diff --git a/recipes/100-getopt b/recipes/100-getopt
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# https://frodo.looijaard.name/project/getopt
+#
+P=getopt
+V=${GETOPT_VERSION:-1.1.6}
+FNAME="$P-$V.tar.gz"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="http://frodo.looijaard.name/system/files/software/$P/$P-$V.tar.gz"
+
+#---
+# build on macOS only
+[[ $(uname -s) == 'Darwin' ]] || exit 0
+
+#---
+source "$(dirname "$0")/librecipes.bash"
+
+#---
+# configure
+# nothing to configure but we need gettext from Macports
+if [[ ! -d '/opt/local/bin' ]] || [[ ! -x '/opt/local/bin/msgfmt' ]]; then
+	echo "gettext port from Macports is required to build 'getopt'!" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+#---
+# compile
+PATH+=':/opt/local/bin'
+declare -x C_INCLUDE_PATH="${PREFIX}/include:/opt/local/include"
+declare -x LDFLAGS="/opt/local/lib/libintl.a /opt/local/lib/libiconv.a -framework CoreFoundation"
+declare -x LIBRARY_PATH="${PREFIX}/lib"
+
+make -e all || exit 1
+
+#---
+# install
+declare -x DESTDIR="${PREFIX}"
+declare -x prefix='' 
+#PATH="${PREFIX}/${UTILBIN_DIR}:${PATH}"
+make -e install
+
+#---
+# post-install
+mv "${PREFIX}/bin/getopt" "${PREFIX}/${UTILBIN_DIR}"
+rm -rf "${PREFIX}/man"
+rm -rf "${PREFIX}/share/locale"
+
+#---
+# Local Variables:
+# mode: sh
+# sh-basic-offset: 8
+# tab-width: 8
+# End:
diff --git a/recipes/110-findutils b/recipes/110-findutils
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/
+#
+P=findutils
+V=${FINDUTILS_VERSION:-4.9.0}
+FNAME="$P-$V.tar.xz"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$P/${FNAME}"
+
+#---
+# build on macOS only
+[[ $(uname -s) == 'Darwin' ]] || exit 0
+
+#---
+source "$(dirname "$0")/librecipes.bash"
+
+#---
+# configure
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}" && cd "$_" || exit ${PB_ERR_SYSTEM}
+loadablesdir="${PREFIX}/${UTILBIN_DIR}/builtins" \
+"${SRC_DIR}/configure" \
+	--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
+	--bindir="${PREFIX}/${UTILBIN_DIR}" \
+        || exit ${PB_ERR_CONFIGURE}
+
+#---
+# compile & install
+make -j ${NJOBS} || exit ${PB_ERR_MAKE}
+make install || exit ${PB_ERR_INSTALL}
+
+#---
+# post-install
+rm -vf "${PREFIX}/share/man/man5/locatedb.5"
+rm -vf "${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/updatedb.1"
+rm -vf "${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/xargs.1"
+rm -vf "${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/locate.1"
+rm -vf "${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/find.1"
+
+#---
+# Local Variables:
+# mode: shell-script-mode
+# sh-basic-offset: 8
+# End:
diff --git a/recipes/librecipes.bash b/recipes/librecipes.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -x
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+shopt -s nullglob
+
+if (( $# == 0 )); then
+	echo "Usage: $0 <dest-dir>" 1>&2 
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+PREFIX="$1"
+if [[ ! -d ${PREFIX} ]]; then
+	echo "Destinstion directory '${PREFIX}' does not exist! Aborting..." 1>&2
+	exit 2
+fi
+TMP_DIR="${PMODULES_TMPDIR:-/var/tmp/${USER}}"
+DOWNLOADS_DIR="${PMODULES_DISTFILESDIR:-${TMP_DIR}/Downloads}"
+SRC_DIR="${TMP_DIR}/$P-$V/src"
+BUILD_DIR="${TMP_DIR}/$P-$V/build"
+SRC_FILE="${DOWNLOADS_DIR}/${FNAME}"
+
+
+declare -ix PB_ERR_ARG=1
+declare -ix PB_ERR_SETUP=2
+declare -ix PB_ERR_SYSTEM=3
+declare -ix PB_ERR_DOWNLOAD=4
+declare -ix PB_ERR_UNTAR=5
+declare -ix PB_ERR_CONFIGURE=6
+declare -ix PB_ERR_MAKE=7
+declare -ix PB_ERR_PRE_INSTALL=8
+declare -ix PB_ERR_INSTALL=9
+declare -ix PB_ERR_POST_INSTALL=10
+declare -ix PB_ERR=255
+declare -ix NJOBS=4
+
+pb_exit() {
+        local -i ec=$?
+        if [[ -n "${BASH_VERSION}" ]]; then
+                local -i n=${#BASH_SOURCE[@]}
+                local -r recipe_name="${BASH_SOURCE[n]}"
+        else
+                local -r recipe_name="${ZSH_ARGZERO}"
+        fi
+        echo -n "${recipe_name}: "
+        if (( ec == 0 )); then
+                echo "done!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_ARG )); then
+                echo "argument error!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_SETUP )); then
+                echo "error in setting everything up!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_SYSTEM )); then
+                echo "unexpected system error!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_DOWNLOAD )); then
+                echo "error in downloading the source file!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_UNTAR )); then
+                echo "error in un-taring the source file!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_CONFIGURE )); then
+                echo "error in configuring the software!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_MAKE )); then
+                echo "error in compiling the software!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_PRE_INSTALL )); then
+                echo "error in pre-installing the software!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_INSTALL )); then
+                echo "error in installing the software!"
+        elif (( ec == PB_ERR_POST_INSTALL )); then
+                echo "error in post-installing the software!"
+        else
+                echo "oops, unknown error!!!"
+        fi
+        exit ${ec}
+}
+#export -f pb_exit > /dev/null
+trap "pb_exit" EXIT
+
+#---
+# download
+mkdir -p "${DOWNLOADS_DIR}" || exit ${PB_ERR_SYSTEM}
+test -r "${SRC_FILE}" || curl -L --output "$_" "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" || exit ${PB_ERR_DOWNLOAD}
+
+#---
+# unpack
+mkdir -p "${SRC_DIR}" && cd "$_" || exit ${PB_ERR_SYSTEM}
+tar --directory "${SRC_DIR}" --strip-components 1 -xv -f "${SRC_FILE}" || exit ${PB_ERR_UNTAR}
+
+#---
+# Local Variables:
+# mode: shell-script-mode
+# sh-basic-offset: 8
+# End: