diff --git a/make/conf.mk b/make/conf.mk
index 6d8c62e5..5cef0a3b 100644
--- a/make/conf.mk
+++ b/make/conf.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
 all:
 clean: clean.conf
-install: install_CFG install_SYSCFG install_LOGROT install_CRONTAB install_RSYSLOG \
-	install_APACHE_CONF install_SYSTEMD $(CONF_D)
+install: install_CFG install_files_SYSCFG install_files_LOGROT install_files_CRONTAB install_files_RSYSLOG \
+	install_files_APACHE_CONF install_files_SYSTEMD $(CONF_D)
 
 clean.conf:
 	rm -rf *.h *~ .*.swp *.done
diff --git a/make/crontab.mk b/make/crontab.mk
index f7297f50..4642094b 100644
--- a/make/crontab.mk
+++ b/make/crontab.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
 all:
 clean: clean.conf
-install: install_CFG install_SYSCFG install_LOGROT $(CONF_D)
+install: install_CFG install_files_SYSCFG install_files_LOGROT $(CONF_D)
 
 clean.conf:
 	rm -rf *.h *~ .*.swp *.done
diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 7bebbded..d35c064a 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ ifdef INSTALL_LINK
 	LINK_LIB = sudo $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/log_install.sh -LA
 else
 	ifdef INSTALL_LOG
-		INSTALL=$(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/log_install.sh -l $(INSTALL_LOG)
+		INSTALL=$(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/log_install.sh -p -l $(INSTALL_LOG)
 		LINK_LIB=$(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/log_install.sh -L -l $(INSTALL_LOG)
 	else
 		ifndef INSTALL
diff --git a/make/lib.mk b/make/lib.mk
index 2a91ad12..85f7d86a 100644
--- a/make/lib.mk
+++ b/make/lib.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ distclean: clean
 local_libclean: clean.mingw clean.unix clean.all
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard *.so *.so.*),)
-install: install_LD_CONF
+install: install_files_LD_CONF
 endif
 
 clean.unix:
diff --git a/make/profile.mk b/make/profile.mk
index 01a14760..e8ef675f 100644
--- a/make/profile.mk
+++ b/make/profile.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
 all:
-install: install_PROFILE
+install: install_files_PROFILE
 clean: allclean localclean doneclean textclean
 
diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 651254fb..b09f143d 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -300,39 +300,47 @@ endef
 
 # --- special installation rules, that the general rules farther down
 #     below don't catch for whatever reason >
-$(INSTALL_INITDIR)/%: %.init | install_dir_INIT
+$(INSTALL_INITDIR)/%: %.init | provide_dir_INIT
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(INITOWNER) -g $(INITGROUP) -m $(INITMODE) $< $@
 
-$(INSTALL_SYSTEMDDIR)/%.service: %.service | install_dir_SYSTEMD
+$(INSTALL_SYSTEMDDIR)/%.service: %.service | provide_dir_SYSTEMD
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(SYSTEMDOWNER) -g $(SYSTEMDGROUP) -m $(SYSTEMDMODE) $< $@
 
-$(INSTALL_LOGROTDIR)/%: %.logrotate | install_dir_LOGROT
+$(INSTALL_LOGROTDIR)/%: %.logrotate | provide_dir_LOGROT
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(LOGROTOWNER) -g $(LOGROTGROUP) -m $(LOGROTMODE) $< $@
 
-$(INSTALL_APACHE_CONFDIR)/%.conf: %.apache-conf | install_dir_APACHE_CONF
+$(INSTALL_APACHE_CONFDIR)/%.conf: %.apache-conf | provide_dir_APACHE_CONF
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(APACHE_CONFOWNER) -g $(APACHE_CONFGROUP) -m $(APACHE_CONFMODE) $< $@
 
-$(INSTALL_RSYSLOGDIR)/%.conf: %.rsyslog | install_dir_RSYSLOG
+$(INSTALL_RSYSLOGDIR)/%.conf: %.rsyslog | provide_dir_RSYSLOG
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(RSYSLOGOWNER) -g $(RSYSLOGGROUP) -m $(RSYSLOGMODE) $< $@
 
-$(INSTALL_RSYSLOGDIR)/%.bprof: rsyslog-%.bprof | install_dir_RSYSLOG
+$(INSTALL_RSYSLOGDIR)/%.bprof: rsyslog-%.bprof | provide_dir_RSYSLOG
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(RSYSLOGOWNER) -g $(RSYSLOGGROUP) -m $(RSYSLOGMODE) $< $@
 
-$(INSTALL_SYSCFGDIR)/%: %.sysconf | install_dir_SYSCFG
+$(INSTALL_SYSCFGDIR)/%: %.sysconf | provide_dir_SYSCFG
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(INITOWNER) -g $(INITGROUP) -m $(INITMODE) $< $@
 
 # --- special installation rules <
 
+# saving performance, so don't expand this always
+#ifeq ($(MAKE_CMDGOAL),install)
 define std_install_rules
 
 build_$(1): $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done $$(BUILD_$(1))
 install_dir_$(1): | $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)
+provide_dir_$(1): | $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done
 install_$(1): install_dir_$(1) $$(INSTALLED_$(1))
+install_files_$(1): provide_dir_$(1) $$(INSTALLED_$(1))
 
 $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done:
 	mkdir -p $$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)
 	touch $$@
 
+$$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done:
+	mkdir -p $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)
+	touch $$@
+
 $$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)/%: % $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done
 	@if [ ! $$< -ef $$@ -a "`echo $$< | $(SED) 's/\..*//'`" != local ]; then \
 		echo install -m $($(1)MODE) $$< $$@ ;\
@@ -347,6 +355,7 @@ $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)/%: % | $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)
 	$$(INSTALL) -o $$($(1)OWNER) -g $$($(1)GROUP) -m $$($(1)MODE) $$< $$@
 
 endef
+#endef
 
 $(foreach type, $(INSTALLATION_FILE_TYPES), $(eval $(call std_install_rules,$(type))))
 
diff --git a/make/scripts-targets.mk b/make/scripts-targets.mk
index 8512c7c6..bde7a7ac 100644
--- a/make/scripts-targets.mk
+++ b/make/scripts-targets.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all.done: $(BUILD_SCRIPT)
 all: build_EXE build_CGI
-install: install_INIT install_EXE install_CGI
+install: install_files_INIT install_EXE install_files_CGI
 clean:allclean localclean doneclean textclean clean.init
 test: