--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -8,54 +8,16 @@
 compile: $(COMPILE_PACKAGES)
 install: base-files-install $(INSTALL_PACKAGES)
 
-$(COMPILE_PACKAGES): base-files-compile
-$(INSTALL_PACKAGES): base-files-install
-
-$(STAMP_DIR):
+$(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-$(TARGET_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)
+%-prepare: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
 
-%-prepare: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || { \
-		$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)-prepare: "; \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare && { \
-			touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@; \
-			$(CMD_TRACE) " done"; \
-			$(END_TRACE); \
-		} \
-	}
+%-compile: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile
 
-%-compile:
-	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || { \
-		$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-compile: "; \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile && { \
-			touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-prepare; \
-			touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@; \
-			$(CMD_TRACE) " done"; \
-			$(END_TRACE); \
-		} \
-	}
-
-%-install: %-compile
-	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)-install: "
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
-
-%-rebuild: 
-	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)-rebuild: "
-	@rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)-*
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@) rebuild
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
-
-%-clean:
-	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-clean: "
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
-	@rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-*
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
+%-clean: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean