diff --git a/lefdef/CMakeLists.txt b/lefdef/CMakeLists.txt
index ece775b3..9e9d4bbf 100644
--- a/lefdef/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lefdef/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  project(LEFDEF)
 
  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
+ set(ignoreVariables "${BUILD_DOC} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}")
 
  list(INSERT CMAKE_MODULE_PATH 0 "${DESTDIR}$ENV{CORIOLIS_TOP}/share/cmake/Modules/")
  find_package(Bootstrap REQUIRED)
diff --git a/lefdef/src/def/def/CMakeLists.txt b/lefdef/src/def/def/CMakeLists.txt
index a7399406..227ff104 100644
--- a/lefdef/src/def/def/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lefdef/src/def/def/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
                              )
       
                          set ( DefParserGrammar  ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/def/def/def.y )
-          add_custom_command ( MAIN_DEPENDENCY   ${DefParserGrammar}
-                               COMMAND  ${BISON_EXECUTABLE} 
-                               ARGS     -v -p defyy -d ${DefParserGrammar} -o def.tab.cpp 
-                               COMMAND  mv
-                               ARGS     def.tab.hpp ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/def/def/def.tab.h
-                               OUTPUT   def.tab.cpp
+          add_custom_command ( OUTPUT   def.tab.cpp
+                               DEPENDS  ${DefParserGrammar}
+                               COMMAND  ${BISON_EXECUTABLE} -v -p defyy -d ${DefParserGrammar} -o def.tab.cpp 
+                               COMMAND  mv def.tab.hpp ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/def/def/def.tab.h
+                              #COMMAND  mv def.tab.cpp ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/def/def/def.tab.cpp
+                               COMMENT  "Generating DEF parser (bison)"
                              )
  set_source_files_properties ( def.tab.cpp GENERATED )
 
diff --git a/lefdef/src/def/defzlib/CMakeLists.txt b/lefdef/src/def/defzlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 16904e7b..63d1d268 100644
--- a/lefdef/src/def/defzlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lefdef/src/def/defzlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                              )
 
                  add_library ( defzlib  ${cpps} )
+       target_link_libraries ( defzlib  def )
        set_target_properties ( defzlib  PROPERTIES VERSION 5.8 SOVERSION 5 )
       
                      install ( TARGETS  defzlib DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX} )
diff --git a/lefdef/src/lef/lef/CMakeLists.txt b/lefdef/src/lef/lef/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ce435ae..e347cf03 100644
--- a/lefdef/src/lef/lef/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lefdef/src/lef/lef/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
                                         lefwWriterCalls.hpp
                              )
       
-                         set ( cpps     crypt.cpp
-                                        lef.tab.cpp
+                         set ( cpps     lef.tab.cpp
+                                        crypt.cpp
                                         lef_keywords.cpp
                                         lefiArray.cpp
                                         lefiCrossTalk.cpp
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@
                              )
       
                          set ( LefParserGrammar  ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lef/lef/lef.y )
-          add_custom_command ( MAIN_DEPENDENCY   ${LefParserGrammar}
-                               COMMAND  ${BISON_EXECUTABLE} 
-                               ARGS     -v -p lefyy -d ${LefParserGrammar} -o lef.tab.cpp 
-                               COMMAND  mv
-                               ARGS     lef.tab.hpp ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lef/lef/lef.tab.h
-                               OUTPUT   lef.tab.cpp
-                             )
- set_source_files_properties ( lef.tab.cpp GENERATED )
 
                  add_library ( lef      ${cpps} )
        set_target_properties ( lef      PROPERTIES VERSION 5.8 SOVERSION 5 )
+          add_custom_command ( OUTPUT   lef.tab.cpp
+                               DEPENDS  ${LefParserGrammar}
+                               COMMAND  ${BISON_EXECUTABLE} -v -p lefyy -d ${LefParserGrammar} -o lef.tab.cpp 
+                               COMMAND  mv lef.tab.hpp ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lef/lef/lef.tab.h
+                              #COMMAND  mv lef.tab.cpp ${LEFDEF_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lef/lef/lef.tab.cpp
+                               COMMENT  "Generating LEF parser (bison)"
+                             )
+ set_source_files_properties ( lef.tab.cpp GENERATED )
       
                      install ( TARGETS  lef DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX} )
                      install ( FILES    ${includes} DESTINATION include/lefdef ) 
diff --git a/lefdef/src/lef/lefzlib/CMakeLists.txt b/lefdef/src/lef/lefzlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 9615d6bf..3028f876 100644
--- a/lefdef/src/lef/lefzlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lefdef/src/lef/lefzlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                              )
 
                  add_library ( lefzlib  ${cpps} )
+       target_link_libraries ( lefzlib  lef )
        set_target_properties ( lefzlib  PROPERTIES VERSION 5.8 SOVERSION 5 )
       
                      install ( TARGETS  lefzlib DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX} )