diff --git a/scripts/jw-build-create-project.sh b/scripts/jw-build-create-project.sh
index d388db05..fe4e69bc 100644
--- a/scripts/jw-build-create-project.sh
+++ b/scripts/jw-build-create-project.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ cat_make_project_conf()
 	group = System/Libraries
 	subpackages = $subpackages
 
-	[pkg.required]
+	[pkg.required.jw]
 	run = ytools-run = VERSION
 	devel = $name-run = VERSION-REVISION, ytools-devel = VERSION
 	build = ytools-devel
diff --git a/scripts/projects.py b/scripts/projects.py
index 506b9b11..ca6e0571 100644
--- a/scripts/projects.py
+++ b/scripts/projects.py
@@ -10,16 +10,11 @@ from os.path import basename
 from os.path import realpath
 import re
 
-# meaning of pkg.required variables
+# meaning of pkg.required.xxx variables
 # build: needs to be built and installed before this can be built
 # devel: needs to be installed before this-devel can be installed, i.e. before _other_ packages can be built against this
 # run:   needs to be installed before this-run can be installed, i.e. before this and other packages can run with this
 
-def re_section(name):
-    return re.compile('[' + name + ']'
-                 '.*?'
-                 '(?=[)',
-                 re.DOTALL)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- helpers
 
 def debug(*objs):
@@ -29,6 +24,12 @@ def debug(*objs):
 def proj_dir(name):
     return projs_root + '/' + name
 
+def re_section(name):
+    return re.compile('[' + name + ']'
+                 '.*?'
+                 '(?=[)',
+                 re.DOTALL)
+
 # TODO: add support for customizing this in project.conf
 def htdocs_dir(name):
     pd = proj_dir(name)
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ def htdocs_dir(name):
             return r
     return None
 
+def required_cascade():
+    return []
+
 def strip_module_from_spec(mod):
     return re.sub(r'-devel$|-run$', '', re.split('([=><]+)', mod)[0].strip())
 
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ def get_libname(names):
 
 # -L needs to contain more paths than libs linked with -l would require
 def get_ldpathflags(names):
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(names, 'pkg.required', 'build',
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(names, 'pkg.required.jw', 'build',
             scope = 2, add_self=True, names_only=True)
     r = ''
     for m in deps:
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ def get_ldpathflags(names):
 
 def get_ldflags(names):
     #print(names)
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(names, 'pkg.required', 'build',
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(names, 'pkg.required.jw', 'build',
             scope = 1, add_self=False, names_only=True)
     #print(deps)
     r = ''
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ def cmd_ldlibpath(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='ldlibpath')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required', [ 'run', 'build' ],
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required.jw', [ 'run', 'build' ],
             scope = 2, add_self=True, names_only=True)
     r = ''
     for m in deps:
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ def cmd_exepath(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='exepath')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required', 'run',
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required.jw', 'run',
             scope = 2, add_self=True, names_only=True)
     r = ''
     for m in deps:
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ def cmd_cflags(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='ldlibpath')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required', 'build',
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required.jw', 'build',
             scope = 1, add_self=True, names_only=True)
     r = ''
     for m in reversed(deps):
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ def cmd_path(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='path')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required', 'run',
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required.jw', 'run',
             scope = 2, add_self=True, names_only=True)
     r = ''
     for m in deps:
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ def cmd_prereq(args_):
     parser.add_argument('flavour', help='Flavour')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
-    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required',
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required.jw',
         args.flavour, scope = 2, add_self=False, names_only=True)
     print(' '.join(deps))
 
@@ -289,7 +293,7 @@ def cmd_pkg_requires(args_):
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
     r = []
     for m in args.module:
-        value = get_value(m, 'pkg.required', args.flavour)
+        value = get_value(m, 'pkg.required.jw', args.flavour)
         if not value:
             continue
         deps = value.split(',')
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ def read_dep_graph(modules, section, graph):
     for m in modules:
         if m in graph:
             continue
-        deps = get_modules_from_project_txt([ m ], 'pkg.required', section,
+        deps = get_modules_from_project_txt([ m ], 'pkg.required.jw', section,
                 scope = 1, add_self=False, names_only=True)
         if not deps is None:
             graph[m] = deps