diff --git a/scripts/H5root.build b/scripts/H5root.build
index 0f7cc87..8f7e24e 100755
--- a/scripts/H5root.build
+++ b/scripts/H5root.build
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../lib/libem.bash
 
-ROOT='root'
-HDF5='hdf5'
-H5HUT='H5hut'
-H5HUT_VERSION="${H5HUT_VERSION}"
-
 function em.pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }
@@ -20,16 +15,9 @@ function em.configure() {
 		--with-pic
 }
 
-em.set_group "alternatives.d/compiler" "${COMPILER}/${COMPILER_VERSION}"
-em.set_dependencies \
-	 "root/${ROOT_VERSION}"
-em.load_build_dependencies \
-	"autoconf/${AUTOCONF_VERSION}" \
-	"automake/${AUTOMAKE_VERSION}" \
-	"libtool/${LIBTOOL_VERSION}" \
-	"${COMPILER}/${COMPILER_VERSION}" \
-	"${HDF5}/${HDF5_VERSION}" \
-	"${H5HUT}/${H5HUT_VERSION}" \
-	"${ROOT}/${ROOT_VERSION}"
+em.add_to_family 'Tools'
+em.load_family 'Programming'
+em.set_runtime_dependencies "${COMPILER}" 'root'
+em.set_build_dependencies 'autoconf' 'automake' 'libtool' "${COMPILER}" 'hdf5_serial' 'H5hut_serial' 'root'
 em.make_all