diff --git a/srcpkgs/akonadi5/update b/srcpkgs/akonadi5/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef143b55bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/akonadi5/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=akonadi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/autogen/update b/srcpkgs/autogen/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32ef75f63ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/autogen/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vdprefix=rel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/batctl/update b/srcpkgs/batctl/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f728bdda2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/batctl/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vdprefix=batman-adv
diff --git a/srcpkgs/freedroidRPG/update b/srcpkgs/freedroidRPG/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e299d00ea67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/freedroidRPG/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignore="*rc*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpsim/update b/srcpkgs/gpsim/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f1f1d7029c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpsim/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignore="0.x.y"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/icecat-i18n/update b/srcpkgs/icecat-i18n/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb55ccf28f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/icecat-i18n/update
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+site='http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/'
+pattern='href="\K[0-9.]+'
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kdevelop-php/update b/srcpkgs/kdevelop-php/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0297eac148b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kdevelop-php/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=kdev-php
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/update b/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14908ca6111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=kdev-python
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libguestfs/update b/srcpkgs/libguestfs/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5462fe43761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libguestfs/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vdsuffix=-stable
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libkdcraw5/update b/srcpkgs/libkdcraw5/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46d02d88e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libkdcraw5/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=libkdcraw
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lighttpd/update b/srcpkgs/lighttpd/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fe3c38041c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/lighttpd/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vdprefix=releases-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/update b/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/update b/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea2d1e36bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=qca
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/update b/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9f046d29f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=qtwebkit-everywhere-src
diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlive2013-bin/update b/srcpkgs/texlive2013-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlive2013-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlive2014-bin/update b/srcpkgs/texlive2014-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlive2014-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlive2015-bin/update b/srcpkgs/texlive2015-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlive2015-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlive2016-bin/update b/srcpkgs/texlive2016-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlive2016-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlive2017-bin/update b/srcpkgs/texlive2017-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlive2017-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlive2018-bin/update b/srcpkgs/texlive2018-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlive2018-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes
diff --git a/srcpkgs/words-mnemonic/update b/srcpkgs/words-mnemonic/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0285e30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/words-mnemonic/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+single_directory=yes