diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bash.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bash.bash
index 575ab52..8a03a7d 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bash.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bash.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ set -u
 export LC_ALL=C
 
 expected_version="$1"
+real_name="bash"
 app="bash"
 
-ver_check $app $expected_version || echofail "$app $expected_version check failed."
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || \
+	echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+
 exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/binutils.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/binutils.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77dbb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/binutils.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="binutils"
+app="ld"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bison.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bison.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..12740de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/bison.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="bison"
+app="bison"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/coreutils.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/coreutils.bash
index 2c3b8a4..f07d9ea 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/coreutils.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/coreutils.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ set -u
 export LC_ALL=C
 
 expected_version="$1"
+real_name="coreutils"
 app="sort"
 
-ver_check $app $expected_version || echofail "$app $expected_version check failed."
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
 exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/diffutils.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/diffutils.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8d9ea39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/diffutils.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="diffutils"
+app="diff"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/findutils.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/findutils.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ab98b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/findutils.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="findutils"
+app="find"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/g++.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/g++.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c18390a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/g++.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="GCC (G++)"
+app="g++"
+
+ver_check "$real_name" "$app" "$expected_version" || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gawk.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gawk.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b8d3cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gawk.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="gawk"
+app="gawk"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gcc.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gcc.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f07d9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gcc.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="coreutils"
+app="sort"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/grep.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/grep.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..33d54a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/grep.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="grep"
+app="grep"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gzip.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gzip.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f53e242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/gzip.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="gzip"
+app="gzip"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/kernel.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/kernel.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f07d9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/kernel.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="coreutils"
+app="sort"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/m4.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/m4.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..659d886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/m4.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="m4"
+app="m4"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/make.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/make.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..441aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/make.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="make"
+app="make"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/patch.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/patch.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7972b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/patch.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="patch"
+app="patch"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/perl.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/perl.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3f63740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/perl.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="perl"
+app="perl"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/python3.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/python3.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..887fbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/python3.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="python3"
+app="python3"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_bison.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_bison.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..041c30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_bison.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+real_name="bison"
+app="bison"
+
+dialog \
+	--title "Install ${real_name}?" \
+	--backtitle "Requirements Remediations" \
+	--yesno "Do you want to install ${real_name} on the build host?" 7 60
+
+response=$?
+
+# this is distro-specific and distro-specific function routing should
+# account for things like this
+
+case $response in
+	0) dnf -y install $app; install_result=$?;;
+	1) echo "Canceled.  You need $real_name to run this.";;
+	255) echo "Canceled.  You need $real_name to run this.";;
+esac
+
+
+
+exit $install_result
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_patch.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_patch.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..860f0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_patch.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+real_name="patch"
+app="patch"
+
+dialog \
+	--title "Install ${real_name}?" \
+	--backtitle "Requirements Remediations" \
+	--yesno "Do you want to install ${real_name} on the build host?" 7 60
+
+response=$?
+
+# this is distro-specific and distro-specific function routing should
+# account for things like this
+
+case $response in
+	0) dnf -y install $app; install_result=$?;;
+	1) echo "Canceled.  You need $real_name to run this.";;
+	255) echo "Canceled.  You need $real_name to run this.";;
+esac
+
+
+
+exit $install_result
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_texinfo.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_texinfo.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7de3368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/rectify_texinfo.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+real_name="texinfo"
+app="texinfo"
+
+dialog \
+	--title "Install ${real_name}?" \
+	--backtitle "Requirements Remediations" \
+	--yesno "Do you want to install ${real_name} on the build host?" 7 60
+
+response=$?
+
+# this is distro-specific and distro-specific function routing should
+# account for things like this
+
+case $response in
+	0) dnf -y install $app; install_result=$?;;
+	1) echo "Canceled.  You need $real_name to run this.";;
+	255) echo "Canceled.  You need $real_name to run this.";;
+esac
+
+
+
+exit $install_result
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/sed.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/sed.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..846df53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/sed.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="sed"
+app="sed"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/tar.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/tar.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11ab9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/tar.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="tar"
+app="tar"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/texinfo.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/texinfo.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..05fdec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/texinfo.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="texinfo"
+app="texi2any"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/xz.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/xz.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b983532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/dependencies/xz.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -u
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+expected_version="$1"
+real_name="xz"
+app="xz"
+
+ver_check $real_name $app $expected_version || echofail "$real_name $expected_version check failed."
+exit $?
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/environments/dependencies.env.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/environments/dependencies.env.bash
index 49cb81c..ffeccc5 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/environments/dependencies.env.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/environments/dependencies.env.bash
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@ function echofail() {
 
 ver_check()
 {
-	if ! type -p $1 &>/dev/null; then 
-		echo "ERROR: Cannot find $1"; return 1; 
+	if ! type -p $2 &>/dev/null; then 
+		echo "ERROR: Cannot find $2 ($1)" 
+		return 1
 	fi
-		v=$($1 --version 2>&1 | grep -E -o '[0-9]+\.[0-9\.]+[a-z]*' | head -n1 )
-	if printf '%s\n' $2 $v | sort --version-sort --check &>/dev/null; then 
-		printf "OK:    %-9s %-6s >= $2\n" "$1" "$v"; return 0;
-	else 
-		printf "ERROR: %-9s is TOO OLD ($2 or later required)\n" "$1"; 
-	return 1; 
+
+	v=$($2 --version 2>&1 | grep -E -o '[0-9]+\.[0-9\.]+[a-z]*' | head -n1)
+
+	if printf '%s\n' $3 $v | sort --version-sort --check &>/dev/null; then
+		printf "OK:    %-9s %-6s >= $3\n" "$1" "$v"
+		return 0
+	else
+		printf "ERROR: %-9s is TOO OLD ($3 or later required)\n" "$1"
+		return 1
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/plans/dependencies.plan b/rex.project/x86_64/plans/dependencies.plan
index 1daaf16..c115050 100644
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/plans/dependencies.plan
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/plans/dependencies.plan
@@ -2,14 +2,84 @@
 	"plan":
 	[
 		{
-			"name":			"coreutils version check", 
-			"dependencies": [ null ],
-			"comment":		"check bash version"
+			"name":			"bash version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
 		},
 		{
-			"name":			"bash version check", 
-			"dependencies": [ null ],
-			"comment":		"check bash version"
+			"name":			"coreutils version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"binutils version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"bison version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"diffutils version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"findutils version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"gawk version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"GCC version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"g++ version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"grep version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"gzip version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"m4 version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"make version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"patch version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"perl version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"python3 version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"sed version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"tar version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"texinfo version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
+		},
+		{
+			"name":			"xz version check", 
+			"dependencies": [ null ]
 		}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/units/dependencies.units b/rex.project/x86_64/units/dependencies.units
index 72d6e4b..a6b8e75 100644
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/units/dependencies.units
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/units/dependencies.units
@@ -35,6 +35,348 @@
 		"group":					"bagira",
 		"supply_environment":		true,
 		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"binutils version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/binutils.bash 2.13.1",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"bison version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/bison.bash 2.7",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					true,
+		"rectifier":				"components/dependencies/rectify_bison.bash",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"root",
+		"group":					"root",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"diffutils version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/diffutils.bash 2.8.1",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"findutils version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/findutils.bash 2.8.1",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"gawk version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/gawk.bash 4.0.1",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"GCC version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/gcc.bash 5.1",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"g++ version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/g++.bash 5.1",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"grep version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/grep.bash 2.5.1a",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"gzip version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/gzip.bash 1.3.12",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"m4 version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/m4.bash 1.4.10",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"make version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/make.bash 4.0",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"patch version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/patch.bash 2.5.4",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					true,
+		"rectifier":				"components/dependencies/rectify_patch.bash",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"root",
+		"group":					"root",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"perl version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/perl.bash 5.8.8",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"python3 version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/python3.bash 3.4",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"sed version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/sed.bash 4.1.5",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"tar version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/tar.bash 1.22",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"texinfo version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/texinfo.bash 5.0",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					true,
+		"rectifier":				"components/dependencies/rectify_texinfo.bash",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"root",
+		"group":					"root",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"xz version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/xz.bash 5.0.0",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
+	},
+	{
+		"name":						"kernel version check",
+		"target":					"components/dependencies/kernel.bash 4.14",
+		"is_shell_command":			true,
+		"shell_definition":			"bash",
+		"force_pty":				true,
+		"set_working_directory":	false,
+		"working_directory":		"",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"bagira",
+		"group":					"bagira",
+		"supply_environment":		true,
+		"environment":  			"environments/dependencies.env.bash"
 	}
  ]
 }
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units b/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units
index 70b6dbe..c7d865c 100644
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		"target":					"components/stage1/welcome.bash",
 		"is_shell_command":			true,
 		"shell_definition":			"bash",
-		"force_pty":				true,
+		"force_pty":				false,
 		"set_working_directory":	false,
 		"working_directory":		"",
 		"rectify":					false,