diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis-gui/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis-gui/package.py
index 05b8ebe537..c4154592fa 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis-gui/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis-gui/package.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ class CbtfArgonavisGui(QMakePackage):
     version('1.3.0', branch='master',
             git='https://github.com/OpenSpeedShop/cbtf-argonavis-gui.git')
 
-    depends_on("cmake@3.0.2", type='build')
+    depends_on("cmake@3.0.2:", type='build')
     depends_on("openspeedshop+cuda gui='qt4'")
     depends_on('qt@4.8.6:')
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
     depends_on("cbtf")
     depends_on("cbtf-krell")
     depends_on("cbtf-argonavis")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py
index b7b2dfa52a..de65bca6de 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class CbtfArgonavis(CMakePackage):
             description='CMake build type')
 
     depends_on("cmake@3.0.2:", type='build')
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
     depends_on("papi")
     depends_on("libmonitor")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+lwthreads")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py
index 42938c3713..862250e002 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ class CbtfKrell(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("binutils")
 
     # collectionTool
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
-    depends_on("dyninst@9.3.2")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
+    depends_on("dyninst@9.3.2:")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+cti", when='+cti')
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+lwthreads")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py
index 4e68e21d5b..97d94ff20e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Cbtf(CMakePackage):
             description='CMake build type')
 
     depends_on("cmake@3.0.2:", type='build')
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+lwthreads")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+cti", when='+cti')
     depends_on("xerces-c@3.1.1:")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py
index 39df30afd2..d848df1073 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class Openspeedshop(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("elf", type="link")
     depends_on("libdwarf")
     depends_on("sqlite")
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
-    depends_on("dyninst@9.3.2")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
+    depends_on("dyninst@9.3.2:")
     depends_on("python")
     depends_on("libxml2+python")
     depends_on("qt@3.3.8b+krellpatch", when='gui=qt3')
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ def setup_environment(self, spack_env, run_env):
                         join_path(oss_libdir + '/openspeedshop'))
             run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['papi'].prefix.bin)
             run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['libdwarf'].prefix.bin)
+            run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['python'].prefix.bin)
 
             if '+mpich' in self.spec:
                 run_env.set('OPENSS_MPI_IMPLEMENTATION', 'mpich')
@@ -382,3 +383,4 @@ def setup_environment(self, spack_env, run_env):
             run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['mrnet'].prefix.bin)
             run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['cbtf-krell'].prefix.bin)
             run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['cbtf-krell'].prefix.sbin)
+            run_env.prepend_path('PATH', self.spec['python'].prefix.bin)