- add and use BR2_BZCAT config option.

52 files changed, 96 insertions, 66 deletions

diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index f541d7ca8..8fa677c70 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ MAKE=make -j$(BR2_JLEVEL)
 
 # Strip off the annoying quoting
 ARCH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ARCH)))
-#"
+#"))
 WGET:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_WGET)))
-#"
+#"))
 SVN:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_SVN)))
-#"
+#"))
 ZCAT:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ZCAT)))
-#"
+#"))
+BZCAT:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_BZCAT)))
+#"))
 TAR_OPTIONS=$(subst ",, $(BR2_TAR_OPTIONS)) -xf
-#"
+#")
 
 
 
@@ -25,7 +27,9 @@ HOSTCC:=gcc
 BASE_DIR:=${shell pwd}
 
 TOPDIR_PREFIX:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOPDIR_PREFIX)))_
+#"))
 TOPDIR_SUFFIX:=_$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOPDIR_SUFFIX)))
+#"))
 ifeq ($(TOPDIR_PREFIX),_)
 TOPDIR_PREFIX:=
 endif
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ TOPDIR_SUFFIX:=
 endif
 
 DL_DIR=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_DL_DIR)))
+#"))
 ifeq ($(DL_DIR),)
 DL_DIR:=$(BASE_DIR)/dl
 endif
@@ -43,9 +48,11 @@ TARGET_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/root
 TOOL_BUILD_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)toolchain_build_$(ARCH)$(ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(TOPDIR_SUFFIX)
 
 GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX:=-$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX)))
-# Strip off the annoying quoting
+#"))
+
 STAGING_DIR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_STAGING_DIR)))
-#"
+#"))
+
 TARGET_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 IMAGE:=$(BASE_DIR)/rootfs.$(ARCH)$(ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)
 REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME=$(OPTIMIZE_FOR_CPU)$(GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX)
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ HOST_ARCH:=$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine | sed -e s'/-.*//' \
 	-e 's/i[3-9]86/i386/' \
 	)
 GNU_HOST_NAME:=$(HOST_ARCH)-$(subst ",,$(BR2_GNU_BUILD_SUFFIX))
+#")
 TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS=PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) \
 		AR=$(TARGET_CROSS)ar \
 		AS=$(TARGET_CROSS)as \
diff --git a/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk b/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
index 158d10078..cfd2e5a55 100644
--- a/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
+++ b/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 AUTOCONF_VER:=2.60
 AUTOCONF_SOURCE:=autoconf-$(AUTOCONF_VER).tar.bz2
 AUTOCONF_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf
-AUTOCONF_CAT:=bzcat
+AUTOCONF_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 AUTOCONF_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/autoconf-$(AUTOCONF_VER)
 AUTOCONF_BINARY:=autoconf
 AUTOCONF_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/autoconf
diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index 9900ee899..be3384b29 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 AUTOMAKE_VER:=1.9.6
 AUTOMAKE_SOURCE:=automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VER).tar.bz2
 AUTOMAKE_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake
-AUTOMAKE_CAT:=bzcat
+AUTOMAKE_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 AUTOMAKE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VER)
 AUTOMAKE_BINARY:=automake
 AUTOMAKE_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/automake
diff --git a/package/bison/bison.mk b/package/bison/bison.mk
index 99685205d..7f7e5db93 100644
--- a/package/bison/bison.mk
+++ b/package/bison/bison.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ BISON_VER:=2.3
 BISON_SOURCE:=bison-$(BISON_VER).tar.bz2
 BISON_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bison
 BISON_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/bison-$(BISON_VER)
-BISON_CAT:=bzcat
+BISON_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 BISON_BINARY:=src/bison
 BISON_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/bison
 
diff --git a/package/boa/boa.mk b/package/boa/boa.mk
index 81023b46d..d01986c48 100644
--- a/package/boa/boa.mk
+++ b/package/boa/boa.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BOA_VERSION=0.94.14rc21
 # what you are doing! Danger, Danger!
 
 BOA_SOURCE=boa-$(BOA_VERSION).tar.gz
+BOA_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 BOA_SITE=http://www.boa.org/
 BOA_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/${shell basename $(BOA_SOURCE) .tar.gz}
 BOA_WORKDIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/boa_workdir
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(BOA_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(BOA_SITE)/$(BOA_SOURCE)
 
 $(BOA_DIR)/.unpacked:	$(DL_DIR)/$(BOA_SOURCE)
-	gzip -d -c $(DL_DIR)/$(BOA_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(BOA_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(BOA_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(BOA_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(BOA_WORKDIR)/Makefile: $(BOA_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 6e5301f75..f108e8604 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BUSYBOX_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/busybox-$(BUSYBOX_VER)
 BUSYBOX_SOURCE:=busybox-$(BUSYBOX_VER).tar.bz2
 BUSYBOX_SITE:=http://www.busybox.net/downloads
 endif
-BUSYBOX_UNZIP=bzcat
+BUSYBOX_UNZIP=$(BZCAT)
 
 BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE=$(subst ",, $(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG)))
 #"
diff --git a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
index 80cd46b6e..7d3408922 100644
--- a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
+++ b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ COREUTILS_VER:=5.96
 COREUTILS_SOURCE:=coreutils-$(COREUTILS_VER).tar.bz2
 #COREUTILS_SITE:=ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/
 COREUTILS_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/coreutils
-COREUTILS_CAT:=bzcat
+COREUTILS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 COREUTILS_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/coreutils-$(COREUTILS_VER)
 COREUTILS_BINARY:=src/vdir
 COREUTILS_TARGET_BINARY:=bin/vdir
diff --git a/package/cvs/cvs.mk b/package/cvs/cvs.mk
index 6f4c104bf..6e9d86054 100644
--- a/package/cvs/cvs.mk
+++ b/package/cvs/cvs.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CVS_VER:=1.12.12
 CVS_SOURCE:=cvs-$(CVS_VER).tar.bz2
 CVS_SITE:=http://ccvs.cvshome.org/files/documents/19/872/$(CVS_SOURCE)
 CVS_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/cvs-$(CVS_VER)
-CVS_CAT:=bzcat
+CVS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 CVS_BINARY:=src/cvs
 CVS_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/cvs
 
diff --git a/package/dillo/dillo.mk b/package/dillo/dillo.mk
index 7475e11fc..9ee724c09 100644
--- a/package/dillo/dillo.mk
+++ b/package/dillo/dillo.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DILLO_VERSION=0.8.6
 DILLO_SOURCE=dillo-$(DILLO_VERSION).tar.bz2
 DILLO_SITE=http://www.dillo.org/download/
 DILLO_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/dillo-$(DILLO_VERSION)
-DILLO_CAT:=bzcat
+DILLO_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(DILLO_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(DILLO_SITE)/$(DILLO_SOURCE)
diff --git a/package/distcc/distcc.mk b/package/distcc/distcc.mk
index 6f12a5a9d..578c3a31c 100644
--- a/package/distcc/distcc.mk
+++ b/package/distcc/distcc.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 DISTCC_VER:=2.18.3
 DISTCC_SOURCE:=distcc-$(DISTCC_VER).tar.bz2
+DISTCC_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 DISTCC_SITE:=http://distcc.samba.org/ftp/distcc/
 DISTCC_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/distcc-$(DISTCC_VER)
 DISTCC_BINARY:=distcc
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(DISTCC_SITE)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE)
 
 $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(DISTCC_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(DISTCC_DIR)/.configured: $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/dmraid/dmraid.mk b/package/dmraid/dmraid.mk
index 9a82a6011..4c02c0b71 100644
--- a/package/dmraid/dmraid.mk
+++ b/package/dmraid/dmraid.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DMRAID_VERSION=1.0.0.rc11
 DMRAID_SOURCE:=dmraid-$(DMRAID_VERSION).tar.bz2
 DMRAID_SITE:=http://people.redhat.com/~heinzm/sw/dmraid/src
 DMRAID_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/dmraid/$(DMRAID_VERSION)
-DMRAID_CAT:=bzcat
+DMRAID_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 DMRAID_BINARY:=dmraid
 DMRAID_STAGING_BINARY:=$(DMRAID_DIR)/STAGING_DIR)/tools/$(DMRAID_BINARY)
 DMRAID_TARGET_BINARY:=$(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$(DMRAID_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/expat/expat.mk b/package/expat/expat.mk
index 6aebaed40..2b10d0bdd 100644
--- a/package/expat/expat.mk
+++ b/package/expat/expat.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 EXPAT_VERSION=2.0.0
 
 EXPAT_SOURCE=expat-$(EXPAT_VERSION).tar.gz
+EXPAT_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 EXPAT_SITE=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/expat
 EXPAT_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/expat-$(EXPAT_VERSION)
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(EXPAT_SOURCE):
 expat-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(EXPAT_SOURCE)
 
 $(EXPAT_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(EXPAT_SOURCE)
-	gunzip -c  $(DL_DIR)/$(EXPAT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(EXPAT_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(EXPAT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(EXPAT_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(EXPAT_DIR)/.configured: $(EXPAT_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/freetype/freetype.mk b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
index ab051191f..229278e77 100644
--- a/package/freetype/freetype.mk
+++ b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 FREETYPE_VERSION:=2.1.9
 FREETYPE_SOURCE:=freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION).tar.bz2
 FREETYPE_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype
-FREETYPE_CAT:=bzcat
+FREETYPE_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 FREETYPE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/freetype-$(FREETYPE_VERSION)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE):
diff --git a/package/gawk/gawk.mk b/package/gawk/gawk.mk
index 81f8ae878..cfe4e90c1 100644
--- a/package/gawk/gawk.mk
+++ b/package/gawk/gawk.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 GAWK_VER:=3.1.5
 GAWK_SOURCE:=gawk-$(GAWK_VER).tar.bz2
 GAWK_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gawk
-GAWK_CAT:=bzcat
+GAWK_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 GAWK_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/gawk-$(GAWK_VER)
 GAWK_BINARY:=gawk
 GAWK_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/gawk
diff --git a/package/gmp/gmp.mk b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
index 2344b8d14..07fab8861 100644
--- a/package/gmp/gmp.mk
+++ b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 GMP_VERSION:=4.2.1
 GMP_SOURCE:=gmp-$(GMP_VERSION).tar.bz2
 GMP_SITE:=http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/gnu/gmp/
-GMP_CAT:=bzcat
+GMP_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 GMP_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/gmp-$(GMP_VERSION)
 GMP_BINARY:=libgmp.a
 GMP_LIBVERSION:=3.4.1
diff --git a/package/ipsec-tools/ipsec-tools.mk b/package/ipsec-tools/ipsec-tools.mk
index 7fedf5f3a..f80a67b3d 100644
--- a/package/ipsec-tools/ipsec-tools.mk
+++ b/package/ipsec-tools/ipsec-tools.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 IPSEC_TOOLS_VER:=0.6.6
 IPSEC_TOOLS_SOURCE:=ipsec-tools-$(IPSEC_TOOLS_VER).tar.bz2
+IPSEC_TOOLS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 IPSEC_TOOLS_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/ipsec-tools-$(IPSEC_TOOLS_VER)
 
 IPSEC_TOOLS_BINARY_SETKEY:=src/setkey/setkey
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(IPSEC_TOOLS_SOURCE):
 
 
 $(IPSEC_TOOLS_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(IPSEC_TOOLS_SOURCE)
-	bunzip2 -c  $(DL_DIR)/$(IPSEC_TOOLS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(IPSEC_TOOLS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(IPSEC_TOOLS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(IPSEC_TOOLS_DIR) package/ipsec-tools ipsec-tools-$(IPSEC_TOOLS_VER)\*.patch
 	touch $(IPSEC_TOOLS_DIR)/.source
 
diff --git a/package/iptables/iptables.mk b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
index 15f0fbf78..0942a616b 100644
--- a/package/iptables/iptables.mk
+++ b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 IPTABLES_VER:=1.3.5
 IPTABLES_SOURCE_URL:=ftp.netfilter.org/pub/iptables/
 IPTABLES_SOURCE:=iptables-$(IPTABLES_VER).tar.bz2
+IPTABLES_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 IPTABLES_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/iptables-$(IPTABLES_VER)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(IPTABLES_SOURCE):
 	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(IPTABLES_SOURCE_URL)/$(IPTABLES_SOURCE) 
 
 $(IPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(IPTABLES_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(IPTABLES_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(IPTABLES_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(IPTABLES_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(IPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(IPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(IPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk b/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk
index 6601c5443..ed8461f33 100644
--- a/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk
+++ b/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIBCGICC_VERSION=3.2.3
 LIBCGICC_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/cgicc-$(LIBCGICC_VERSION)
 LIBCGICC_SITE=http://www.cgicc.org/files
 LIBCGICC_SOURCE=cgicc-$(LIBCGICC_VERSION).tar.bz2
-LIBCGICC_CAT:=bzcat
+LIBCGICC_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(LIBCGICC_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(LIBCGICC_SITE)/$(LIBCGICC_SOURCE)
diff --git a/package/libpng/libpng.mk b/package/libpng/libpng.mk
index 7ea0e615d..4cf86d141 100644
--- a/package/libpng/libpng.mk
+++ b/package/libpng/libpng.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LIBPNG_VER:=1.2.12
 LIBPNG_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/libpng-$(LIBPNG_VER)
 LIBPNG_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng
 LIBPNG_SOURCE:=libpng-$(LIBPNG_VER).tar.bz2
-LIBPNG_CAT:=bzcat
+LIBPNG_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(LIBPNG_SOURCE):
 	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(LIBPNG_SITE)/$(LIBPNG_SOURCE)
diff --git a/package/lsof/lsof.mk b/package/lsof/lsof.mk
index 268bde347..916b464ef 100644
--- a/package/lsof/lsof.mk
+++ b/package/lsof/lsof.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 LSOF_SOURCE:=lsof_4.77.tar.bz2
 LSOF_SITE:=ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/
-LSOF_CAT:=bzip2 -cd
+LSOF_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 LSOF_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/lsof_4.77
 LSOF_BINARY:=lsof
 LSOF_TARGET_BINARY:=bin/lsof
diff --git a/package/lzma/lzma.mk b/package/lzma/lzma.mk
index d0f223434..a0ba0f784 100644
--- a/package/lzma/lzma.mk
+++ b/package/lzma/lzma.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 LZMA_VER:=4.32.0beta3
 LZMA_SOURCE:=lzma-$(LZMA_VER).tar.gz
+LZMA_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 LZMA_SITE:=http://tukaani.org/lzma/
 LZMA_HOST_DIR:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/lzma-$(LZMA_VER)
 LZMA_TARGET_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/lzma-$(LZMA_VER)
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE):
 ######################################################################
 
 $(LZMA_HOST_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE)
-	zcat $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(LZMA_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(LZMA_HOST_DIR) package/lzma/ lzma\*.patch
 	touch $(LZMA_HOST_DIR)/.source
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ lzma-host: uclibc $(STAGING_DIR)/bin/lzma
 ######################################################################
 
 $(LZMA_TARGET_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE)
-	zcat $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(LZMA_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(LZMA_TARGET_DIR) package/lzma/ lzma\*.patch
 	touch $(LZMA_TARGET_DIR)/.source
 
diff --git a/package/m4/m4.mk b/package/m4/m4.mk
index af7012477..255f52c85 100644
--- a/package/m4/m4.mk
+++ b/package/m4/m4.mk
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #############################################################
 M4_VER:=1.4.4
 M4_SOURCE:=m4-$(M4_VER).tar.bz2
+M4_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 M4_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/m4
-M4_CAT:=bzcat
 M4_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/m4-$(M4_VER)
 M4_BINARY:=m4
 M4_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/m4
diff --git a/package/make/make.mk b/package/make/make.mk
index 91daf4d59..22f9b7e8f 100644
--- a/package/make/make.mk
+++ b/package/make/make.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GNUMAKE_VER:=3.81
 GNUMAKE_SOURCE:=make-$(GNUMAKE_VER).tar.bz2
 GNUMAKE_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make
 GNUMAKE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/make-$(GNUMAKE_VER)
-GNUMAKE_CAT:=bzcat
+GNUMAKE_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 GNUMAKE_BINARY:=make
 GNUMAKE_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/make
 
diff --git a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
index d694f3034..b2fb5246d 100644
--- a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
+++ b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 MDADM_VERSION:=2.4.1
 MDADM_SOURCE:=mdadm-$(MDADM_VERSION).tar.bz2
+MDADM_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 MDADM_SITE:=http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm
 MDADM_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/mdadm-$(MDADM_VERSION)
 MDADM_BINARY:=mdadm
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MDADM_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(MDADM_SITE)/$(MDADM_SOURCE)
 
 $(MDADM_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(MDADM_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(MDADM_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(MDADM_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MDADM_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(MDADM_DIR)/.source
 
 $(MDADM_DIR)/$(MDADM_BINARY): $(MDADM_DIR)/.source
diff --git a/package/microperl/microperl.mk b/package/microperl/microperl.mk
index 72836279b..c663a79c6 100644
--- a/package/microperl/microperl.mk
+++ b/package/microperl/microperl.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 MICROPERL_VER=5.8.7
 MICROPERL_SOURCE=perl-$(MICROPERL_VER).tar.bz2
+MICROPERL_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 MICROPERL_SITE=ftp://ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/src/5.0
 MICROPERL_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/perl-$(MICROPERL_VER)
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MICROPERL_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(MICROPERL_SITE)/$(MICROPERL_SOURCE)
 
 $(MICROPERL_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(MICROPERL_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(MICROPERL_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(MICROPERL_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MICROPERL_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(MICROPERL_DIR)/.source
 
 $(MICROPERL_DIR)/microperl: $(MICROPERL_DIR)/.source
diff --git a/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk b/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
index cb276f44a..8d502e254 100644
--- a/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
+++ b/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_VERSION=3.2.2
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE=module-init-tools-$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_VERSION).tar.bz2
+MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SITE=http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/module-init-tools-$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_VERSION)
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR2=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/module-init-tools-$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_VERSION)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SITE)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE)
 
 $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
+	$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR) package/module-init-tools \*.patch
 	touch $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR)/.unpacked
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ module-init-tools-dirclean:
 
 
 $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR2)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
+	$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR2) package/module-init-tools \*.patch
 	touch $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR2)/.source
 
diff --git a/package/modutils/modutils.mk b/package/modutils/modutils.mk
index 7e6ff1e56..9d2a8f6bf 100644
--- a/package/modutils/modutils.mk
+++ b/package/modutils/modutils.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 MODUTILS_SOURCE=modutils-2.4.27.tar.bz2
+MODUTILS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 MODUTILS_SITE=http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.4/
 MODUTILS_DIR1=$(BUILD_DIR)/modutils-2.4.27
 MODUTILS_DIR2=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/modutils-2.4.27
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE):
 #
 #############################################################
 $(MODUTILS_DIR1)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
+	$(MODUTILS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(MODUTILS_DIR1) \
 		package/modutils \*.patch
 	touch $(MODUTILS_DIR1)/.source
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ DEPMOD_EXTRA_STUFF=CFLAGS=-D__MIPSEL__
 endif
 
 $(MODUTILS_DIR2)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
+	$(MODUTILS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MODUTILS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(MODUTILS_DIR2) \
 		package/modutils \*.patch
 	touch $(MODUTILS_DIR2)/.source
diff --git a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
index d31b13494..096937248 100644
--- a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
+++ b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 MPFR_VERSION:=2.2.0
 MPFR_PATCH:=patches
 MPFR_SOURCE:=mpfr-$(MPFR_VERSION).tar.bz2
+MPFR_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 MPFR_SITE:=http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-current/
-MPFR_CAT:=bzcat
 MPFR_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/mpfr-$(MPFR_VERSION)
 MPFR_BINARY:=libmpfr.a
 MPFR_LIBVERSION:=1.0.0
diff --git a/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk b/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
index c03125b39..a0cbf2dc7 100644
--- a/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
+++ b/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ MPG123_VERSION=0.59r
 # what you are doing! Danger, Danger!
 
 MPG123_SOURCE=mpg123-$(MPG123_VERSION).tar.gz
+MPG123_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 MPG123_SITE=http://www.mpg123.de/mpg123
 MPG123_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/${shell basename $(MPG123_SOURCE) .tar.gz}
 MPG123_WORKDIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/mpg123-$(MPG123_VERSION)
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MPG123_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(MPG123_SITE)/$(MPG123_SOURCE)
 
 $(MPG123_DIR)/.unpacked:	$(DL_DIR)/$(MPG123_SOURCE)
-	gzip -d -c $(DL_DIR)/$(MPG123_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(MPG123_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MPG123_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(MPG123_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(MPG123_WORKDIR)/mpg123:	$(MPG123_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/mtd/mtd.mk b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
index aa8d25cb9..2d122e6e1 100644
--- a/package/mtd/mtd.mk
+++ b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_SNAPSHOT)),y)
 # Be aware that this changes daily....
 TODAY:=$(shell date -u +%Y%m%d)
 MTD_DL_SOURCE:=mtd-snapshot-$(TODAY).tar.bz2
+MTD_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 MTD_SOURCE:=mtd-snapshot.tar.bz2
 MTD_SITE:=ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/people/dwmw2/mtd/cvs
 MTD_HOST_DIR := $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/mtd_snapshot
 MTD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/mtd_snapshot
-MTD_UNZIP:=bzcat
 else
 MTD_SOURCE:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_ORIG_STRING)))
 #"))
 MTD_SITE:=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mtd
 MTD_HOST_DIR := $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/mtd_orig
 MTD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/mtd_orig
-MTD_UNZIP:=$(ZCAT)
+MTD_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 endif
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE):
 	mv $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_DL_SOURCE) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE)
 
 $(MTD_HOST_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE_GENERIC)
-	$(MTD_UNZIP) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(MTD_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	mv $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/$(shell tar tjf $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) \
 		| head -n 1 | xargs basename) $(MTD_HOST_DIR)
 	touch $(MTD_HOST_DIR)/.unpacked
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE):
 endif
 
 $(MTD_HOST_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE)
-	$(MTD_UNZIP) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(MTD_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	mv $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/$(shell tar tzf $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | head -n 1 \
 		| xargs basename) $(MTD_HOST_DIR)
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(MTD_HOST_DIR) \
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ mtd-host-dirclean:
 #
 #############################################################
 $(MTD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE)
-	$(MTD_UNZIP) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(MTD_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_SNAPSHOT)),y)
 	mv $(BUILD_DIR)/$(shell tar tjf $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE) \
 		| head -n 1 | xargs basename) $(MTD_DIR)
diff --git a/package/nbd/nbd.mk b/package/nbd/nbd.mk
index 100e2a0a2..cd8d9c1e0 100644
--- a/package/nbd/nbd.mk
+++ b/package/nbd/nbd.mk
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 NBD_VERSION=2.8.6
 NBD_SOURCE=nbd-$(NBD_VERSION).tar.bz2
+NBD_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 NBD_SITE=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nbd/
 NBD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/nbd-$(NBD_VERSION)
-NBD_CAT:=bzcat
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(NBD_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(NBD_SITE)/$(NBD_SOURCE)
diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index d07920120..ac9f8ad48 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ NCURSES_VER:=5.5
 NCURSES_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses
 NCURSES_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/ncurses-$(NCURSES_VER)
 NCURSES_SOURCE:=ncurses-$(NCURSES_VER).tar.gz
+NCURSES_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(NCURSES_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(NCURSES_SITE)/$(NCURSES_SOURCE)
 
 $(NCURSES_DIR)/.dist: $(DL_DIR)/$(NCURSES_SOURCE)
-	gunzip -c $(DL_DIR)/$(NCURSES_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(NCURSES_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(NCURSES_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	#use the local tic and not whatever the build system was going to find.
 	$(SED) 's~\$$srcdir/shlib tic\$$suffix~/usr/bin/tic~' \
 		$(NCURSES_DIR)/misc/run_tic.in
diff --git a/package/newt/newt.mk b/package/newt/newt.mk
index 7f72f3381..58b6592d5 100644
--- a/package/newt/newt.mk
+++ b/package/newt/newt.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 NEWT_SOURCE=newt-0.51.0.tar.bz2
+NEWT_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 NEWT_SITE=http://www.uclibc.org/
 NEWT_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/newt-0.51.0
 NEWT_VERSION=0.51.0
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(NEWT_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(NEWT_SITE)/$(NEWT_SOURCE)
 
 $(NEWT_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(NEWT_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(NEWT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(NEWT_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(NEWT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(NEWT_DIR)/.source;
 
 $(NEWT_DIR)/.configured: $(NEWT_DIR)/.source
diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl.mk b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
index 32a52eb57..00baeddb7 100644
--- a/package/openssl/openssl.mk
+++ b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 OPENSSL_VER:=0.9.7e
 OPENSSL_SITE:=http://www.openssl.org/source
 OPENSSL_SOURCE:=openssl-$(OPENSSL_VER).tar.gz
+OPENSSL_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 OPENSSL_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/openssl-$(OPENSSL_VER)
 
 OPENSSL_TARGET_ARCH:=
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(OPENSSL_SOURCE):
 
 openssl-unpack: $(OPENSSL_DIR)/.unpacked
 $(OPENSSL_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(OPENSSL_SOURCE)
-	gunzip -c $(DL_DIR)/$(OPENSSL_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(OPENSSL_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(OPENSSL_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(OPENSSL_DIR) package/openssl/ openssl\*.patch
 	# sigh... we have to resort to this just to set a gcc flag.
 	$(SED) 's,/CFLAG=,/CFLAG= $(TARGET_SOFT_FLOAT) ,g' \
diff --git a/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk b/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk
index 8f36b53bb..52004df6b 100644
--- a/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk
+++ b/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 #############################################################
 PCIUTILS_VER:=2.1.11
 PCIUTILS_SOURCE:=pciutils-$(PCIUTILS_VER).tar.gz
+PCIUTILS_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 PCIUTILS_SITE:=ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci
 PCIUTILS_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/pciutils-$(PCIUTILS_VER)
-PCIUTILS_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 
 # Yet more targets...
 PCIIDS_SITE:=http://pciids.sourceforge.net/
 PCIIDS_SOURCE:=pci.ids.bz2
-PCIIDS_CAT:=bzcat
+PCIIDS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PCIUTILS_SOURCE):
 	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(PCIUTILS_SITE)/$(PCIUTILS_SOURCE)
diff --git a/package/portage/portage.mk b/package/portage/portage.mk
index 38552b31e..3fa023846 100644
--- a/package/portage/portage.mk
+++ b/package/portage/portage.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 PORTAGE_VERSION:=2.0.51.22
 PORTAGE_SOURCE:=portage-$(PORTAGE_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PORTAGE_SITE:=http://gentoo.osuosl.org/distfiles
-PORTAGE_CAT:=bzcat
+PORTAGE_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 PORTAGE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/portage-$(PORTAGE_VERSION)
 PORTAGE_TARGET_DIR:=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/portage
 PORTAGE_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/emerge
diff --git a/package/python/python.mk b/package/python/python.mk
index ebd082816..c51ada482 100644
--- a/package/python/python.mk
+++ b/package/python/python.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION=2.4.2
 PYTHON_SOURCE:=Python-$(PYTHON_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PYTHON_SITE:=http://python.org/ftp/python/$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 PYTHON_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PYTHON_VERSION)
-PYTHON_CAT:=bzcat
+PYTHON_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 PYTHON_BINARY:=python
 PYTHON_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/python
 
diff --git a/package/sfdisk/sfdisk.mk b/package/sfdisk/sfdisk.mk
index 4cd76a6eb..0e09aa80d 100644
--- a/package/sfdisk/sfdisk.mk
+++ b/package/sfdisk/sfdisk.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 SFDISK_SOURCE=sfdisk.tar.bz2
+SFDISK_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 SFDISK_SITE:=http://www.uclibc.org/
 SFDISK_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/sfdisk
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(SFDISK_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(SFDISK_SITE)/$(SFDISK_SOURCE)
 
 $(SFDISK_DIR)/.patched: $(DL_DIR)/$(SFDISK_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(SFDISK_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(SFDISK_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(SFDISK_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(SFDISK_DIR) package/sfdisk/ sfdisk.\*.patch
 	touch $@
 	
diff --git a/package/slang/slang.mk b/package/slang/slang.mk
index 92c29b4b1..fd96cebab 100644
--- a/package/slang/slang.mk
+++ b/package/slang/slang.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 SLANG_SOURCE=slang-1.4.5-mini.tar.bz2
+SLANG_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 SLANG_SITE:=http://www.uclibc.org/
 SLANG_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/slang-1.4.5-mini
 ifeq ($(BR2_LARGEFILE),y)
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(SLANG_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(SLANG_SITE)/$(SLANG_SOURCE)
 
 $(SLANG_DIR): $(DL_DIR)/$(SLANG_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(SLANG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(SLANG_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(SLANG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 
 $(SLANG_DIR)/libslang.so: $(SLANG_DIR)
 	$(MAKE1) CFLAGS="-Os -g $(SLANG_CFLAGS)" CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(SLANG_DIR)
diff --git a/package/socat/socat.mk b/package/socat/socat.mk
index cbb3dfd42..77e68c84f 100644
--- a/package/socat/socat.mk
+++ b/package/socat/socat.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SOCAT_VERSION=1.4.0.3
 # what you are doing! Danger, Danger!
 
 SOCAT_SOURCE=socat-$(SOCAT_VERSION).tar.bz2
+SOCAT_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 SOCAT_SITE=http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/
 #SOCAT_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/${shell basename $(SOCAT_SOURCE) .tar.bz2}
 SOCAT_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/socat-1.4
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(SOCAT_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(SOCAT_SITE)/$(SOCAT_SOURCE)
 
 $(SOCAT_DIR)/.unpacked:	$(DL_DIR)/$(SOCAT_SOURCE)
-	bzip2 -d -c $(DL_DIR)/$(SOCAT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(SOCAT_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(SOCAT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(SOCAT_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(SOCAT_WORKDIR)/Makefile: $(SOCAT_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/strace/strace.mk b/package/strace/strace.mk
index 1c5f4383f..f4e8dfb9f 100644
--- a/package/strace/strace.mk
+++ b/package/strace/strace.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 STRACE_VER:=4.5.14
 STRACE_SOURCE:=strace-$(STRACE_VER).tar.bz2
 STRACE_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/strace
-STRACE_CAT:=bzcat
+STRACE_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 STRACE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/strace-$(STRACE_VER)
 
 
diff --git a/package/tar/tar.mk b/package/tar/tar.mk
index 0535b5259..754d04c03 100644
--- a/package/tar/tar.mk
+++ b/package/tar/tar.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GNUTAR_VER:=1.15.1
 GNUTAR_SOURCE:=tar-$(GNUTAR_VER).tar.bz2
 GNUTAR_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/
 GNUTAR_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/tar-$(GNUTAR_VER)
-GNUTAR_CAT:=bzcat
+GNUTAR_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 GNUTAR_BINARY:=src/tar
 GNUTAR_TARGET_BINARY:=bin/tar
 
diff --git a/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk b/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
index a3eba754b..be11ae045 100644
--- a/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
+++ b/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ TFTP_HPA_VER:=0.40
 TFTP_HPA_SOURCE:=tftp-hpa-$(TFTP_HPA_VER).tar.bz2
 TFTP_HPA_SITE:=http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/tftp/
 TFTP_HPA_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/tftp-hpa-$(TFTP_HPA_VER)
-TFTP_HPA_CAT:=bzcat
+TFTP_HPA_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 TFTP_HPA_BINARY:=tftpd/tftpd
 TFTP_HPA_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/sbin/in.tftpd
 
diff --git a/package/tinylogin/tinylogin.mk b/package/tinylogin/tinylogin.mk
index 29514db03..73d385711 100644
--- a/package/tinylogin/tinylogin.mk
+++ b/package/tinylogin/tinylogin.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ TINYLOGIN_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/tinylogin-1.4
 TINYLOGIN_SOURCE:=tinylogin-1.4.tar.bz2
 TINYLOGIN_SITE:=http://tinylogin.busybox.net/downloads
 endif
+TINYLOGIN_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(TINYLOGIN_SITE)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE)
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE):
 tinylogin-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE)
 
 $(TINYLOGIN_DIR)/Config.h: $(DL_DIR)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(TINYLOGIN_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(TINYLOGIN_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	$(SED) "s/\`id -u\` -ne 0/0 == 1/" \
 		$(TINYLOGIN_DIR)/install.sh
 	$(SED) "s/4755 --owner=root --group=root/755/" \
diff --git a/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk b/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk
index 81e8801d4..063aab039 100644
--- a/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk
+++ b/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TINYX_CF:=$(TINYX_DIR)/config/cf
 #
 # Some things that you may want to change.
 TINYX_XFBDEV:=$(TINYX_DIR)/programs/Xserver/Xfbdev
-TINYX_CAT:=bzcat
+TINYX_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 TINYX_BINX:=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/X11R6/bin/
 TINYX_LIBX:=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
 
diff --git a/package/tn5250/tn5250.mk b/package/tn5250/tn5250.mk
index 7ebe40d92..8477bebbf 100644
--- a/package/tn5250/tn5250.mk
+++ b/package/tn5250/tn5250.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 TN5250_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/tn5250
 TN5250_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/tn5250-0.16.4
 TN5250_SOURCE:=tn5250-0.16.4.tar.gz
+TN5250_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(TN5250_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(TN5250_SITE)/$(TN5250_SOURCE) 
 
 $(TN5250_DIR)/.dist: $(DL_DIR)/$(TN5250_SOURCE)
-	gunzip -c $(DL_DIR)/$(TN5250_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(TN5250_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(TN5250_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	-touch $(TN5250_DIR)/.dist
 
 $(TN5250_DIR)/.configured: $(TN5250_DIR)/.dist
diff --git a/package/udev/udev.mk b/package/udev/udev.mk
index 2d3f32a5e..80bf159cd 100644
--- a/package/udev/udev.mk
+++ b/package/udev/udev.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 UDEV_VERSION:=094
 UDEV_SOURCE:=udev-$(UDEV_VERSION).tar.bz2
 UDEV_SITE:=ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/
-UDEV_CAT:=bzcat
+UDEV_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 UDEV_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/udev-$(UDEV_VERSION)
 UDEV_TARGET_BINARY:=sbin/udev
 UDEV_BINARY:=udev
diff --git a/package/uemacs/uemacs.mk b/package/uemacs/uemacs.mk
index 5d477d75b..e28034dc0 100644
--- a/package/uemacs/uemacs.mk
+++ b/package/uemacs/uemacs.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 UEMACS_VER:=4.0.15-lt
 UEMACS_SOURCE:=em-$(UEMACS_VER).tar.bz2
+UEMACS_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 UEMACS_SITE:=ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/editors/uemacs/
 UEMACS_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/em-$(UEMACS_VER)
 UEMACS_BINARY:=em
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(UEMACS_SOURCE):
 uemacs-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(UEMACS_SOURCE)
 
 $(UEMACS_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(UEMACS_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(UEMACS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(UEMACS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(UEMACS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(UEMACS_DIR) package/uemacs/ uemacs\*.patch
 	touch $(UEMACS_DIR)/.unpacked
 
diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 494fd0d69..45774f148 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ UTIL-LINUX_VER:=2.12r
 UTIL-LINUX_SOURCE:=util-linux-$(UTIL-LINUX_VER).tar.bz2
 UTIL-LINUX_SITE:=http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux
 UTIL-LINUX_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/util-linux-$(UTIL-LINUX_VER)
-UTIL-LINUX_CAT:=bzcat
+UTIL-LINUX_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 UTIL-LINUX_BINARY:=$(UTIL-LINUX_DIR)/misc-utils/mcookie
 UTIL-LINUX_TARGET_BINARY:=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/mcookie
 
diff --git a/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk b/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk
index 9b0ae29fe..a147dc664 100644
--- a/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk
+++ b/package/valgrind/valgrind.mk
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ VALGRIND_VERSION=3.2.1
 VALGRIND_SITE:=http://valgrind.org/downloads/
 VALGRIND_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/valgrind-$(VALGRIND_VERSION)
 VALGRIND_SOURCE:=valgrind-$(VALGRIND_VERSION).tar.bz2
+VALGRIND_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(VALGRIND_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(VALGRIND_SITE)/$(VALGRIND_SOURCE)
 
 $(VALGRIND_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(VALGRIND_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(VALGRIND_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(VALGRIND_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(VALGRIND_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	touch $(VALGRIND_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(VALGRIND_DIR)/.patched: $(VALGRIND_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/xorg/xorg.mk b/package/xorg/xorg.mk
index 2dc3cd82b..40b2c1c59 100644
--- a/package/xorg/xorg.mk
+++ b/package/xorg/xorg.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ XORG_LIBS:= Xft fontconfig expat Xrender Xaw Xmu Xt \
 #
 XORG_SOURCE:=X11R6.8.2-src.tar.bz2
 XORG_SITE:=http://xorg.freedesktop.org/X11R6.8.2/src-single/
-XORG_CAT:=bzcat
+XORG_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 XORG_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/xc
 XORG_LDIR:=$(XORG_DIR)/lib
 XORG_PROGS:=$(XORG_DIR)/programs
diff --git a/package/zlib/zlib.mk b/package/zlib/zlib.mk
index 3d82c5126..5560a3bdc 100644
--- a/package/zlib/zlib.mk
+++ b/package/zlib/zlib.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 ZLIB_VER:=1.2.3
 ZLIB_SOURCE:=zlib-$(ZLIB_VER).tar.bz2
+ZLIB_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 ZLIB_SITE:=http://www.zlib.net/
 ZLIB_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VER)
 ZLIB_CFLAGS:=$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(ZLIB_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(ZLIB_SITE)/$(ZLIB_SOURCE)
 
 $(ZLIB_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(ZLIB_SOURCE)
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(ZLIB_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(ZLIB_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(ZLIB_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(ZLIB_DIR) package/zlib/ zlib\*.patch
 	touch $(ZLIB_DIR)/.source