Index: head/Mk/Uses/gnome.mk
===================================================================
--- head/Mk/Uses/gnome.mk
+++ head/Mk/Uses/gnome.mk
@@ -670,19 +670,14 @@
 _INCLUDE_USES_GNOME_POST_MK=     yes
 
 .if defined(GNOME_PRE_PATCH)
-
 _USES_patch+=	290:gnome-pre-patch
-
 gnome-pre-patch:
 	@${GNOME_PRE_PATCH:C/^;//1}
 .endif
 
-.if defined(GCONF_SCHEMAS) || defined(INSTALLS_OMF) || defined(INSTALLS_ICONS) \
-	|| defined(GLIB_SCHEMAS)
-_USES_install+=	690:gnome-post-install
-
-gnome-post-install:
-.  if defined(GCONF_SCHEMAS)
+.if defined(GCONF_SCHEMAS)
+_USES_install+=	690:gnome-post-gconf-schemas
+gnome-post-gconf-schemas:
 	@for i in ${GCONF_SCHEMAS}; do \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "@postunexec env GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml:${GCONF_CONFIG_OPTIONS}:%D/${GCONF_CONFIG_DIRECTORY} HOME=${WRKDIR} gconftool-2 --makefile-uninstall-rule %D/etc/gconf/schemas/$${i} > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
 			>> ${TMPPLIST}; \
@@ -690,27 +685,33 @@
 		${ECHO_CMD} "@postexec env GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml:${GCONF_CONFIG_OPTIONS}:%D/${GCONF_CONFIG_DIRECTORY} HOME=${WRKDIR} gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule %D/etc/gconf/schemas/$${i} > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
 			>> ${TMPPLIST}; \
 	done
-.  endif
+.endif
 
 # we put the @unexec behind the plist schema entry, because it compiles files 
 # in the directory. So we should remove the port file first before recompiling.
-.  if defined(GLIB_SCHEMAS)
+.if defined(GLIB_SCHEMAS)
+_USES_install+=	690:gnome-post-glib-schemas
+gnome-post-glib-schemas:
 	@for i in ${GLIB_SCHEMAS}; do \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "share/glib-2.0/schemas/$${i}" >> ${TMPPLIST}; \
 	done
 	@${ECHO_CMD} "@glib-schemas" >> ${TMPPLIST};
 .endif
 
-.  if defined(INSTALLS_OMF)
+.if defined(INSTALLS_OMF)
+_USES_install+=	690:gnome-post-omf
+gnome-post-omf:
 	@for i in `${GREP} "\.omf$$" ${TMPPLIST}`; do \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "@postexec scrollkeeper-install -q %D/$${i} 2>/dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
 			>> ${TMPPLIST}; \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "@postunexec scrollkeeper-uninstall -q %D/$${i} 2>/dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
 			>> ${TMPPLIST}; \
 	done
-.  endif
+.endif
 
-.  if defined(INSTALLS_ICONS)
+.if defined(INSTALLS_ICONS)
+_USES_install+=	690:gnome-post-icons
+gnome-post-icons:
 	@${RM} -f ${TMPPLIST}.icons1
 	@for i in `${GREP} "^share/icons/.*/" ${TMPPLIST} | ${CUT} -d / -f 1-3 | ${SORT} -u`; do \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "@rmtry $${i}/icon-theme.cache" \
@@ -725,7 +726,6 @@
 		${RM} -f ${TMPPLIST}.icons1; \
 		${MV} -f ${TMPPLIST}.icons2 ${TMPPLIST}; \
 	fi
-.  endif
 .endif
 
 .endif
Index: head/Mk/Uses/pear.mk
===================================================================
--- head/Mk/Uses/pear.mk
+++ head/Mk/Uses/pear.mk
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 .if defined(_POSTMKINCLUDED) && !defined(_INCLUDE_USES_PEAR_POST_MK)
 _INCLUDE_USES_PEAR_POST_MK=	yes
 
+_USES_install+=	250:pear-pre-install
 pear-pre-install:
 .if exists(${LOCALBASE}/lib/php.DIST_PHP)	\
 	|| exists(${PHP_BASE}/lib/php.DIST_PHP)	\
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@
 	      ) | ${SORT} -ur
 
 .if !defined(USE_PHPIZE)
-do-autogenerate-plist: patch
+_USES_install+=	260:do-autogenerate-plist
+do-autogenerate-plist:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===>   Generating packing list with pear"
 	@${LN} -sf ${WRKDIR}/package.xml ${WRKSRC}/package.xml
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${PEAR} install -n -f -P ${WRKDIR}/inst package.xml > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
@@ -128,9 +130,7 @@
 	@cd ${WRKDIR}/inst/${PREFIX} && ${FIND} . -type f | ${SORT} \
 	| ${CUT} -c 3- >> ${PLIST}
 
-pre-install:	pear-pre-install do-autogenerate-plist do-generate-deinstall-script
-do-install:	do-auto-install pear-post-install
-
+_USES_install+=	450:do-auto-install
 do-auto-install:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${PEAR} install -n -f -P ${STAGEDIR} package.xml
 # Clean up orphans re-generated by pear-install
@@ -140,9 +140,11 @@
 .endfor
 .endif
 
+_USES_install+=	270:do-generate-deinstall-script
 do-generate-deinstall-script:
 	@${SED} ${_SUB_LIST_TEMP} -e '/^@comment /d' ${PORTSDIR}/devel/pear/pear-deinstall.in > ${WRKDIR}/pear-deinstall
 
+_USES_install+=	460:pear-post-install
 pear-post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PKGREGDIR}
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/package.xml ${STAGEDIR}${PKGREGDIR}
Index: head/Mk/Uses/python.mk
===================================================================
--- head/Mk/Uses/python.mk
+++ head/Mk/Uses/python.mk
@@ -494,11 +494,12 @@
 PYDISTUTILS_EGGINFO?=	${PYDISTUTILS_PKGNAME:C/[^A-Za-z0-9.]+/_/g}-${PYDISTUTILS_PKGVERSION:C/[^A-Za-z0-9.]+/_/g}-py${PYTHON_VER}.egg-info
 PYDISTUTILS_EGGINFODIR?=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
-add-plist-egginfo:
 .if !defined(_PYTHON_FEATURE_NOEGGINFO) && \
 	!defined(_PYTHON_FEATURE_AUTOPLIST) && \
 	defined(_PYTHON_FEATURE_DISTUTILS) && \
 	defined(PYTHON_REL)
+_USES_stage+=	933:add-plist-egginfo
+add-plist-egginfo:
 . for egginfo in ${PYDISTUTILS_EGGINFO}
 	if [ -d "${PYDISTUTILS_EGGINFODIR}/${egginfo}" ]; then \
 		${LS} ${PYDISTUTILS_EGGINFODIR}/${egginfo} | while read f; do \
@@ -506,15 +507,13 @@
 		done; \
 	fi;
 . endfor
-.else
-	@${DO_NADA}
 .endif
 
 .if defined(_PYTHON_FEATURE_AUTOPLIST) && defined(_PYTHON_FEATURE_DISTUTILS)
 _RELSITELIBDIR=	${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR:S;${PREFIX}/;;}
 _RELLIBDIR=		${PYTHONPREFIX_LIBDIR:S;${PREFIX}/;;}
 
-add-plist-post:	add-plist-pymod
+_USES_stage+=	934:add-plist-pymod
 add-plist-pymod:
 	@${SED} -e 's|^${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/||' \
 		-e 's|^${PREFIX}/||' \
@@ -533,7 +532,8 @@
 .else
 PYOEXTENSION=	opt-1.pyc
 .endif
-add-plist-post:
+_USES_stage+=	935:add-plist-python
+add-plist-python:
 	@${AWK} '\
 		/\.py[co]$$/ && !($$0 ~ "/" pc "/") {id = match($$0, /\/[^\/]+\.py[co]$$/); if (id != 0) {d = substr($$0, 1, RSTART - 1); dirs[d] = 1}; sub(/\.pyc$$/,  "." mt "&"); sub(/\.pyo$$/, "." mt "." pyo); sub(/[^\/]+\.py[co]$$/, pc "/&"); print; next} \
 		/^@dirrm / {d = substr($$0, 8); if (d in dirs) {print $$0 "/" pc}; print $$0; next} \
@@ -622,7 +622,5 @@
 do-install:
 	@(cd ${INSTALL_WRKSRC}; ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} ${PYDISTUTILS_SETUP} ${PYDISTUTILS_INSTALL_TARGET} ${PYDISTUTILS_INSTALLARGS})
 .endif
-
-add-plist-post: add-plist-egginfo
 .endif # defined(_PYTHON_FEATURE_DISTUTILS)
 .endif # defined(_POSTMKINCLUDED) && !defined(_INCLUDE_USES_PYTHON_POST_MK)
Index: head/Mk/Uses/qmake.mk
===================================================================
--- head/Mk/Uses/qmake.mk
+++ head/Mk/Uses/qmake.mk
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@
 		${SETENV} ${QMAKE_ENV} ${_QMAKE} ${QMAKE_ARGS} ${QMAKE_SOURCE_PATH}
 
 .if !target(do-configure) && ! ${qmake_ARGS:M_env}
-do-configure: qmake-configure
-	@${DO_NADA}
+_USES_configure+=	450:qmake-configure
 .endif
 
 .endif # !defined(_INCLUDE_USES_QMAKE_MK)