diff --git a/lib/spack/env/cc b/lib/spack/env/cc
index f1ace0d3f7..1f706a7ab6 100755
--- a/lib/spack/env/cc
+++ b/lib/spack/env/cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ def get_path(name):
 
 # Import spack parameters through the build environment.
 spack_lib      = os.environ.get("SPACK_LIB")
+spack_prefix   = os.environ.get("SPACK_PREFIX")
 spack_deps     = get_path("SPACK_DEPENDENCIES")
 spack_env_path = get_path("SPACK_ENV_PATH")
 if not spack_lib or spack_deps == None:
@@ -62,8 +63,15 @@ arguments += other_args
 arguments += ['-L%s' % path for path in options.lib_path]
 arguments += ['-l%s' % path for path in options.libs]
 
+spack_rpaths = [spack_prefix] + spack_deps
+arguments += ['-Wl,-rpath,%s/lib64' % path for path in spack_rpaths]
+arguments += ['-Wl,-rpath,%s/lib' % path for path in spack_rpaths]
+
 # Unset some pesky environment variables
 pop_keys(os.environ, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH", "LD_RUN_PATH", "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH")
 
+
+sys.stderr.write(" ".join(arguments))
+
 rcode = cmd(*arguments, fail_on_error=False)
 sys.exit(rcode)
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/Package.py b/lib/spack/spack/Package.py
index 57cefb21a9..5fc1a0be8d 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/Package.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/Package.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def add_commands_to_module(self):
         self.module.install    = install
         self.module.rmtree     = shutil.rmtree
         self.module.move       = shutil.move
+        self.module.remove     = os.remove
 
         # Useful directories within the prefix
         self.module.prefix  = self.prefix
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ def add_commands_to_module(self):
         self.module.etc     = new_path(self.prefix, 'etc')
         self.module.include = new_path(self.prefix, 'include')
         self.module.lib     = new_path(self.prefix, 'lib')
+        self.module.lib64   = new_path(self.prefix, 'lib64')
         self.module.libexec = new_path(self.prefix, 'libexec')
         self.module.share   = new_path(self.prefix, 'share')
         self.module.doc     = new_path(self.module.share, 'doc')
@@ -288,6 +290,9 @@ def setup_install_environment(self):
         for dep in self.dependencies:
             path_prepend("SPACK_DEPENDENCIES", dep.package.prefix)
 
+        # Install location
+        path_prepend("SPACK_PREFIX", self.prefix)
+
 
     def do_install_dependencies(self):
         # Pass along paths of dependencies here
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilation.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilation.py
index ee1feabca7..82adfcb917 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilation.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilation.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def get_next(arg, args):
             if os.path.isdir(target):
                 rpaths.append(target)
             else:
-                other_args.extend([arg, target])
+                other_args.extend(['-Wl,' + arg, '-Wl,' + target])
         else:
-            other_args.append(arg)
+            other_args.append('-Wl,' + arg)
     return rpaths, other_args
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/packages/libdwarf.py b/lib/spack/spack/packages/libdwarf.py
index 747ac1dd1f..480e3280c0 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/packages/libdwarf.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/packages/libdwarf.py
@@ -21,21 +21,22 @@ def clean(self):
     def install(self, prefix):
         make.add_default_arg('ARFLAGS=rcs')
 
-        for dir in dwarf_dirs:
-            with working_dir(dir):
-                #configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix, '--enable-shared')
-                configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
-                make()
-
-        # Dwarf doesn't provide an install.  Annoying.
+        # Dwarf doesn't provide an install, so we have to do it.
         mkdirp(bin, include, lib, man1)
+
         with working_dir('libdwarf'):
+            configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix, '--enable-shared')
+            make()
+
             install('libdwarf.a',  lib)
-            #install('libdwarf.so', lib)
+            install('libdwarf.so', lib)
             install('libdwarf.h',  include)
             install('dwarf.h',     include)
 
         with working_dir('dwarfdump2'):
+            configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
+            make()
+
             install('dwarfdump',     bin)
             install('dwarfdump.conf', lib)
             install('dwarfdump.1',    man1)
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/packages/libelf.py b/lib/spack/spack/packages/libelf.py
index 7d2aca2102..7daf5c7d89 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/packages/libelf.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/packages/libelf.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Libelf(Package):
 
     def install(self, prefix):
         configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix,
+                  "--enable-shared",
                   "--disable-dependency-tracking",
                   "--disable-debug")
         make()
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/tty.py b/lib/spack/spack/tty.py
index 964e9c8945..915fde35d6 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/tty.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/tty.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def pkg(msg):
     import platform
     from version import Version
 
-    mac_version = platform.mac_ver()[0]
-    if Version(mac_version) >= Version("10.7"):
+    mac_ver = platform.mac_ver()[0]
+    if mac_ver and Version(mac_ver) >= Version('10.7'):
         print u"\U0001F4E6" + indent,
     else:
-        print '[%] ',
+        print '{}[+]{} '.format(green, reset),
     print msg