`head -1 conf-cc`" '-c $${1+"$$@"}' \
++	echo exec "`head -n 1 conf-cc`" '-c $${1+"$$@"}' \
+ 	) > compile
+ 	chmod 755 compile
+ 
+@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
+ warn-auto.sh conf-ld
+ 	( cat warn-auto.sh; \
+ 	echo 'main="$$1"; shift'; \
+-	echo exec "`head -1 conf-ld`" \
++	echo exec "`head -n 1 conf-ld`" \
+ 	'-o "$$main" "$$main".o $${1+"$$@"}' \
+ 	) > load
+ 	chmod 755 load
+@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
+ rts: \
+ warn-auto.sh rts.sh conf-home
+ 	cat warn-auto.sh rts.sh \
+-	| sed s}HOME}"`head -1 conf-home`"}g \
++	| sed s}HOME}"`head -n 1 conf-home`"}g \
+ 	> rts
+ 	chmod 755 rts
+ 
+@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@
+ systype: \
+ find-systype.sh conf-cc conf-ld trycpp.c x86cpuid.c
+ 	( cat warn-auto.sh; \
+-	echo CC=\'`head -1 conf-cc`\'; \
+-	echo LD=\'`head -1 conf-ld`\'; \
++	echo CC=\'`head -n 1 conf-cc`\'; \
++	echo LD=\'`head -n 1 conf-ld`\'; \
+ 	cat find-systype.sh; \
+ 	) | sh > systype
+ 
diff --git a/package/rene/exim/tail-use.patch b/package/rene/exim/tail-use.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eae8e5780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rene/exim/tail-use.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+The usual tail fixes.
+
+  - Rene Rebe <rene@rocklinux.org>
+
+diff -u exim-4.22-orig/scripts/Configure-config.h exim-4.22/scripts/Configure-config.h
+--- exim-4.22-orig/scripts/Configure-config.h	2003-08-18 14:52:52.000000000 +0200
++++ exim-4.22/scripts/Configure-config.h	2004-05-03 21:01:25.000000000 +0200
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
+ 
+ # Double-check that config.h is complete.
+ 
+-if [ "`tail -1 config.h`" != "/* End of config.h */" ] ; then
++if [ "`tail -n 1 config.h`" != "/* End of config.h */" ] ; then
+   echo "*** config.h appears to be incomplete"
+   echo "*** unexpected failure in buildconfig program"
+   exit 1