diff --git a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
index dff10c6d..6ff4ef55 100644
--- a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
@@ -6,59 +6,74 @@ usage()
 	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
 }
 
-set -x
+append()
+{
+	local var=$1
+	shift
+	local tmp=`eval echo \\$$var $@ | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*$//'`
+	eval $var=\"$tmp\" 
+}
 
 # -- here we go
 
-MYNAME=`basename $0`
-ID=`whoami`
+#set -x
 
 if [ ! "$INSTALL_LOG" ]; then
 	#INSTALL_LOG=/var/tmp/%{name}-buildroot/install.log
 	INSTALL_LOG=/tmp/rpmbuild-$ID/install.log
 fi
-MKSPEC_SH="$1"
-shift
 
-set -- `getopt -l "provides-run:" -o "P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:d:" -- "$@"`
+MYNAME=`basename $0`
+ID=`whoami`
+
+eval set -- `getopt -l "provides-run:" -l "provides-devel:" -o "P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:d:" -- "$@"`
 
 while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
+echo checking "$1=$2" >&2
 case $1 in
 	-h)
 		usage 0;;
 	-T)
-		eval TOPDIR="$2"
+		TOPDIR="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-V)
-		eval V="$2"
+		V="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-S)
-		eval SOURCE="$2"
+		SOURCE="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-N)
-		eval NAME="$2"
+		NAME="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-R)
-		eval REQUIRES_RUN="$REQUIRES_RUN $2"
+		append REQUIRES_RUN "$2"
 		shift
 		;;
 	-X)
-		eval CONFLICTS_RUN="$CONFLICTS_RUN $2"
+		append CONFLICTS_RUN "$2"
 		shift
 		;;
 	-D)
-		eval REQUIRES_DEVEL="$REQUIRES_DEVEL $2"
+		append REQUIRES_DEVEL "$2"
 		shift
 		;;
 	-Y)
-		eval CONFLICTS_DEVEL="$CONFLICTS_DEVEL $2"
+		append CONFLICTS_DEVEL "$2"
+		shift
+		;;
+	--provides-run)
+		append PROVIDES_RUN "$2"
+		shift
+		;;
+	--provides-devel)
+		append PROVIDES_DEVEL "$2"
 		shift
 		;;
 	-P)
-		eval PROJECT="$2"
+		PROJECT="$2"
 		shift;;
 	-d)
-		eval DISTRIBUTION="$2"
+		DISTRIBUTION="$2"
 		shift;;
 	*)
 		usage 1;;
@@ -67,6 +82,9 @@ shift
 done
 shift
 
+MKSPEC_SH="$1"
+shift
+
 [ -z "$TOPDIR" ] && TOPDIR=.
 
 if [ -z "$V" ]; then