diff --git a/gdal-1.11.2-2.bee b/gdal-compat.be0
similarity index 82%
rename from gdal-1.11.2-2.bee
rename to gdal-compat.be0
index 969057d1b..b111e0ad7 100755
--- a/gdal-1.11.2-2.bee
+++ b/gdal-compat.be0
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env beesh
 
+# BEE_VERSION gdal-compat-1.0.0-0
+
 ## this file was created by bee init and should be executed to build a
 ## bee-package. (Additional hints are located at the end of this file.)
 
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
 ## The source URL(s) define the location of the sources that will be
 ## downloaded. Version variables may be used to simplify reuse of this bee-file.
 
-SRCURL[0]="http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/${PKGVERSION}/gdal-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
+SRCURL=()
 
 ###############################################################################
 ## Add URLs/pathes to patch files to the PATCHURL array.
@@ -22,11 +24,11 @@ SRCURL[0]="http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/${PKGVERSION}/gdal-${PKGVERSION}.tar.g
 # EXCLUDE+=()
 
 ###############################################################################
-## Uncomment the next statement, if the software may not be able to be build
-## outside the source directory and need to be build inside the source
+## Uncomment the next statement, if the software may not be able to be built
+## outside the source directory and needs to be built inside the source
 ## directory.
 
-build_in_sourcedir
+# build_in_sourcedir
 
 ###############################################################################
 ## bee cannot detect buildtypes specified in subdirectories.
@@ -51,19 +53,20 @@ build_in_sourcedir
 #    bee_patch "${@}"
 #}
 
-mee_configure() {
-    #bee_configure 
-    # some other packages expect /usr/include/gdal - its a mess anyway, we dont want it in /usr/include
-    ./configure --prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include/gdal
-}
+#mee_configure() {
+#    bee_configure
+#}
 
 #mee_build() {
 #    bee_build
 #}
 
-#mee_install() {
-#    bee_install
-#}
+mee_install() {
+	cd ${D}
+	tar xpf /src/mariux/beeroot/packages/gdal-1.11.2-2.x86_64.bee.tar.bz2 \
+		/usr/lib/libgdal.so.1 \
+		/usr/lib/libgdal.so.1.18.2
+}
 ## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'
 
 ###############################################################################
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ mee_configure() {
 ## The name of this bee-file should follow the following naming convention:
 ##     pkgname-pkgversion-pkgrevision.bee
 ##
-## You may remove all comments as long as SRCURL[0]="" is set.
+## You may remove all comments as long as SRCURL[0] is set.
 ##
 ## Everything in this file will be executed in a bash environment.
 ##
diff --git a/gdal.be0 b/gdal.be0
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..793d0aa32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdal.be0
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env beesh
+
+# BEE_VERSION gdal-2.3.1-0
+
+## this file was created by bee init and should be executed to build a
+## bee-package. (Additional hints are located at the end of this file.)
+
+###############################################################################
+## The source URL(s) define the location of the sources that will be
+## downloaded. Version variables may be used to simplify reuse of this bee-file.
+
+SRCURL[0]="http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/${PKGVERSION}/gdal-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
+
+###############################################################################
+## Add URLs/pathes to patch files to the PATCHURL array.
+## The sources will be patched in the order of the array.
+
+# PATCHURL+=()
+
+###############################################################################
+## Add filename patterns to the EXCLUDE array of files that should not
+## be added to you package but may be present in the image directory.
+
+# EXCLUDE+=()
+
+###############################################################################
+## Uncomment the next statement, if the software may not be able to be build
+## outside the source directory and need to be build inside the source
+## directory.
+
+build_in_sourcedir
+
+###############################################################################
+## bee cannot detect buildtypes specified in subdirectories.
+## Sometimes packages "hide" the real sources in a subdirectory named
+## 'src' or 'cmake' or ..
+## use 'sourcesubdir_append' to specify this directory if known.
+
+# sourcesubdir_append src
+
+
+###############################################################################
+## Change the default (auto-detected) steps to
+## extract, patch, configure/setup, build and install the software.
+## Make sure the mee_install function does install everything to the
+## image directory "${D}"
+
+#mee_extract() {
+#    bee_extract "${@}"
+#}
+
+#mee_patch() {
+#    bee_patch "${@}"
+#}
+
+export CXXFLAGS='-fPIC -O2'
+export CFLAGS='-fPIC -O2'
+
+mee_configure() {
+    # some other packages expect /usr/include/gdal - its a mess anyway, we dont want it in /usr/include
+    bee_configure --includedir=/usr/include/gdal --enable-shared=no
+}
+
+#mee_build() {
+#    bee_build
+#}
+
+# Install the whole package (incl. useless binaries, icons, bash completion, ...) in a
+# temporary location:
+mee_install() {
+    make install DESTDIR=${D}/cruft
+}
+
+mee_install_post() {
+    mkdir -p ${D}/usr/bin
+    mv    --verbose ${D}/cruft/usr/bin/gdal-config ${D}/usr/bin
+    mv    --verbose ${D}/cruft/usr/include ${D}/usr
+    rmdir --verbose ${D}/cruft/usr/lib/gdalplugins
+    mv    --verbose ${D}/cruft/usr/lib ${D}/usr
+
+    # Remove cruft:
+    rm -rf ${D}/cruft
+}
+
+
+###############################################################################
+##
+## Additional hints:
+##
+## The name of this bee-file should follow the following naming convention:
+##     pkgname-pkgversion-pkgrevision.bee
+##
+## You may remove all comments as long as SRCURL[0]="" is set.
+##
+## Everything in this file will be executed in a bash environment.
+##
+## Build the package by executing
+##     './pkg-version-N.bee' or
+##     'beesh ./pkg-version-N.bee'
+##
+## see http://beezinga.org/
+##
diff --git a/gnudatalanguage-gdl.be0 b/gnudatalanguage-gdl.be0
index a2b2187bd..871f7d531 100755
--- a/gnudatalanguage-gdl.be0
+++ b/gnudatalanguage-gdl.be0
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env beesh
 
-# BEE_VERSION gnudatalanguage-gdl-0.9.8-1
+# BEE_VERSION gnudatalanguage-gdl-0.9.8-2
 
 SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/gnudatalanguage/gdl/archive/v${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
 
diff --git a/netcdf-4.3.3.1-0.bee b/netcdf-4.3.3.1-0.bee
deleted file mode 100755
index b84f3b76f..000000000
--- a/netcdf-4.3.3.1-0.bee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/env beesh
-
-SRCURL[0]="ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
-
-PATCHURL[0]=""
-
-PGRP=( uncategorized )
-
-
-
-# BEE_CONFIGURE=compat
-
-# EXCLUDE=""
-
-mee_patch() {
-    bee_patch
-}
-
-mee_configure() {
-    bee_configure 
-}
-
-mee_build() {
-    bee_build
-}
-
-mee_install() {
-    bee_install
-}
-
diff --git a/netcdf-compat.be0 b/netcdf-compat.be0
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..98b2b0670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netcdf-compat.be0
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env beesh
+
+# BEE_VERSION netcdf-compat-1.0.0-0
+
+## this file was created by bee init and should be executed to build a
+## bee-package. (Additional hints are located at the end of this file.)
+
+###############################################################################
+## The source URL(s) define the location of the sources that will be
+## downloaded. Version variables may be used to simplify reuse of this bee-file.
+
+SRCURL=()
+
+###############################################################################
+## Add URLs/pathes to patch files to the PATCHURL array.
+## The sources will be patched in the order of the array.
+
+# PATCHURL+=()
+
+###############################################################################
+## Add filename patterns to the EXCLUDE array of files that should not
+## be added to you package but may be present in the image directory.
+
+# EXCLUDE+=()
+
+###############################################################################
+## Uncomment the next statement, if the software may not be able to be built
+## outside the source directory and needs to be built inside the source
+## directory.
+
+# build_in_sourcedir
+
+###############################################################################
+## bee cannot detect buildtypes specified in subdirectories.
+## Sometimes packages "hide" the real sources in a subdirectory named
+## 'src' or 'cmake' or ..
+## use 'sourcesubdir_append' to specify this directory if known.
+
+# sourcesubdir_append src
+
+
+###############################################################################
+## Change the default (auto-detected) steps to
+## extract, patch, configure/setup, build and install the software.
+## Make sure the mee_install function does install everything to the
+## image directory "${D}"
+
+#mee_extract() {
+#    bee_extract "${@}"
+#}
+
+#mee_patch() {
+#    bee_patch "${@}"
+#}
+
+#mee_configure() {
+#    bee_configure
+#}
+
+#mee_build() {
+#    bee_build
+#}
+
+mee_install() {
+	cd ${D}
+	tar xpf /src/mariux/beeroot/packages/netcdf-4.3.3.1-0.x86_64.bee.tar.bz2 \
+		/usr/lib64/libnetcdf.so.7 \
+		/usr/lib64/libnetcdf.so.7.2.1
+}
+## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'
+
+###############################################################################
+##
+## Additional hints:
+##
+## The name of this bee-file should follow the following naming convention:
+##     pkgname-pkgversion-pkgrevision.bee
+##
+## You may remove all comments as long as SRCURL[0] is set.
+##
+## Everything in this file will be executed in a bash environment.
+##
+## Build the package by executing
+##     './pkg-version-N.bee' or
+##     'beesh ./pkg-version-N.bee'
+##
+## see http://beezinga.org/
+##
diff --git a/netcdf.be0 b/netcdf.be0
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..153dfe444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netcdf.be0
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/env beesh
+
+# BEE_VERSION netcdf-4.6.1-0
+
+SRCURL[0]="https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/ftp/netcdf-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
+
+PATCHURL[0]=""
+
+mee_patch() {
+    bee_patch
+}
+
+#
+# NOTE: to achieve a similar build result with enclosed autotools, one needs only:
+#
+#    CFLAGS='-fPIC -O2' ac_cv_search_H5DSis_scale=-lhdf5_hl ac_cv_search_H5Fflush='-lhdf5 -ldl' \
+#    ./configure --prefix=/dev/shm/netcdf-4.6.1-test --enable-shared=no --disable-silent-rules
+#
+#  The above is so beautiful that I've felt a strong urge to preserve it in this bee file :)
+#
+
+mee_configure() {
+    bee_configure                 \
+      -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fPIC       \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib  \
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF     \
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE  \
+      -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
+      -DENABLE_TESTS=OFF
+
+}
+
+mee_build() {
+    bee_build
+}
+
+mee_install() {
+    bee_install
+}
+