diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template b/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template
index aec77314be..79285694d2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 replaces="xbps-base-chroot>=0"
 noarch=yes
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 
 Add_dependency full xbps-triggers
 Add_dependency full base-files
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
index 97028ffb33..cf6e6e4303 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ long_desc="
  installed by any other package and are required on any GNU/Linux system."
 
 noarch=yes
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 
 do_install()
 {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/template b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
index 1302de03b7..12adde5a2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 replaces="xbps-base-files>=0"
 noarch=yes
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 
 conf_files="
 /etc/profile
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bash/template b/srcpkgs/bash/template
index 84889db9c2..fc6ad5a6a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bash/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bash/template
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ long_desc="
  to sixty-four. In addition, most sh scripts can be run by Bash without
  modification."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 register_shell="/bin/bash"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index c9c49689fe..27a4045c29 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ long_desc="
  stripping out symbols (like debugging information) from object files,
  and other tools."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/busybox/template b/srcpkgs/busybox/template
index a3fb3ff081..77b45ea6e9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/busybox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/busybox/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ long_desc="
  very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete
  environment for any small or embedded system."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 replaces="busybox-initramfs>=0"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bzip2/template b/srcpkgs/bzip2/template
index 1378416461..12b23755a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bzip2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bzip2/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ long_desc="
  The archive file format of bzip2 (.bz2) is incompatible with that of its
  predecessor, bzip (.bz)."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="bzip2-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-grep/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-grep/template
index c28ba181c7..91fc9b5a9f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-grep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-grep/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 unset run_depends build_depends revision
 
 revision=2
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 pkgname=chroot-grep
 wrksrc=grep-${version}
 configure_args="--disable-perl-regexp --disable-nls ac_cv_path_GREP=grep"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cloog-ppl/template b/srcpkgs/cloog-ppl/template
index 6e49a58f44..c4040529ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cloog-ppl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cloog-ppl/template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ long_desc="
  parametrized polyhedron or parametrized polyhedra union is reached. CLooG is
  designed to avoid control overhead and to produce a very efficient code."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel" 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run gmp
diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index c8447486e8..28870cecf6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ long_desc="
  faster. Cmp has been moved into this package from the GNU textutils package.
  These programs are usually used for creating patch files."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
 post_install()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/fakeroot/template b/srcpkgs/fakeroot/template
index df05bfc75e..79390cbdb0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fakeroot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fakeroot/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ long_desc="
  around getuid, chown, chmod, mknod, stat, and so on, thereby creating a fake
  root environment."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
 post_install()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index aaa55c9ad3..daa7b5738d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ long_desc="
  File attempts to classify files depending on their contents and prints
  a description if a match is found."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="file-devel"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 4925fcba79..2ca229ae8f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ long_desc="
  for ObjectiveC++ install gcc-objc++, for Go install gcc-go,
  for Fortran install gcc-fortran."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
+
 subpackages="libgcc libgo libssp libssp-devel libstdc++ libstdc++-devel libgomp"
 subpackages="${subpackages} libquadmath libquadmath-devel libgo-devel libgomp-devel"
 subpackages="${subpackages} libmudflap libmudflap-devel libobjc libobjc-devel"
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ Add_dependency build mpc-devel
 Add_dependency build binutils-devel
 Add_dependency build cloog-ppl-devel
 Add_dependency build libelf-devel
+Add_dependency build binutils
+
 
 do_build()
 {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/glibc/template b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
index ae592c2937..9be0869afd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glibc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 # Don't check for deps here
 ignore_vdeps_dir="/usr/lib/gconv"
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 conf_files="/etc/rpc /etc/ld.so.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf"
 subpackages="glibc-devel glibc-locales nscd"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gmp/template b/srcpkgs/gmp/template
index f180b9ecbf..11841c00b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gmp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gmp/template
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ long_desc="
  The advantage for GNU MP increases with the operand sizes for certain
  operations, since GNU MP in many cases has asymptotically faster algorithms."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="gmp-devel"
 Add_dependency build m4
 Add_dependency run libgcc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzip/template b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
index aa146c799b..4116a27b09 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ long_desc="
  and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project uses it as the
  standard compression program for its system."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
 post_build()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
index a8a69b03e2..e272849d47 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ short_desc="The Linux kernel headers for development"
 long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel headers for use in userspace."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 nostrip=yes
 
 do_build()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libelf/template b/srcpkgs/libelf/template
index a66207c62c..1f0138f4f8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libelf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libelf/template
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ long_desc="
  Eli (a state of the art compiler generation system), and Elk (the Extension
  Language Kit - an implementation of the Scheme programming language.)"
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/m4/template b/srcpkgs/m4/template
index 42df264995..723514bc8a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/m4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/m4/template
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ long_desc="
  shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU m4 for
  generating configure scripts, but not for running them."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/make/template b/srcpkgs/make/template
index 0008b20c5c..ba02166d1d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/make/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/make/template
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ long_desc="
  program need to be recompiled and issues the commands to
  recompile them, when necessary."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpc/template b/srcpkgs/mpc/template
index 9aff4ed6c1..dd0c5da32c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpc/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ long_desc="
  high precision and correct rounding of the result. It is built upon and
  follows the same principles as Mpfr."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="mpc-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run gmp
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpfr/template b/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
index 069cce050d..17164abe60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ long_desc="
  see more on the credit page. MPFR is based on the GMP multiple-precision
  library."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run gmp
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index cec54d4e02..1c597a875c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  ecompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.
  Full manual pages are provided for the library and tools."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="ncurses-base ncurses-devel ncurses-libs ncurses-term"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
diff --git a/srcpkgs/patch/template b/srcpkgs/patch/template
index 7251a8bddd..5df7820aa8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/patch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/patch/template
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ long_desc="
 
  This is the GPL version from the Free Software Foundation."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ppl/template b/srcpkgs/ppl/template
index ef271faa66..1804a5c0c7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ppl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ppl/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ long_desc="
  exact-arithmetic version of the simplex algorithm."
 
 disable_parallel_build=yes
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="ppl-devel"
 
 Add_dependency run libgcc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index 00f889a282..d980acbb96 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ long_desc="
  of these.  Note that as of the current version of GNU tar (1.12), gtar
  does not create "correct" ustar archives."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run bzip2
 Add_dependency full gzip
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
index e603a9384b..74acbaa630 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 noarch=yes
 noextract=yes
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 
 do_install()
 {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/template b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
index a2834364a1..47bd4608a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ long_desc="
  is thread safe. The data format used by the library is described
  by RFCs (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952."
 
-base_chroot=yes
+bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="zlib-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
index 3fa26e8dd5..061a2483b0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ autoremove_pkg_dependencies()
 	# If XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS is set, we should remove those
 	# package dependencies installed by the target package, do it.
 	#
-	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$base_chroot" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$bootstrap" ]; then
 		msg_normal "'$pkgname': removing automatically installed dependencies ...\n"
 		# Autoremove installed binary packages.
 		${cmd} -y reconfigure all && ${cmd} -Rpyf autoremove 2>&1 >/dev/null
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ install_pkg_deps()
 		[ $? -eq 0 ] && continue
 
 		prev_pkg="$j"
-		if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$base_chroot" ]; then
+		if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$bootstrap" ]; then
 			install_pkg_from_repos ${j}
 			if [ $? -eq 255 ]; then
 				# xbps-bin returned unexpected error
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ install_pkg_deps()
 		fi
 	done
 
-	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$base_chroot" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$bootstrap" ]; then
 		install_pkg_from_repos ${curpkg}
 		if [ $? -eq 255 ]; then
 			# xbps-bin returned unexpected error
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ install_dependencies_pkg()
 	[ -z "$notinstalled_deps" ] && return 0
 
 	# Install direct build dependencies from binary packages.
-	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$base_chroot" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$bootstrap" ]; then
 		msg_normal "'$pkg': installing dependencies from repositories ...\n"
 		for i in ${notinstalled_deps}; do
 			if [ -z "$pkglist" ]; then
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
index a3cc475c4c..6e78def8d0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _umount()
 	return $?
 }
 
-[ -n "$base_chroot" ] && return 0
+[ -n "$bootstrap" ] && return 0
 
 if [ "${chroot_cmd}" = "chroot" ]; then
 	if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ xbps_chroot_handler()
 	else
 		[ -n "$KEEP_WRKSRC" ] && arg="-C"
 		[ -n "$KEEP_AUTODEPS" ] && arg="$arg -K"
+		[ -n "$DESTDIR_ONLY_INSTALL" ] && arg="$arg -D"
+
 		action="$arg $action"
 		env in_chroot=1 IN_CHROOT=1 LANG=C _ORIGINPKG="$pkg" \
 			${chroot_cmd} $XBPS_MASTERDIR sh -c \
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index dd06f8da72..abe4bc1d7c 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ install_pkg()
 	check_installed_pkg "$pkg"
 	if [ $? -eq 1 -o $? -eq 0 ]; then
 		instver="$($XBPS_PKGDB_CMD version $pkgname)"
-		if [ -n "$instver" ]; then
+		if [ -n "$instver" -a -z "$DESTDIR_ONLY_INSTALL" ]; then
 			echo "=> $pkgname-$instver already installed."
 			return 0
 		fi
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ install_pkg()
 		if [ -d "$wrksrc" -a -z "$KEEP_WRKSRC" ]; then
 			remove_tmpl_wrksrc $wrksrc
 		fi
+		return 0
 	fi
 
 	# Stow package into masterdir.
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ remove_pkg()
 	[ -z $pkgname ] && msg_error "unexistent package, aborting.\n"
 
 	ver=$($XBPS_PKGDB_CMD version $pkgname)
-	stow_pkg_handler unstow || return $?
 
 	for subpkg in ${subpackages}; do
 		if [ -d "$XBPS_DESTDIR/${subpkg}-${ver%_*}" ]; then
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ remove_pkg()
 	[ -f $XBPS_POST_INSTALL_DONE ] && rm -f $XBPS_POST_INSTALL_DONE
 	[ -f $XBPS_INSTALL_DONE ] && rm -f $XBPS_INSTALL_DONE
 
+	stow_pkg_handler unstow || return $?
+
 	[ -n "$found" ] && return 0
 
 	return 1
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
index b8cd315415..96f4ec3d1b 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ reset_tmpl_vars()
 	local TMPL_VARS="pkgname distfiles configure_args \
 			make_build_args make_install_args build_style	\
 			short_desc maintainer long_desc checksum wrksrc	\
-			make_cmd base_chroot register_shell keep_empty_dirs \
+			make_cmd bootstrap register_shell keep_empty_dirs \
 			make_build_target configure_script noextract nofetch \
 			pre_configure pre_build pre_install build_depends \
 			post_configure post_build post_install nostrip \
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ set_tmpl_common_vars()
 
 	. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/install_files.sh
 
+	if [ -n "$IGNORE_BOOTSTRAP_PKGS" ]; then
+		unset bootstrap
+	fi
+
 	FILESDIR=$XBPS_SRCPKGDIR/$pkgname/files
 	PATCHESDIR=$XBPS_SRCPKGDIR/$pkgname/patches
 	DESTDIR=${XBPS_DESTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}
diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index 183edb9795..24b8d58bd0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -315,6 +315,16 @@ else
 fi
 export PATH="$MYPATH"
 
+#
+# If masterdir is ready (base-chroot installed and chroot set up) and
+# XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS enabled, force ignoring rules to handle
+# bootstrap packages.
+#
+if [ -n "$DESTDIR_ONLY_INSTALL" -a -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" \
+     -a -f "$XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_perms_done" ]; then
+	export IGNORE_BOOTSTRAP_PKGS=1
+fi
+
 #
 # Main switch.
 #
@@ -332,7 +342,7 @@ build|configure)
 		_pkgname=$(basename_cwd)
 	fi
 
-	if [ -z "$base_chroot" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
+	if [ -z "$bootstrap" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
 		. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/chroot.sh
 		xbps_chroot_handler $target ${_pkgname}
 	else
@@ -416,7 +426,7 @@ install)
 	fi
 	setup_tmpl ${_pkgname}
 	_ORIGINPKG="${_pkgname}"
-	if [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" -a -z "$base_chroot" ]; then
+	if [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" -a -z "$bootstrap" ]; then
 		. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/chroot.sh
 		xbps_chroot_handler $target ${_ORIGINPKG}
 	else
@@ -448,7 +458,7 @@ remove)
 		_pkgname=$(basename_cwd)
 	fi
 	setup_tmpl ${_pkgname}
-	if [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" -a -z "$base_chroot" ]; then
+	if [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" -a -z "$bootstrap" ]; then
 		. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/chroot.sh
 		xbps_chroot_handler $target ${_pkgname}
         else