diff --git a/applets/install.sh b/applets/install.sh
index 4c2a4f1b8..458e65ce9 100755
--- a/applets/install.sh
+++ b/applets/install.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ h=`sort busybox.links | uniq`
 for i in $h ; do
 	mypath=`echo $i | sed -e 's/\(^.*\/\)\(.*\)/\1/g' `;
 	myapp=`echo $i | sed -e 's/\(^.*\/\)\(.*\)/\2/g' `;
-	mkdir -p $1$mypath
 	echo "  $1$mypath$myapp -> /bin/busybox"
-	(cd $1$mypath ; rm -f $1$mypath$myapp ; ln -s /bin/busybox $1$mypath$myapp )
+	mkdir -p $1$mypath
+	(cd $1$mypath && rm -f $1$mypath$myapp && ln -s /bin/busybox $1$mypath$myapp )
 done
 rm -f $1/bin/busybox
 install -m 755 busybox $1/bin/busybox
 
-
+exit 0
diff --git a/coreutils/dd.c b/coreutils/dd.c
index 64948571c..a2dc1c396 100644
--- a/coreutils/dd.c
+++ b/coreutils/dd.c
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@
 
 
 #include "internal.h"
+#include <features.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#if (__GLIBC__ == 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 1)
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#else
+typedef unsigned long long int uintmax_t;
+#endif
 
 static const char dd_usage[] =
 "dd [if=name] [of=name] [bs=n] [count=n]\n\n"
diff --git a/coreutils/mkdir.c b/coreutils/mkdir.c
index 2cd178805..9ea3b4ea0 100644
--- a/coreutils/mkdir.c
+++ b/coreutils/mkdir.c
@@ -80,17 +80,21 @@ extern int mkdir_main(int argc, char **argv)
     while (argc > 0) {
 	int status;
 	struct stat statBuf;
-	status=stat(*argv, &statBuf);
+	char buf[NAME_MAX];
+
+	strcpy (buf, *argv);
+	status=stat(buf, &statBuf);
 	if (status != -1 && status != ENOENT ) {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: File exists\n", *argv);
+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: File exists\n", buf);
 	    exit( FALSE);
 	}
 	if (parentFlag == TRUE) {
-	    createPath(*argv, mode);
+	    strcat( buf, "/");
+	    createPath(buf, mode);
 	}
 	else { 
-	    if (mkdir (*argv, mode) != 0) {
-		perror(*argv);
+	    if (mkdir (buf, mode) != 0) {
+		perror(buf);
 		exit( FALSE);
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/dd.c b/dd.c
index 64948571c..a2dc1c396 100644
--- a/dd.c
+++ b/dd.c
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@
 
 
 #include "internal.h"
+#include <features.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#if (__GLIBC__ == 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 1)
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#else
+typedef unsigned long long int uintmax_t;
+#endif
 
 static const char dd_usage[] =
 "dd [if=name] [of=name] [bs=n] [count=n]\n\n"
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4c2a4f1b8..458e65ce9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ h=`sort busybox.links | uniq`
 for i in $h ; do
 	mypath=`echo $i | sed -e 's/\(^.*\/\)\(.*\)/\1/g' `;
 	myapp=`echo $i | sed -e 's/\(^.*\/\)\(.*\)/\2/g' `;
-	mkdir -p $1$mypath
 	echo "  $1$mypath$myapp -> /bin/busybox"
-	(cd $1$mypath ; rm -f $1$mypath$myapp ; ln -s /bin/busybox $1$mypath$myapp )
+	mkdir -p $1$mypath
+	(cd $1$mypath && rm -f $1$mypath$myapp && ln -s /bin/busybox $1$mypath$myapp )
 done
 rm -f $1/bin/busybox
 install -m 755 busybox $1/bin/busybox
 
-
+exit 0
diff --git a/mkdir.c b/mkdir.c
index 2cd178805..9ea3b4ea0 100644
--- a/mkdir.c
+++ b/mkdir.c
@@ -80,17 +80,21 @@ extern int mkdir_main(int argc, char **argv)
     while (argc > 0) {
 	int status;
 	struct stat statBuf;
-	status=stat(*argv, &statBuf);
+	char buf[NAME_MAX];
+
+	strcpy (buf, *argv);
+	status=stat(buf, &statBuf);
 	if (status != -1 && status != ENOENT ) {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: File exists\n", *argv);
+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: File exists\n", buf);
 	    exit( FALSE);
 	}
 	if (parentFlag == TRUE) {
-	    createPath(*argv, mode);
+	    strcat( buf, "/");
+	    createPath(buf, mode);
 	}
 	else { 
-	    if (mkdir (*argv, mode) != 0) {
-		perror(*argv);
+	    if (mkdir (buf, mode) != 0) {
+		perror(buf);
 		exit( FALSE);
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/utility.c b/utility.c
index 004864a18..011c0cf41 100644
--- a/utility.c
+++ b/utility.c
@@ -481,14 +481,8 @@ extern void createPath (const char *name, int mode)
     char *cpOld;
     char buf[NAME_MAX];
 
-    strcpy (buf, name);
-    if (buf[strlen(buf)]!='/') {
-	buf[strlen(buf)] = '/';
-	buf[strlen(buf)+1] = '\0';
-    }
-
+    strcpy( buf, name);
     cp = strchr (buf, '/');
-
     while (cp) {
 	cpOld = cp;
 	cp = strchr (cp + 1, '/');