diff --git a/srcpkgs/synergy/template b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a5c93ec663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Template file for 'sed'
+pkgname=synergy
+version=1.3.6
+revision=1
+distfiles="http://synergy.googlecode.com/files/$pkgname-$version-Source.tar.gz"
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="Share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers"
+maintainer="mike rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
+checksum=b136fcd2795837c5c56050c32ab32e7305a84fd4ac8f3dd6458d3abc18179162
+long_desc="Share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers"
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}-Source
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libX11
+Add_dependency run libXtst
+Add_dependency run libXext
+Add_dependency run libXinerama
+Add_dependency run libstdc++
+Add_dependency run libgcc
+
+Add_dependency build glibc-devel
+Add_dependency build libX11-devel
+Add_dependency build libXtst-devel
+Add_dependency build libXext-devel
+Add_dependency build libXinerama-devel
+Add_dependency build libstdc++-devel
+
+do_build() {
+  cmake  -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr . 
+  make
+}
+
+do_install() {
+		install -Dm755 synergyc $DESTDIR/usr/bin/synergyc
+		install -Dm755 synergys $DESTDIR/usr/bin/synergys
+		install -Dm644 examples/${pkgname}.conf "${DESTDIR}/etc/${pkgname}.conf"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xmlto/template b/srcpkgs/xmlto/template
index 607aefde4e4..b8dd79201ae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xmlto/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xmlto/template
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 pkgname=xmlto
 version=0.0.23
 revision=1
-distfiles="https://fedorahosted.org/releases/x/m/xmlto/xmlto-$version.tar.bz2"
+#distfiles="https://fedorahosted.org/releases/x/m/xmlto/xmlto-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="http://xbps.nopcode.org/distfiles/xmlto-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Tool to help transform XML documents into other formats"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
index 44c68e841c7..adcd8c22c2e 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
@@ -72,11 +72,5 @@ set_defvars()
 	# Check that installed xbps utils version is recent enough.
 	#
 	instver=$(${XBPS_PKGDB_CMD} -V)
-	${XBPS_CMPVER_CMD} "${instver}" "${XBPS_UTILS_REQVER}"
-	if [ $? -eq 255 ]; then
-		echo -n "Your xbps utilities are too old, "
-		echo "required version: ${XBPS_UTILS_REQVER}"
-		exit 1
-	fi
 
 }