diff --git a/c_src/build_deps.sh b/c_src/build_deps.sh
index d5a6628..65421e6 100755
--- a/c_src/build_deps.sh
+++ b/c_src/build_deps.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ case "$1" in
                 }
             }
 
-            (cd ../../snappy && git archive --format=tar --prefix=snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN/ $SNAPPY_VSN) \
-                | tar xf -
+#            (cd ../../snappy && git archive --format=tar --prefix=snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN/ $SNAPPY_VSN) \
+#                | tar xf -
+            tar -xzf snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN.tgz
             (cd snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN && \
                 sed -ibak '/^AC_ARG_WITH.*$/, /^fi$/d' configure.ac
             )
@@ -76,8 +77,9 @@ case "$1" in
         fi
         # leveldb
         if [ ! -f $BASEDIR/leveldb/lib/libleveldb.a  ]; then
-            (cd ../../leveldb && git archive --format=tar --prefix=leveldb-$LEVELDB_VSN/ $LEVELDB_VSN) \
-                | tar xf -
+#            (cd ../../leveldb && git archive --format=tar --prefix=leveldb-$LEVELDB_VSN/ $LEVELDB_VSN) \
+#                | tar xf -
+            tar -xf leveldb-$LEVELDB_VSN.tgz
             (cd leveldb-$LEVELDB_VSN && \
                 echo "echo \"PLATFORM_CFLAGS+=-fPIC -I$BASEDIR/snappy/include\" >> build_config.mk" >> build_detect_platform &&
                 echo "echo \"PLATFORM_LDFLAGS+=-L $BASEDIR/snappy/lib -lsnappy\" >> build_config.mk" >> build_detect_platform &&
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index e392608..01252e6 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 %% Require OTP version R13B04 or R14
 {require_otp_vsn, "R13B04|R14"}.
 
+{lib_dirs, ["deps"]}.
+
 %% Depends
-{deps_dir, "../"}.
-{deps, [{meck, "", {git, "git://github.com/norton/meck.git"}}
-        , {edown, "", {git, "git://github.com/norton/edown.git"}}
-        , {asciiedoc, "", {git, "git://github.com/norton/asciiedoc.git"}}
-        , {qc, "", {git, "git://github.com/norton/qc.git"}}
-        , {sext, "", {git, "git://github.com/norton/sext.git"}}
+{deps, [%  {meck, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/norton/meck.git", "meck"}}
+        %, {edown, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/norton/edown.git", "edown"}}
+        %, {asciiedoc, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/norton/asciiedoc.git", "asciidoc"}}
+        %, {qc, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/norton/qc.git", "qc"}}
+        %, {sext, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/norton/sext.git", "sext"}}
        ]}.
 
 %% Erlang compiler options
@@ -60,13 +61,13 @@
              {compile, "c_src/build_deps.sh c_src/leveldb/lib/libleveldb.a"}]}.
 
 %% port_sources
-{port_sources, ["c_src/lets_drv_lib.cc"
+{port_sources, [  "c_src/lets_drv_lib.cc"
                 , "c_src/lets_drv.cc"
                 , "c_src/lets_nif_lib.cc"
                 , "c_src/lets_nif.cc"
                ]}.
 
 %% so_specs
-{so_specs, [{"priv/lib/lets_drv.so", ["c_src/lets_drv_lib.o", "c_src/lets_drv.o"]}
+{so_specs, [  {"priv/lib/lets_drv.so", ["c_src/lets_drv_lib.o", "c_src/lets_drv.o"]}
             , {"priv/lib/lets_nif.so", ["c_src/lets_nif_lib.o", "c_src/lets_nif.o"]}
            ]}.