diff --git a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
index 25d33415..dff10c6d 100644
--- a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+usage()
+{
+	echo usage: $MYNAME /path/to/mkspec.sh -h [-N name] [-T topdir] [-V version] [-S source] [-R requires] [-P project] >&2
+	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
+}
+
+set -x
+
+# -- here we go
+
 MYNAME=`basename $0`
 ID=`whoami`
 
@@ -10,61 +20,45 @@ fi
 MKSPEC_SH="$1"
 shift
 
-FILTER_DEVEL='/include/.*.h$\|devel\|make\|lib.*\.a$\|lib.*\.so$\|.*\.exp$\|.*\.def$\|.*\.lib$'
-
-usage()
-{
-	echo usage: $MYNAME /path/to/mkspec.sh -h [-N name] [-T topdir] [-V version] [-S source] [-R requires] [-P project] >&2
-	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
-}
-
-set -- `getopt P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:d: "$@"`
+set -- `getopt -l "provides-run:" -o "P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:d:" -- "$@"`
 
 while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
 case $1 in
 	-h)
 		usage 0;;
 	-T)
-		TOPDIR="$2"
+		eval TOPDIR="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-V)
-		V="$2"
+		eval V="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-S)
-		SOURCE="$2"
+		eval SOURCE="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-N)
-		NAME="$2"
+		eval NAME="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-R)
-		while [ "${2:0:1}" != - ]; do
-			REQUIRES_RUN="$REQUIRES_RUN $2"
-			shift
-		done
+		eval REQUIRES_RUN="$REQUIRES_RUN $2"
+		shift
 		;;
 	-X)
-		while [ "${2:0:1}" != - ]; do
-			CONFLICTS_RUN="$CONFLICTS_RUN $2"
-			shift
-		done
+		eval CONFLICTS_RUN="$CONFLICTS_RUN $2"
+		shift
 		;;
 	-D)
-		while [ "${2:0:1}" != - ]; do
-			REQUIRES_DEVEL="$REQUIRES_DEVEL $2"
-			shift
-		done
+		eval REQUIRES_DEVEL="$REQUIRES_DEVEL $2"
+		shift
 		;;
 	-Y)
-		while [ "${2:0:1}" != - ]; do
-			CONFLICTS_DEVEL="$CONFLICTS_DEVEL $2"
-			shift
-		done
+		eval CONFLICTS_DEVEL="$CONFLICTS_DEVEL $2"
+		shift
 		;;
 	-P)
-		PROJECT="$2"
+		eval PROJECT="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-d)
-		DISTRIBUTION="$2"
+		eval DISTRIBUTION="$2"
 		shift;;
 	*)
 		usage 1;;
@@ -115,7 +109,6 @@ export \
 	SOURCE \
 	VERSION RELEASE V \
 	INSTALL_LOG \
-	FILTER_DEVEL \
 	DISTRIBUTION
 
 bash $MKSPEC_SH