diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 2b6386041..d2ddfae03 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ endif
 
 $(TESTPRODNAME) $(PRODNAME): $(PRODUCT_OBJS) $(PROD_RESS) $(PROD_DEPLIBS)
 
-$(TESTPRODNAME) $(PRODNAME): %$(EXE): | $(INSTALL_LIB)
+$(TESTPRODNAME) $(PRODNAME): %$(EXE):
 	@$(RM) $@
-	$(LINK.cpp)
+	$(DEBUGCMD) $(LINK.cpp)
 	$(MT_EXE_COMMAND)
 
 %_ctdt$(OBJ) : %_ctdt.c
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ $(LOADABLE_SHRLIBNAME): $(LOADABLE_SHRLIB_PREFIX)%$(LOADABLE_SHRLIB_SUFFIX):
 	$(LINK.shrlib)
 	$(MT_DLL_COMMAND)
 
-$(LIBNAME) $(SHRLIBNAME) $(LOADABLE_SHRLIBNAME): | $(INSTALL_LIB)
-$(INSTALL_LIB):
-	@$(MKDIR) $@
-
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 # C++ munching for VxWorks
 
@@ -488,11 +484,9 @@ $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%: ../%
 	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(TCLINDEX),)
 $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/$(TCLINDEX): $(INSTALL_TCLLIBS)
 	$(ECHO) "Updating $@"
 	$(ECHO) eval auto_mkindex $(INSTALL_TCLLIB) "$(TCLLIBNAME)" | tclsh
-endif
 
 $(INSTALL_LOADABLE_SHRLIBS): $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)/%: %
 	$(ECHO) "Installing loadable shared library $@"