diff --git a/README b/README
index 6f0c285d..f0729f42 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
-see also http://www.altlinux.org/Mkimage/Profiles/next
+see also http://www.altlinux.org/Mkimage/Profiles/next;
+quickstart:
+
+make distclean server-light.iso
+
+Концепция:
+- метапрофиль служит репозиторием всего возможно нужного для
+  построения индивидуального профиля, по которому создаётся
+  итоговый дистрибутив
+
+Особенности:
+- метапрофиль может быть полностью read-only
+- для сборки подыскивается предпочтительно tmpfs
+- в профиль копируются только нужные объекты
 
 Объекты:
 - дистрибутивы: distro.mk, могут основываться один на другом;
diff --git a/clean.mk b/clean.mk
index 4e7f5605..2aed2fe4 100644
--- a/clean.mk
+++ b/clean.mk
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 clean:
 	@echo '** cleaning up...'
 	@[ -d build/ ] && \
-		make -C build/ $@ GLOBAL_BUILDDIR=$(shell readlink build) \
+		$(MAKE) -C build/ $@ GLOBAL_BUILDDIR=$(shell readlink build) \
 	||:
 
 distclean: clean
 	@[ -d build/ ] && \
 		rm -rf build/.git; \
-		make -C build/ $@ GLOBAL_BUILDDIR=$(shell readlink build) && \
+		$(MAKE) -C build/ $@ GLOBAL_BUILDDIR=$(shell readlink build) && \
 		rm -r $(shell readlink build) && \
 		rm build \
 	||:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
deleted file mode 100755
index 136d3215..00000000
--- a/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# this is a chinese configure script:
-# it would take any parameters,
-# nod the head intelligently,
-# and hide 'em beneath the clothes
-# (until time comes)
-
-PARAMS="$@"
-# TODO: grep/validate?
-
-# create suitable temporary directory for this build, then
-# copy profiles there to configure a copy, not master tree
-# keeping profile itself completely readonly would be nice
-
-#export BUILDDIR="$(bin/mktmpdir mkimage-profiles.build)"
-#ls -ld $BUILDDIR
-
-#find image.in -type f -print0 | xargs -r0 cp -at "$BUILDDIR"/ --
-#rsync -qaH --delete image.in/ "$BUILDDIR"/
-#rm -f "$BUILDDIR"/.config.mk
-#touch "$BUILDDIR"/.config.mk
-#mkdir "$BUILDDIR"/.mki
-#rm -f build
-#[ -w . ] \
-#&& ln -sf "$BUILDDIR" build \
-#|| echo "profile directory readonly: skipping symlinks, env only"
-
-# remember all those --with-*?  we'll pass them downstream, honestly
-#echo "$PARAMS" > "$BUILDDIR"/.with
diff --git a/distro.mk b/distro.mk
index c38a14be..e0938030 100644
--- a/distro.mk
+++ b/distro.mk
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ CONFIG = $(BUILDDIR)/.config.mk
 -include features.in/*/config.mk
 
 # put(), add(), set(), tags()
-include functions.mk
-
-# request particular image subprofile inclusion
-sub/%:
-	$(call put,SUBPROFILES+=$(@:sub/%=%))
-
-# package list names are relative to pkg/lists/
+#
+# package list names are considered relative to pkg/lists/
 #
 #  $(VAR) will be substituted before writing them to $(CONFIG);
 # $$(VAR) will remain unsubstituted util $(CONFIG) is included
@@ -19,7 +14,12 @@ sub/%:
 #         can change its value during configuration _before_
 #         it's actually used)
 #
-# tags do boolean expressions: (tag1 && !(tag2 || tag3))
+# tags can do boolean expressions: (tag1 && !(tag2 || tag3))
+include functions.mk
+
+# request particular image subprofile inclusion
+sub/%:
+	$(call add,SUBPROFILES,$(@:sub/%=%))
 
 distro/init:
 	@echo "** starting distro configuration build process"
diff --git a/features.in/Makefile b/features.in/Makefile
index 6f1e1152..4bf8f1fa 100644
--- a/features.in/Makefile
+++ b/features.in/Makefile
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ include $(BUILDDIR)/.config.mk
 
 # make rsync backups
 all:
-	for dir in $(FEATURES); do \
+	@for dir in $(FEATURES); do \
 		for sub in $(SUBPROFILES); do \
 			dest=$${sub%stage1}; \
-			echo "dir/sub: [$$dir/$$sub/]" && \
 			[ -d $$dir/$$sub/ ] && \
-			echo rsync -ab $$dir/$$sub/ $(BUILDDIR)/$$dest/ && \
 			rsync -ab $$dir/$$sub/ $(BUILDDIR)/$$dest/ && \
 			cd $(BUILDDIR)/$$dest/ && \
 			git add . && \
 			git commit -qam "$@/$$dir/$$sub" && \
 			cd ->&/dev/null; \
 		done; \
-	done; \
-	find $(BUILDDIR) -name '*~'
+	done
 	@# these might signal of file clashes (or plain dirt)
+	@find $(BUILDDIR) -name '*~'
diff --git a/image.in/globals.mk.in b/image.in/globals.mk.in
index ea4f569c..39611c96 100644
--- a/image.in/globals.mk.in
+++ b/image.in/globals.mk.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export
-MKIMAGE_PREFIX=@MKIMAGE_PREFIX@
-GLOBAL_HSH_APT_CONFIG=@APTCONF@
-GLOBAL_VERBOSE=0
+MKIMAGE_PREFIX = @MKIMAGE_PREFIX@
+GLOBAL_HSH_APT_CONFIG = @APTCONF@
+GLOBAL_VERBOSE ?= 0
diff --git a/iso.mk b/iso.mk
index e0212f3a..97dcd8c9 100644
--- a/iso.mk
+++ b/iso.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 iso:
 	@echo "** starting image build process"
-	@### setup GLOBAL_BOOT_TYPE, etc
 	(cd $(BUILDDIR)/; autoconf; ./configure --with-aptconf=$(HOME)/apt/apt.conf)	###
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILDDIR)/ GLOBAL_BUILDDIR=$(BUILDDIR)
-	@# check iso size
diff --git a/profile.mk b/profile.mk
index 55177084..5094ac2a 100644
--- a/profile.mk
+++ b/profile.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 profile/init:
 	@echo "** BUILDDIR: $(BUILDDIR)"
-#	ls -ld $(BUILDDIR)
 	@rsync -qaH --delete image.in/ "$(BUILDDIR)"/
 	@touch "$(BUILDDIR)"/.config.mk
 	@mkdir "$(BUILDDIR)"/.mki
diff --git a/sub.in/Makefile b/sub.in/Makefile
index b4682ce8..97098a47 100644
--- a/sub.in/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 include $(BUILDDIR)/.config.mk
 
 all:
-	ls -l $(BUILDDIR)/.config.mk
-	echo -- SUBPROFILES: $(SUBPROFILES)
-	for dir in $(SUBPROFILES); do \
-		echo -- rsync -a $$dir/ $(BUILDDIR)/$$dir/ && \
+	@for dir in $(SUBPROFILES); do \
 		rsync -a $$dir/ $(BUILDDIR)/$$dir/ && \
 		cd $(BUILDDIR)/$$dir/ && \
 		git add . && \
@@ -13,7 +10,7 @@ all:
 	done
 
 clean:
-	for dir in $(SUBPROFILES); do \
+	@for dir in $(SUBPROFILES); do \
 		[ -n "$$dir" ] && \
 		rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/$$dir && \
 		mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)/$$dir ||:; \