diff --git a/data/pkgconfig.sh b/data/pkgconfig.sh
index 95a0ac9..83479f5 100755
--- a/data/pkgconfig.sh
+++ b/data/pkgconfig.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ PREFIX="/usr/local"
 [ -f "../config.sh" ] && . "../config.sh"
 DEBUG="_debug"
 DEVNULL="/dev/null"
+PROGNAME="pkgconfig.sh"
 #executables
 INSTALL="install -m 0644"
 MKDIR="mkdir -m 0755 -p"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ SED="sed"
 #debug
 _debug()
 {
-	echo "$@" 1>&2
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
 	"$@"
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ _debug()
 #error
 _error()
 {
-	echo "pkgconfig.sh: $@" 1>&2
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
 	return 2
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ _error()
 #usage
 _usage()
 {
-	echo "Usage: pkgconfig.sh [-c|-i|-u][-P prefix] target..." 1>&2
+	echo "Usage: $PROGNAME [-c|-i|-u][-P prefix] target..." 1>&2
 	return 1
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
 fi
 
 PKGCONFIG="$PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig"
+exec 3>&1
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
 	shift
@@ -121,7 +123,11 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	if [ "$install" -eq 1 ]; then
 		source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
 		$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$PKGCONFIG"			|| exit 2
-		$DEBUG $INSTALL "$target" "$PKGCONFIG/$source"	|| exit 2
+		basename="$source"
+		if [ "${source##*/}" != "$source" ]; then
+			basename="${source##*/}"
+		fi
+		$DEBUG $INSTALL "$target" "$PKGCONFIG/$basename"|| exit 2
 		continue
 	fi
 
diff --git a/doc/docbook.sh b/doc/docbook.sh
index fda4e2d..620374f 100755
--- a/doc/docbook.sh
+++ b/doc/docbook.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ XSLTPROC="xsltproc --nonet --xinclude"
 #debug
 _debug()
 {
-	echo "$@" 1>&2
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
 	"$@"
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ fi
 [ -z "$DATADIR" ] && DATADIR="$PREFIX/share"
 [ -z "$MANDIR" ] && MANDIR="$DATADIR/man"
 
+exec 3>&1
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
 	shift
@@ -194,7 +195,11 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	#install
 	if [ "$install" -eq 1 ]; then
 		source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
-		$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$instdir"			|| exit 2
+		dirname=
+		if [ "${source%/*}" != "$source" ]; then
+			dirname="/${source%/*}"
+		fi
+		$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$instdir$dirname"		|| exit 2
 		$DEBUG $INSTALL "$target" "$instdir/$source"	|| exit 2
 		continue
 	fi
diff --git a/doc/gtkdoc.sh b/doc/gtkdoc.sh
index 7435a5e..b32791c 100755
--- a/doc/gtkdoc.sh
+++ b/doc/gtkdoc.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ TOUCH="touch"
 #debug
 _debug()
 {
-	echo "$@" 1>&2
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
 	"$@"
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ MODULE="$PACKAGE"
 [ -z "$DATADIR" ] && DATADIR="$PREFIX/share"
 instdir="$DATADIR/gtk-doc/html"
 
+exec 3>&1
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
 	target="${target#$OBJDIR}"
diff --git a/tools/appbroker.sh b/tools/appbroker.sh
index 6ab2e33..d0d1e9c 100755
--- a/tools/appbroker.sh
+++ b/tools/appbroker.sh
@@ -28,13 +28,32 @@
 PROGNAME="appbroker.sh"
 #executables
 APPBROKER="AppBroker"
+DEBUG="_debug"
 
 
 #functions
+#appbroker
+_appbroker()
+{
+	target="$1"
+	appinterface="$2"
+
+	$DEBUG $APPBROKER -o "$target" "$appinterface"
+}
+
+
+#debug
+_debug()
+{
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
+	"$@"
+}
+
+
 #usage
 _usage()
 {
-	echo "Usage: $APPBROKER target" 1>&2
+	echo "Usage: $PROGNAME [-c] target..." 1>&2
 	return 1
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +69,7 @@ while getopts "cO:P:" name; do
 			export "${OPTARG%%=*}"="${OPTARG#*=}"
 			;;
 		P)
-			#we can ignore it
+			#XXX ignored for compatibility
 			;;
 		?)
 			_usage
@@ -58,16 +77,21 @@ while getopts "cO:P:" name; do
 			;;
 	esac
 done
-shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
-if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	_usage
 	exit $?
 fi
 
 [ "$clean" -ne 0 ] && exit 0
 
-target="$1"
-source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
-APPINTERFACE="${source##*/}"
-APPINTERFACE="../data/${APPINTERFACE%%.h}.interface"
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${OBJDIR}../src" $APPBROKER -o "$target" "$APPINTERFACE"
+exec 3>&1
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+	target="$1"
+	shift
+
+	source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
+	appinterface="${source##*/}"
+	appinterface="../data/${appinterface%%.h}.interface"
+	_appbroker "$target" "$appinterface"			|| exit 2
+done