diff --git a/blddeps b/blddeps
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..652abad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blddeps
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. "$(dirname $0)"/libcomain
+
+getdep()
+{
+    local dep=$2
+    local depname="${dep##*/}"
+    local needed
+    eval needed=\"\$need$depname\"
+    local rec="$3"
+    local cpnt=0
+    test -e "$dep/cpnt" && cpnt=1
+    if test $cpnt -eq 1; then return; fi
+    local library=$depname
+    test -e "$dep/library" && library="$(cat "$dep/library")"
+    if ! test -e "deps/$depname"; then return; fi
+    echo $depname lib$library $(cat "$dep/configure" 2>/dev/null)
+
+    # recursive lila dependency
+    if ! test -d "deps/$depname/meta/deps"; then return; fi
+    for d in "deps/$depname"/meta/deps/*; do
+        if ! test -d "$d"; then continue; fi
+        getdep 0 "$d" "$rec  "
+    done
+}
+
+loadoptions
+loaddeps
+
+foreach deps $nb_deps getdep | tac | while read -r name library arg; do
+    if test -e "deps/$name/$library.a" || test -e "deps/$name/$library.so"; then
+        echo $name already built.
+        continue
+    fi
+    echo Building $name
+    cd deps/$name
+    ./configure $arg && make
+    cd ../..
+done
+
+echo "done."
diff --git a/build/comain/comain/version b/build/comain/comain/version
deleted file mode 120000
index 19d2fe8..0000000
--- a/build/comain/comain/version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../meta/version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 37d8205..14f85f5 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ build/%.lo: src/%.c Makefile common.mk config.mk project.mk | build
 		-c $<
 	@test -e $(@:%.lo=%.d) && mv $(@:%.lo=%.d) $(@:%.lo=%.lo.d)
 
-build/comain/%: $(LIBS)
+build/comain/%:
 	$(_SAY) Making comain confdir :
 	$(_CMN) comain/mkcmn $@
 
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ lib%.so:
 		-o $@ \
 		$^
 
-# dependencies to try and make automatically
-BUILD_DEPS =
-
 DESTDOC = $(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR)/doc/$(PROJECT_NAME)
 INSTDOC = $(_INST) install -D -m 644 $< $@
 
@@ -195,11 +192,7 @@ install: install-bins install-libs install-priv install-docs install-data
 clean:
 	$(_CLEAN) rm -rf build ; rm -f $(CLEAN)
 
-cleandeps:
-	$(_CLEAN) rm -f $(BUILD_DEPS)
-	$(foreach file,$(BUILD_DEPS),@make -C $(subst .built,,$(file)) clean)
-
-distclean: clean cleandeps
+distclean: clean
 	$(_CLEAN) rm -f config.mk src/include/config.h
 
 repoclean: distclean
@@ -219,19 +212,7 @@ _INST = $(if $(V),,$(call say," INST ")$@;)
 _CMN = $(if $(V),,$(call say," CMN  ")$@;)
 
 
-$(BUILD_DEPS): Makefile common.mk
-	$(_MAKE) cd $(subst .built,,$@) \
-		&& ./configure --bindir=$(BINDIR) --libdir=$(LIBDIR) \
-		--incdir=$(INCDIR) --sharedir=$(SHAREDIR) \
-		$$(cd .. && cat meta/deps/$(subst .built,,$@)/configure) \
-		&& make
-	@touch $@
-
-$(BLD_STATIC_LIBS) $(BLD_SHARED_LIBS) $(BLD_BINS): | $(BUILD_DEPS)
-
-all: doc $(BLD_STATIC_LIBS) $(BLD_SHARED_LIBS) $(BLD_BINS)
-
-deps: $(BUILD_DEPS)
+all: doc $(BLD_STATIC_LIBS) $(BLD_SHARED_LIBS) $(BLD_BINS) $(LIBS:%=build/comain/%)
 
 doc: $(BLD_MD0) $(BLD_MD1) $(BLD_MD2) $(BLD_MD3) $(BLD_MD4) $(BLD_MD5) \
 	$(BLD_MD6) $(BLD_MD7) $(BLD_MD8) $(BLD_MD9)
@@ -249,4 +230,4 @@ $(BLD_BINS):
 		$^
 
 .PHONY: install-bins install-libs install-priv install-docs install-data install \
-	clean cleandeps distclean repoclean
+	clean distclean repoclean
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 67f22d6..83860f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ COMMON_CPPFLAGS_SHARED=
 COMMON_CFLAGS_SHARED=
 COMMON_LDFLAGS_SHARED=
 VPATHS="# this will handle prefer or set shared/static"
-BUILD_DEPS=
 
 loadoptions
 
@@ -196,12 +195,16 @@ procdep_real()
     # get version
     local version
     if test $islila -eq 1; then
-        if test $isint -eq 1; then
-            d="$intdir/$depname/build"
+        if test -e "$depdir/cpnt"; then
+            d="$intdir/$depname/meta"
         else
-            d="$libdir"
+            if test $isint -eq 1; then
+                d="$intdir/$depname/build"
+            else
+                d="$libdir"
+            fi
+            d="$d/comain/$depname"
         fi
-        d="$d/comain/$depname"
         version="$(cat "$d/version" 2>/dev/null)"
     else
         version="$("$depdir/get_version" $isint "$intdir/$depname" "$libdir" "$incdir" 2>/dev/null)"
@@ -496,28 +499,8 @@ vpath lib%.a $vpath
 vpath lib%.so $vpath"
         fi
 
-        if test $internal -eq 1; then
-            if test -e "$dep/configure"; then
-                local f=
-                local e=
-                if test $link -eq 1; then
-                    f="$vpathso"
-                    e=so
-                else
-                    f="$vpatha"
-                    e=a
-                fi
-                f="$f/lib$library.$e"
-                if test -e "$f"; then
-                    touch "$depdir.built"
-                fi
-
-                BUILD_DEPS="$BUILD_DEPS $depdir.built"
-            fi
-
-            if test $depname = "skalibs"; then
-                sysdeps="$depdir/sysdeps.cfg"
-            fi
+        if test $internal -eq 1 && test $depname = "skalibs"; then
+            sysdeps="$depdir/sysdeps.cfg"
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -971,9 +954,6 @@ CFLAGS   += $CFLAGS
 LDFLAGS  += $LDFLAGS
 
 $PER_FLAGS
-
-# special dependencies we try to make automatically
-BUILD_DEPS = $BUILD_DEPS
 EOF
 
 exec 1>&5 5>&-
diff --git a/getdeps b/getdeps
index 613ad75..1f3b966 100755
--- a/getdeps
+++ b/getdeps
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ showdep()
     local needed
     eval needed=\"\$need$depname\"
     local rec="$3"
+    local cpnt=0
+    test -z "$rec" && test -e "$dep/cpnt" && cpnt=1
     echon "$rec- $depname version $(cat $dep/version)"
     if test -z "$rec" && test "$needed" != "1"; then
         echon " [optional: --with-$(echo $needed | sed "s/ /, --with-/g")]"
@@ -40,11 +42,10 @@ showdep()
     if test -f "$dep/git" ; then echo "$rec  repo : $(cat $dep/git)" ; fi
     if test -f "$dep/ref" ; then echo "$rec  ref  : $(cat $dep/ref)" ; fi
 
-    local dst=
-    if ! test -e "$dep/cpnt"; then dst="deps"; fi
     # recursive lila dependency
-    if ! test -d "$dst/$depname/meta/deps"; then return; fi
-    for d in "$dst/$depname"/meta/deps/*; do
+    if test $cpnt -eq 1; then return; fi
+    if ! test -d "deps/$depname/meta/deps"; then return; fi
+    for d in "deps/$depname"/meta/deps/*; do
         if ! test -d "$d"; then continue; fi
         showdep 0 "$d" "$rec  "
     done
@@ -65,30 +66,30 @@ getdep()
     local depname="${dep##*/}"
     local intonly=$3
     local rec=$4
-    if test -z "$rec"; then rec="."; fi
-    local cpnt=
-    if test -z "$rec" && test -e "$dep/cpnt"; then
-        cpnt=1
-        dst="$depname"
+    local cpnt=0
+    test -e "$dep/cpnt" && cpnt=1
+    if test $cpnt -eq 1; then
+        if test "$(expr substr "$dep" 1 5)" = "deps/"; then
+            dst="${dep%/meta/deps/*}"
+        else
+            dst="."
+        fi
     else
-        cpnt=0
-        dst="deps/$depname"
+        dst="deps"
     fi
-    if test $intonly -eq 1 && test ! -e "$dep/files"; then return; fi
+    if test $intonly -eq 1 && test $cpnt -eq 0 && test ! -e "$dep/files"; then return; fi
     echo "getting $depname..."
     if ! test -e "deps"; then run mkdir "deps"; fi
-    if test -e "$dst"; then
-        warn "cannot clone: '$dst' already exists"
-        if test -z "$rec" && test $cpnt -eq 1 && ! test -e "deps/$depname"; then
-            run ln -s "../$depname" "deps/$depname"
-        fi
+    if test -e "$dst/$depname"; then
+        warn "cannot clone: '$dst/$depname' already exists"
     else
-        run git clone "$(cat $dep/git)" "deps/$depname"
+        run git clone "$(cat $dep/git)" "$dst/$depname"
         local ref="$(cat $dep/ref 2>/dev/null)"
         if test -z "$ref"; then ref="$(cat $dep/version)"; fi
         run git -C "deps/$depname" checkout -b "$prjname" "$ref"
-
-        if test $cpnt -eq 1; then ln -s "deps/$depname" "$depname"; fi
+    fi
+    if test $cpnt -eq 1 && ! test -e "$dst/deps/$depname"; then
+        run ln -s "../$depname" "$dst/deps/$depname"
     fi
 
     # recursive lila dependency
@@ -130,15 +131,18 @@ for arg ; do
         intdeps) foreach deps $nb_deps getdep 1;;
         deps) foreach deps $nb_deps getdep 0;;
         dep) isdep=1 ;;
+        all) ;;
 
         -h|--help|help) usage 0  ;;
         *) error 1 "unknown action '$arg'" ;;
     esac
 done
 
-if test -z "$arg"; then
+if test -z "$arg" || test "$arg" = "all"; then
     foreach cpnt $nb_cpnt getdep 0
-    foreach deps $nb_deps getdep 1
+    intonly=1
+    test "$arg" = "all" && intonly=0
+    foreach deps $nb_deps getdep $intonly
 fi
 
 echo "done."
diff --git a/meta/deps.tpl/limb/configure b/meta/deps.tpl/limb/configure
index 4928a4a..1661455 100644
--- a/meta/deps.tpl/limb/configure
+++ b/meta/deps.tpl/limb/configure
@@ -1 +1 @@
---no-shared
+--no-doc --no-shared