diff --git a/config/RULES.Host b/config/RULES.Host
index edab6f88a..ca856dafd 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Host
+++ b/config/RULES.Host
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ vpath %.h $(USER_VPATH)
 vpath %.c $(USER_VPATH) ../os/$(ARCH_CLASS) ../os/generic ..
 vpath %.cc $(USER_VPATH) ../os/$(ARCH_CLASS) ../os/generic ..
 vpath %.rc $(USER_VPATH) ../os/$(ARCH_CLASS) ../os/generic ..
-#	This prevents base/src/include/*.h from being installed. Why??
-#vpath %.h ../os/$(ARCH_CLASS) ../os/generic ..
-vpath %.h $(USER_VPATH)   
 
 #	check for add-on CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS
 #
@@ -330,6 +327,8 @@ endif # LIBRARY
 
 all::	install
 
+build:: inc
+
 build:: $(LIBTARGETS) $(PROD) $(TESTPROD) $(INSTALLS) \
 	$(MENUS) $(RECTYPES) $(BPTS)
 ifdef DBDEXPAND
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ inc:: $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_OSINC)
 
 rebuild:: clean install
 
-install:: inc buildInstall 
+install:: buildInstall 
 
 buildInstall :: build $(TARGETS) \
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPTS) $(INSTALL_PROD) \
diff --git a/config/RULES.Vx b/config/RULES.Vx
index d77adadc9..0481c3253 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Vx
+++ b/config/RULES.Vx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ endif
 
 all:: install 
 
+build:: inc
+
 rebuild:: clean install
 
 pre_build:: 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ endif
 
 inc:: $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_OSINC)
 
-install:: inc buildInstall 
+install:: buildInstall 
 
 buildInstall :: build $(INSTALL_INCREC)\
          $(INSTALL_LIBS) $(INSTALL_LIBS_CXX) \
diff --git a/config/RULES_DIRS b/config/RULES_DIRS
index b8999592e..22ddb2419 100644
--- a/config/RULES_DIRS
+++ b/config/RULES_DIRS
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
  
 
 ARCHS += $(BUILD_ARCHS) host cross
-ACTIONS += clean inc depends buildInstall
+ACTIONS += clean inc depends build install buildInstall
  
 dirPart = $(word 1, $(subst $(DIVIDER), ,$@))
-actionArchPart = $(subst $(dirPart)$(DIVIDER), ,$@)
+actionArchPart = $(join $(word 2, $(subst $(DIVIDER), ,$@)), \
+ $(addprefix $(DIVIDER),$(word 3, $(subst $(DIVIDER), ,$@))))
  
 dirActionArchTargets = $(foreach dir, $(DIRS), \
                        $(foreach action, $(ACTIONS) install,\
@@ -27,12 +28,10 @@ installArchTargets = $(foreach action, install,\
                     $(foreach arch, $(ARCHS), \
                     $(action)$(DIVIDER)$(arch)))
 
-all install :: inc buildInstall 
+all install :: buildInstall 
 
 rebuild:: clean all
 
-$(ARCHS) $(installArchTargets) :: inc
-
 $(DIRS) $(dirActionTargets) $(dirArchTargets)$(dirActionArchTargets) ::
 	$(MAKE) -C $(dirPart) $(actionArchPart)