diff --git a/perl-inline/perl-inline.spec b/perl-inline/perl-inline.spec
index f47988c408..41731bbb77 100644
--- a/perl-inline/perl-inline.spec
+++ b/perl-inline/perl-inline.spec
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
     %{l_prefix}/bin/perl-openpkg install -d Inline-%{V_inline}
 
     #   build and install Inline::CPP module
-    chmod u+w Inline-CPP-%{V_inline_cpp}/Makefile.PL
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's:$cc_guess);:"%{l_prefix}/bin/g++");:' \
         -e 's:$libs_guess);:"-lstdc++");:' \
diff --git a/pgp2/pgp2.spec b/pgp2/pgp2.spec
index cbe153e287..f5f70817e6 100644
--- a/pgp2/pgp2.spec
+++ b/pgp2/pgp2.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 ##  SUCH DAMAGE.
 ##
 
+#   package version
 %define       V_short 2.x
 %define       V_long  2.6.3i
 %define       V_strip 263
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [PLUS]
 Group:        Cryptography
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_long}
-Release:      20021122
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.pgpi.org/pub/pgp/%{V_short}/src/pgp%{V_strip}is.tar.gz
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ Patch1:       system.patch
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20021120, gcc
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20021120
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, gcc
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
     %patch1 -p0
 
     #   patch distribution
-    chmod u+w src/fileio.h
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's;\/usr\/local\/lib\/pgp;%{l_prefix}\/etc\/pgp2;' \
         src/fileio.h
diff --git a/rcs/rcs.spec b/rcs/rcs.spec
index 4656ddcfb7..e45ad51428 100644
--- a/rcs/rcs.spec
+++ b/rcs/rcs.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [BASE]
 Group:        SCM
 License:      GPL
 Version:      5.7
-Release:      20020807
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/rcs/rcs-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Source0:      ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/rcs/rcs-%{version}.tar.gz
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, diffutils, make
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, diffutils
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, diffutils, make
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, diffutils
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
     %setup -q
 
 %build
-    chmod u+w src/conf.sh
-    %{l_shtool} subst -e 's/\(.*superuser permissions.*\)/\1; : \\/' src/conf.sh
+    %{l_shtool} subst \
+        -e 's/\(.*superuser permissions.*\)/\1; : \\/' \
+        src/conf.sh
     CC="%{l_cc}" \
     CFLAGS="%{l_cflags -O}" \
     ./configure \
diff --git a/rie/rie.spec b/rie/rie.spec
index 5608212a0f..5464fe4b84 100644
--- a/rie/rie.spec
+++ b/rie/rie.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [PLUS]
 Group:        Compiler
 License:      GPL
 Version:      1.0.6
-Release:      20020821
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.is.titech.ac.jp/pub/Rie/rie-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Source0:      ftp://ftp.is.titech.ac.jp/pub/Rie/rie-%{version}.tar.gz
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 
 %prep
     %setup -q
-    chmod u+w src/Makefile.in
-    %{l_shtool} subst -e 's;/share;/share/rie;' src/Makefile.in
+    %{l_shtool} subst \
+        -e 's;/share;/share/rie;' \
+        src/Makefile.in
 
 %build
     cd src
diff --git a/sav/sav.spec b/sav/sav.spec
index e2674f0a6d..6905e867e0 100644
--- a/sav/sav.spec
+++ b/sav/sav.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [EVAL]
 Group:        Filesystem
 License:      Commercial/Free-Trail
 Version:      %{V_full}
-Release:      20030108
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/%{V_short}_ides.zip
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Source5:      freebsd.libc.so.3
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030108, infozip
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030108
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, infozip
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
         $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/sav \
         $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/man/man1
     ( cd sav-install
-      chmod u+w install.sh
       %{l_shtool} subst -e 's;chown;true;g' -e 's;chgrp;true;g' install.sh
       %{l_bash} install.sh -readytogo -v \
           -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix} \
diff --git a/sendmail/sendmail.spec b/sendmail/sendmail.spec
index eb695f0468..fefbbfd779 100644
--- a/sendmail/sendmail.spec
+++ b/sendmail/sendmail.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [PLUS]
 Group:        Mail
 License:      BSD
 Version:      8.12.9
-Release:      20030509
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_tls      no
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Patch0:       sendmail-8.12.0-mysqlmap.patch
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, m4, fsl, gcc, make, db >= 4.1.25
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, m4, fsl, make, perl, procmail
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, m4, fsl, gcc, make, db >= 4.1.25
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, m4, fsl, make, perl, procmail
 %if "%{with_tls}" == "yes"
 BuildPreReq:  openssl
 %endif
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ Conflicts:    ssmtp, exim, postfix
     ( cd sendmail-%{version}
 
       #   indicate with a plus sign that we use a patched version
-      chmod u+w sendmail/version.c
       %{l_shtool} subst \
           -e 's;\(Version\[\][^"]*\)"[^"]*";\1"%{version}+";' \
           sendmail/version.c
diff --git a/smtpfeed/smtpfeed.spec b/smtpfeed/smtpfeed.spec
index bb680dd907..54c654f435 100644
--- a/smtpfeed/smtpfeed.spec
+++ b/smtpfeed/smtpfeed.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [BASE]
 Group:        Mail
 License:      GPL
 Version:      1.18
-Release:      20030120
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.kyoto.wide.ad.jp/pub/mail/smtpfeed/smtpfeed-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ Source3:      fsl.smtpfeed
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, fsl
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, fsl
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, fsl
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, fsl
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 %build
     #   build SMTPfeed
     ( cd smtpfeed-%{version}
-      chmod u+w version.c
       %{l_shtool} subst \
           -e 's;smtpfeed 1.[0-9]*;smtpfeed %{version};' \
           version.c
diff --git a/ssmtp/ssmtp.spec b/ssmtp/ssmtp.spec
index 6adf172cfc..21689a8d04 100644
--- a/ssmtp/ssmtp.spec
+++ b/ssmtp/ssmtp.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [BASE]
 Group:        Mail
 License:      GPL
 Version:      2.48
-Release:      20030409
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/mail/mta/ssmtp-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Patch0:       ssmtp.patch
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, make, gcc
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, make, gcc
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 Provides:     MTA
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Conflicts:    sendmail, exim, postfix
     %setup -q
     rm -rf RCS
     %patch0 -p0
-    rm config.cache
+    rm -f config.cache
 
 %build
     CC="%{l_cc}" \
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ Conflicts:    sendmail, exim, postfix
         $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/ssmtp
     %{l_shtool} install -c -s -m 755 \
         ssmtp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/sbin/
-    chmod u+w ssmtp.8
     %{l_shtool} install -c -m 644 \
         -e 's;.B ssmtp;.B %{l_prefix}/sbin/ssmtp;' \
         -e 's;.B /usr/lib/sendmail;.B %{l_prefix}/sbin/sendmail;' \
diff --git a/teapop/teapop.spec b/teapop/teapop.spec
index 4630c6b823..f8bca2b059 100644
--- a/teapop/teapop.spec
+++ b/teapop/teapop.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [PLUS]
 Group:        Mail
 License:      BSD
 Version:      0.3.5
-Release:      20030404
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://www.toontown.org/pub/teapop/teapop-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Source2:      fsl.teapop
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, fsl >= 1.0.6, gcc, make
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, fsl >= 1.0.6
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, fsl >= 1.0.6, gcc, make
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, fsl >= 1.0.6
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 Provides:     POP
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ Provides:     POP
     %setup -q
     #   Disabling check for PID file directory since it will be created later
     #   during %install
-    chmod u+w config/configure
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's;^elif test -d \$pop_piddir\; then$;elif true\; then;' \
         config/configure
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ Provides:     POP
     #   Removing LOG_NDELAY in openlog(3) call which prevents fsl from logging.
     #   Since we don't operate teapop in a chroot environment this shouldn't be
     #   an issue.
-    chmod u+w teapop/teapop.c
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's; | LOG_NDELAY;;' \
         teapop/teapop.c
diff --git a/vcg/vcg.spec b/vcg/vcg.spec
index 4f06719eaf..29478bada1 100644
--- a/vcg/vcg.spec
+++ b/vcg/vcg.spec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [EVAL]
 Group:        Graphics
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_opkg}
-Release:      20030202
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.cs.uni-sb.de/pub/graphics/vcg/vcg.%{V_vendor}.tgz
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ Source0:      ftp://ftp.cs.uni-sb.de/pub/graphics/vcg/vcg.%{V_vendor}.tgz
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, X11, make, gcc
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, X11
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, X11, make, gcc
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, X11
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
         -e 's;RMNAME;rm -f;' \
         -e 's;parsegen;false parsegen-dummy;' \
         tMakefile
-    chmod u+w src/*.[ch] src/preconf/*.[ch]
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's;<malloc\.h>;<stdlib.h>;g' \
         src/*.[ch] src/preconf/*.[ch]
diff --git a/xboard/xboard.spec b/xboard/xboard.spec
index 5bc174b91d..e659e08af3 100644
--- a/xboard/xboard.spec
+++ b/xboard/xboard.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [EVAL]
 Group:        Games
 License:      GPL
 Version:      4.2.6
-Release:      20030408
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/xboard-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Source0:      ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/xboard-%{version}.tar.gz
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, X11, xaw3d
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, X11
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, X11, xaw3d
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, X11
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 
 %prep
     %setup -q
-    chmod u+w xboard.h
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's;gnuchessx;gnuchess xboard;1' \
         xboard.h
-    chmod u+w Makefile.in
     %{l_shtool} subst \
         -e 's;\(infodir\ =\ \$(prefix)\/\)share\/\(info\);\1\2;1' \
         Makefile.in
diff --git a/xfig/xfig.spec b/xfig/xfig.spec
index caf4fd729a..c1d795c701 100644
--- a/xfig/xfig.spec
+++ b/xfig/xfig.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [EVAL]
 Group:        XWindow
 License:      MIT-style
 Version:      3.2.4
-Release:      20030428
+Release:      20030530
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://www.xfig.org/xfigdist/xfig.%{version}.code_only.tar.gz
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Patch0:       xfig.patch
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20021204, X11, make, gcc, zlib, jpeg, png, xpm, xaw3d
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20021204, X11, transfig
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, X11, make, gcc, zlib, jpeg, png, xpm, xaw3d
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030516, X11, transfig
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 
     #   rearrange X11 application defaults
     ( cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/X11/app-defaults
-      chmod u+rw Fig Fig-color
       %{l_shtool} install -m 644 \
           Fig Fig-classic
       %{l_shtool} install -m 644 \