diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 9fefadc3..3c48823a 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL       += $(call proj_query, pkg-requires  --dont-expand-versi
 RPM_REQUIRES_RUN         += $(call proj_query, pkg-requires  --dont-expand-version-macros $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_REQUIRES_EXTRA_ARGS)  run   $(PROJECT))
 RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL      += $(call proj_query, pkg-conflicts --dont-expand-version-macros $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_CONFLICTS_EXTRA_ARGS) devel $(PROJECT))
 RPM_CONFLICTS_RUN        += $(call proj_query, pkg-conflicts --dont-expand-version-macros $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_CONFLICTS_EXTRA_ARGS) run   $(PROJECT))
+RPM_PROVIDES_DEVEL       += $(call proj_query, pkg-provides  --dont-expand-version-macros $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_PROVIDES_EXTRA_ARGS)  devel $(PROJECT))
+RPM_PROVIDES_RUN         += $(call proj_query, pkg-provides  --dont-expand-version-macros $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_PROVIDES_EXTRA_ARGS)  run   $(PROJECT))
 
 RPM_UPLOAD_OS_NAME        = $(shell echo $(OS) | sed 's/-.*//')
 RPM_UPLOAD_OS_VERSION     = $(shell echo $(OS) | sed 's/[^-]\+-//')
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ PKG_SH          = $(PKG_SH_EXE) \
 	-N $(RPM_PROJECT) -P $(PROJECT) \
 	-R "$(RPM_REQUIRES_RUN)" -D "$(RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL)" \
 	-X "$(RPM_CONFLICTS_RUN)" -Y "$(RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL)" \
+	--provides-run "$(RPM_PROVIDES_RUN)" --provides-devel "$(RPM_PROVIDES_DEVEL)" \
 	-m $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR) -a $(RPM_ARCH) -p $(DIST_PCKG_DIR) -F $(PKG_FORMAT) \
 	-B $(RPM_UPLOAD_URLPREFIX) -A $(RPM_UPLOAD_FILE_ATTRIB)
 
diff --git a/scripts/create-mkspec.sh b/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
index c13c0da2..c3f41434 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ for p in $subpackages; do
 		|echo "Group: `cfg_value global.group`"
 		|[ "\$REQUIRES_$P" ] && echo "Requires: \$REQUIRES_$P"
 		|[ "\$CONFLICTS_$P" ] && echo "Conflicts: \$CONFLICTS_$P"
+		|[ "\$PROVIDES_$P" ] && echo "Provides: \$PROVIDES_$P"
 		|echo ""
 	EOT
 
diff --git a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
index 6ff4ef55..4b0b4630 100644
--- a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ append()
 
 #set -x
 
-if [ ! "$INSTALL_LOG" ]; then
-	#INSTALL_LOG=/var/tmp/%{name}-buildroot/install.log
-	INSTALL_LOG=/tmp/rpmbuild-$ID/install.log
-fi
-
 MYNAME=`basename $0`
 ID=`whoami`
+[ ! "$INSTALL_LOG" ] && INSTALL_LOG=/tmp/rpmbuild-$ID/install.log
 
 eval set -- `getopt -l "provides-run:" -l "provides-devel:" -o "P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:d:" -- "$@"`
 
@@ -122,6 +118,7 @@ CONFLICTS="$CONFLICTS_RUN $CONFLICTS_DEVEL"
 export \
 	REQUIRES REQUIRES_RUN REQUIRES_DEVEL \
 	CONFLICTS CONFLICTS_RUN CONFLICTS_DEVEL \
+	PROVIDES PROVIDES_RUN PROVIDES_DEVEL \
 	TOPDIR \
 	PROJECT NAME \
 	SOURCE \
diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index 84dab377..d079a9ef 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -409,10 +409,17 @@ build_pkg()
 	local tar_archive=$src_base.tar.bz2
 	local tar_archive_orig=$src_base.orig.tar.bz2
 	local distribution=`os`
-	local RPM_REQUIRES_RUN=`echo $RPM_REQUIRES_RUN | sed "s/__NEXT_VERSION__/$version/g; s/VERSION-REVISION/$version/g; s/VERSION/$version/g"`
-	local RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL=`echo $RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL | sed "s/__NEXT_VERSION__/$version/g; s/VERSION-REVISION/$version/g; s/VERSION/$version/g"`
-	local RPM_CONFLICTS_RUN=`echo $RPM_CONFLICTS_RUN | sed "s/__NEXT_VERSION__/$version/g; s/VERSION-REVISION/$version/g; s/VERSION/$version/g"`
-	local RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL=`echo $RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL | sed "s/__NEXT_VERSION__/$version/g; s/VERSION-REVISION/$version/g; s/VERSION/$version/g"`
+
+	expand_version_macros() {
+		echo $@ | sed "s/__NEXT_VERSION__/$version/g; s/VERSION-REVISION/$version/g; s/VERSION/$version/g"
+	}
+
+	local rpm_requires_run=`expand_version_macros $RPM_REQUIRES_RUN`
+	local rpm_requires_devel=`expand_version_macros $RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL`
+	local rpm_conflicts_run=`expand_version_macros $RPM_CONFLICTS_RUN`
+	local rpm_conflicts_devel=`expand_version_macros $RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL`
+	local rpm_provides_run=`expand_version_macros $RPM_PROVIDES_RUN`
+	local rpm_provides_devel=`expand_version_macros $RPM_PROVIDES_DEVEL`
 
 	# --- create source directory tree
 	create_empty_dir $src_tree "Source files compilation directory"
@@ -466,10 +473,12 @@ build_pkg()
 				-V $version \
 				-S $tar_archive \
 				-N $RPM_PROJECT \
-				-R "$RPM_REQUIRES_RUN" \
-				-X "$RPM_CONFLICTS_RUN" \
-				-D "$RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL" \
-				-Y "$RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL" \
+				-R "$rpm_requires_run" \
+				-X "$rpm_conflicts_run" \
+				-D "$rpm_requires_devel" \
+				-Y "$rpm_conflicts_devel" \
+				--provides-run "$rpm_provides_run" \
+				--provides-devel "$rpm_provides_devel" \
 				-P $PROJECT \
 				-d $distribution \
 				> $RPM_PROJECT.$deffmt
@@ -1049,23 +1058,7 @@ SCM=cvs
 [ "$CVS_RSH" ] && SSH=$CVS_RSH
 [ -d .git ] && SCM=git
 
-opts='ht:p:m:N:R:D:X:Y:P:a:F:B:A:'
-args=("$@")
-global_args=()
-while [ "$1" ]; do
-	[ ${#1} = 2 -a ${1:0:1} = - ] && echo $opts | grep -q "${1:1}" && {
-		echo $opts | grep -q "${1:1}" && shift
-		shift
-		continue
-	}
-	break
-done
-cmd=$1
-
-set -- "${args[@]}"
-#set -- "${@/$cmd/--}"
-
-while [ "$1" != -- -a "$1" != "$cmd" ] ; do
+while [ ${1:0:1} = - ]; do
 	case "$1" in
 	-h)
 		usage 0;;
@@ -1101,6 +1094,14 @@ while [ "$1" != -- -a "$1" != "$cmd" ] ; do
 		eval RPM_CONFLICTS_DEVEL=\"$2\"
 		shift
 		;;
+	--provides-run)
+		eval RPM_PROVIDES_RUN=\"$2\"
+		shift
+		;;
+	--provides-devel)
+		eval RPM_PROVIDES_DEVEL=\"$2\"
+		shift
+		;;
 	-P)
 		eval PROJECT=\"$2\"
 		shift
@@ -1121,9 +1122,15 @@ while [ "$1" != -- -a "$1" != "$cmd" ] ; do
 		eval upload_file_attrib=\"$2\"
 		shift
 		;;
+	*)
+		echo "unrecognized option $1, giving up" >&2
+		usage 1
+		;;
 	esac
 	shift
 done
+
+cmd=$1
 shift
 
 export MOD_SCRIPT_DIR=`readlink -f $MOD_SCRIPT_DIR`
@@ -1140,7 +1147,10 @@ RPMS_DIR=$RPMS_BUILD_DIR/RPMS/$RPM_ARCH
 
 # shift
 
-[ ! "$cmd" ] && usage 1
+[ ! "$cmd" ] && {
+	echo "missing command, giving up" >&2
+	usage 1
+}
 
 case $PKG_FORMAT in
 rpm)
diff --git a/scripts/projects.py b/scripts/projects.py
index 2bfe6d43..0492fa54 100644
--- a/scripts/projects.py
+++ b/scripts/projects.py
@@ -743,6 +743,9 @@ def cmd_pkg_requires(args_):
 def cmd_pkg_conflicts(args_):
     return pkg_relations("conflicts", args_)
 
+def cmd_pkg_provides(args_):
+    return pkg_relations("provides", args_)
+
 def cmd_proj_dir(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='proj-dir')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')