diff --git a/pkgs/TODO b/pkgs/TODO
index c02c3bf534ac..63ec0c9c47db 100644
--- a/pkgs/TODO
+++ b/pkgs/TODO
@@ -8,5 +8,11 @@
 
 * Bug in ld-wrapper: should source in add-flags (like gcc-wrapper) - then fix uml builder
 
+* In setup.sh: move "test -x $configureScript" into "if test -z $configureScript..."
+
+* In setup.sh: remove bogus stopNest in configureW
+
+* In setup.sh: add configureFlagsArray or something
+
 
 * Inform freedesktop people that Xaw requires Xpm.
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diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/atk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/atk/default.nix
index 1089f571099e..36afb1fb13d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/atk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/atk/default.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 assert pkgconfig != null && glib != null && perl != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "atk-1.2.4";
+  name = "atk-1.6.0";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.2/atk-1.2.4.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "2d6d50df31abe0e8892b5d3e7676a02d";
+    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.4/atk-1.6.0.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "5e699af22a934ea3c1c1ed3742da0500";
   };
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig perl];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [glib];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/glib/default.nix
index 22d01d0d86f6..dcaff4a99d29 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/glib/default.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 assert pkgconfig != null && gettext != null && perl != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "glib-2.2.3";
+  name = "glib-2.4.0";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.2/glib-2.2.3.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "aa214a10d873b68ddd67cd9de2ccae55";
+    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.4/glib-2.4.0.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "0f5f4896782ec7ab6ea8c7c1d9958114";
   };
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig gettext perl];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/gtk+/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/gtk+/default.nix
index e1eef8058035..94eab65ffa9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/gtk+/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/gtk+/default.nix
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ assert x11.buildClientLibs;
 #assert x11 == pango.x11;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "gtk+-2.2.4";
+  name = "gtk+-2.4.0";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.2/gtk+-2.2.4.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "605332199533e73bc6eec481fb4f1671";
+    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.4/gtk+-2.4.0.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "fd16157de447c7f0a86495ad0dc67a1b";
   };
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig perl libtiff libjpeg libpng];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [x11 glib atk pango];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/pango/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/pango/default.nix
index 5d5e5184dda7..ef4f6525b971 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/pango/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/pango/default.nix
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ assert pkgconfig != null && x11 != null && glib != null;
 assert x11.buildClientLibs;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "pango-1.2.5";
+  name = "pango-1.4.0";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.2/pango-1.2.5.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "df00fe3e71cd297010f24f439b6c8ee6";
+    url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.4/pango-1.4.0.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "9b5d9a5dcce5b3899d401f9c2cd6873f";
   };
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [x11 glib];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg/builder.sh
index 16a3d377f17d..4dae40be2f6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjpeg/builder.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-. $stdenv/setup || exit 1
+. $stdenv/setup
 
-tar xvfz $src || exit 1
-cd jpeg-* || exit 1
-./configure --prefix=$out --enable-shared || exit 1
-make || exit 1
-mkdir $out || exit 1
-mkdir $out/bin || exit 1
-mkdir $out/lib || exit 1
-mkdir $out/include || exit 1
-mkdir $out/man || exit 1
-mkdir $out/man/man1 || exit 1
-make install || exit 1
+configureFlags="--enable-shared"
+
+preInstall() {
+    mkdir $out
+    mkdir $out/bin
+    mkdir $out/lib
+    mkdir $out/include
+    mkdir $out/man
+    mkdir $out/man/man1
+}
+preInstall=preInstall
+
+genericBuild
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diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/builder.sh
index 515c3828ca1b..2aace3d271b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/builder.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-buildInputs="$zlib"
 . $stdenv/setup
 
-tar xvfj $src
-cd libpng-*
-make -f scripts/makefile.linux
-mkdir $out
-mkdir $out/bin
-mkdir $out/lib
-mkdir $out/include
-make -f scripts/makefile.linux install prefix=$out
-strip -S $out/lib/*.a
+makeFlags="-f scripts/makefile.linux"
 
-mkdir $out/nix-support
-echo "$zlib" > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
+preInstall() {
+    mkdir $out
+    mkdir $out/bin
+    mkdir $out/lib
+    mkdir $out/include
+}
+preInstall=preInstall
+
+installFlags="-f scripts/makefile.linux install prefix=$out"
+
+genericBuild
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diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix
index cb651485b69d..d149961f5899 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/png-mng/libpng-1.2.5.tar.bz2;
     md5 = "3fc28af730f12ace49b14568de4ad934";
   };
-  zlib = zlib;
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [zlib];
+  inherit zlib;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/builder.sh
index b26eba9c5668..b627e0ecaabb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/builder.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-buildinputs="$zlib $libjpeg"
 . $stdenv/setup
 
-tar xvfz $src
-cd tiff-*
-./configure --prefix=$out --with-DIR_MAN=$out/man \
- --with-ZIP --with-JPEG \
- --with-DIRS_LIBINC="$zlib/include $libjpeg/include"
-make
-mkdir $out
-make install
-strip -S $out/lib/*.a
+configureFlags="--with-DIR_MAN=$out/man --with-ZIP --with-JPEG"
 
-mkdir $out/nix-support
-echo "$zlib $libjpeg" > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
index 4cfe16e485c5..209fc6fb9721 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtiff/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/pub/libtiff/tiff-v3.5.7.tar.gz;
     md5 = "82243b5ae9b7c9e492aeebc501680990";
   };
-  zlib = zlib;
-  libjpeg = libjpeg;
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [zlib libjpeg];
+  inherit zlib libjpeg;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/pkgconfig/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/pkgconfig/builder.sh
index c48fd9dbeb1e..39df58f39bf8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/pkgconfig/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/pkgconfig/builder.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 . $stdenv/setup
 
-tar xvfz $src
-cd pkgconfig-*
-./configure --prefix=$out
-make
-mkdir $out
-make install
+postInstall() {
+    test -x $out/nix-support || mkdir $out/nix-support
+    cp $setupHook $out/nix-support/setup-hook
+}
+postInstall=postInstall
+
+genericBuild
 
-mkdir $out/nix-support
-cp $setupHook $out/nix-support/setup-hook
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