diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 24b292b5..f1ff3052 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ $(APIINDEX): @srcdir@/docs/Doxyfile \
 
 .PHONY: strip sex love war
 strip: all
-	-strip --strip-debug --discard-locals $(PROGS) $(SLIBS)
+	-strip --preserve-dates --strip-debug --discard-locals $(PROGS) $(SLIBS)
 
 sex: strip
 	@echo 'Stripped for you!'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e7386446..7be06c54 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PACKAGE_RELEASE="1"
 PACKAGE_STATUS="devel"
 PACKAGE_REVISION=`svn info 2>/dev/null | sed -n 's,^Revision: *,,p'`
 test -z "$PACKAGE_REVISION" && PACKAGE_REVISION=`cat "$srcdir/packing/revision.txt" 2>/dev/null`
+AC_ARG_WITH(status,AC_HELP_STRING([--with-status=NAME],[use NAME as package status]),[PACKAGE_STATUS=$withval])
 
 PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR="${PACKAGE_VERSION%%.*}"
 PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR="${PACKAGE_VERSION#*.}"
diff --git a/engine/Makefile.in b/engine/Makefile.in
index d6453890..ffb90922 100644
--- a/engine/Makefile.in
+++ b/engine/Makefile.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CXX := @CXX@ -Wall
 OBJCXX := @CXX@ -Wall
 SED := sed
 DEFS :=
+LIBENG:=
 LIBAUX:= @DLOPEN_LIB@ @LIBS@
 LIBTHR:= @THREAD_LIB@
 INCLUDES := -I.. -I@top_srcdir@
@@ -138,4 +139,4 @@ Makefile: @srcdir@/Makefile.in $(MKDEPS)
 	cd .. && ./config.status
 
 ../$(YLIB): $(LIBOBJS) $(LIBS)
-	$(LINK) -o $@ $(SONAME_OPT)$(YLIB) $^ $(LIBTHR) $(LIBAUX) $(MACOSX_LIB) @RESOLV_LIB@
+	$(LINK) -o $@ $(SONAME_OPT)$(YLIB) $^ $(LIBTHR) $(LIBAUX) $(LIBENG) $(MACOSX_LIB) @RESOLV_LIB@
diff --git a/packing/rpm/yate.spec.in b/packing/rpm/yate.spec.in
index a4208086..bc9026f6 100644
--- a/packing/rpm/yate.spec.in
+++ b/packing/rpm/yate.spec.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 %{!?systemd:%define systemd %(test -x /usr/bin/systemd && echo 1 || echo 0)}
 %{!?_unitdir:%define _unitdir /usr/lib/systemd/system}
 %{!?dist:%define dist %{nil}}
+%{!?status:%define status @PACKAGE_STATUS@}
 %{!?revision:%define revision %{nil}}
 %{?nodeps:%define no_auto_deps 1}
 %{?nopstn:%define no_pstn 1}
@@ -65,13 +66,15 @@
 Summary:	Yet Another Telephony Engine
 Name:     	@PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 Version: 	@PACKAGE_VERSION@
-Release:	@PACKAGE_STATUS@%{revision}@PACKAGE_RELEASE@%{dist}
+Release:	%{status}%{revision}@PACKAGE_RELEASE@%{dist}
 License:	GPL
 Packager:	Paul Chitescu <paulc@voip.null.ro>
 Source:		http://yate.null.ro/tarballs/@PACKAGE_TARNAME@@PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR@/@PACKAGE_TARNAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@-@PACKAGE_STATUS@@PACKAGE_RELEASE@.tar.gz
 Group:		Applications/Communications
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 URL:		http://yate.null.ro/
+%{?extra_prov:Provides: %{?extra_prov}}
+%{?extra_reqs:Requires: %{?extra_reqs}}
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 # Distro maintainers please add other BuildRequires below this line
 
@@ -497,6 +500,9 @@ test -x /usr/bin/update-menus && /usr/bin/update-menus || /bin/true
 %postun qt4
 test -x /usr/bin/update-menus && /usr/bin/update-menus || /bin/true
 
+%define conf_gui %{nil}
+%else
+%define conf_gui --without-libqt4
 %endif
 
 
@@ -650,11 +656,12 @@ chmod +x %{local_find_requires} %{local_find_provides}
 	--libdir=%{_libdir} --mandir=%{_mandir} --with-archlib=%{_lib} \
 	--without-amrnb \
 	--without-spandsp --without-coredumper \
-	%{conf_sctp} %{conf_h323} %{conf_pstn} %{conf_usb}
-make %{stripped}
+	%{conf_sctp} %{conf_h323} %{conf_pstn} %{conf_usb} %{conf_gui} %{?extra_conf}
+make %{stripped} %{?extra_make}
+%{?extra_step}
 
 %install
-make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} %{?extra_make}
 rm %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/yate/amrnbcodec.conf
 rm %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/yate/radiotest.conf
 %if "%{systemd}" != "0"
@@ -666,6 +673,10 @@ cp -p %{_builddir}/%{name}/packing/rpm/yate.init %{buildroot}%{_initrddir}/yate
 %endif
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d
 cp -p %{_builddir}/%{name}/packing/yate.logrotate %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/yate
+%if "%{?extra_inst}"
+export DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+%{?extra_inst}
+%endif
 
 %clean
 # make clean