diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/acl/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/acl/package.az
index d4e4a13e..6908ff88 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/acl/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/acl/package.az
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ package acl {
 
 	exec = make {
 		// makes assumptions about uid_map/gid_map
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ attr, kernel-headers ];
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/awk.az b/internal/rosa/package/awk.az
index 8f97fa04..2b2dc4a4 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/awk.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/awk.az
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ package awk {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
 		make = [ "YACC='yacc -d -b awkgram'" ];
 		preCheck = "install -vD a.out /system/bin/awk\n";
 		install = "install -vD a.out /work/system/bin/awk";
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/bison.az b/internal/rosa/package/bison.az
index dc68f1a8..67aed088 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/bison.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/bison.az
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package bison {
 
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 		check = [
 			"TESTSUITEFLAGS=" + jobsFlagE + "' " + skipGNUTests {
 				tests = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/byacc.az b/internal/rosa/package/byacc.az
index 67dc2ad5..4a10e5f3 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/byacc.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/byacc.az
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ package byacc {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/bzip2.az b/internal/rosa/package/bzip2.az
index f1b4ed25..2b8e3362 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/bzip2.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/bzip2.az
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@ package bzip2 {
 	enterSource = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		skipCheck = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-
-		make = [
-			"CC=cc",
-		];
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
+		make = [ "CC=cc" ];
+		check = nil;
 		install = "make PREFIX=/work/system install";
 	};
 }
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/cairo.az b/internal/rosa/package/cairo.az
index 289098c8..46102c19 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/cairo.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/cairo.az
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ package cairo {
 		// runs the entire test suite in a single meson test
 		interactiveTest = true;
 		// only works with specific dependency versions
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = false;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/cmake/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/cmake/package.az
index ab94f869..56ef7a22 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/cmake/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/cmake/package.az
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package cmake {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 
 		configureName = "/usr/src/cmake/bootstrap";
 		configure = {
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/db.az b/internal/rosa/package/db.az
index 4bb577e4..d4f9fe4d 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/db.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/db.az
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ touch \
 `;
 
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		configureName = "../dist/configure";
 		forceAutoconf = true;
 		configure = {
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/elfutils.az b/internal/rosa/package/elfutils.az
index 371386e4..1a1519ac 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/elfutils.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/elfutils.az
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ package elfutils {
 	];
 
 	exec = make {
-		// nonstandard glibc extension
-		skipCheck = true;
-
 		configure = {
 			"enable-deterministic-archives";
 		};
+
+		// nonstandard glibc extension
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/firmware.az b/internal/rosa/package/firmware.az
index 6355c93b..4642ead9 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/firmware.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/firmware.az
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ package firmware {
 	];
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		inPlace = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
 
+		configure = nil;
 		make = [
 			"DESTDIR=/work/system",
 			"install-zst",
 		];
 
 		// requires pre-commit
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 
 		install = "make " + jobsFlagE + " " + loadFlagE + " DESTDIR=/work/system dedup";
 	};
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/fuse.az b/internal/rosa/package/fuse.az
index 72bc568a..292a3208 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/fuse.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/fuse.az
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package fuse {
 
 		postCompile = "python3 -m pytest test/";
 		// this project uses pytest
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = false;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/gcc/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/gcc/package.az
index 36924c84..44c75131 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/gcc/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/gcc/package.az
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ln -s system/lib /work/
 		// This toolchain is hacked to pieces, it is not expected to ever work
 		// well in its current state. That does not matter as long as the
 		// toolchain it produces passes its own test suite.
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/git.az b/internal/rosa/package/git.az
index 39c5b46f..4b2b8d44 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/git.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/git.az
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ rm -f /system/bin/httpd
 	bin = [ "perl" ];
 	populateUsrBin = true;
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		generate = "make configure";
 
 		preMake = `
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/gnu.az b/internal/rosa/package/gnu.az
index d3886ffd..b3ed798c 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/gnu.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/gnu.az
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ chmod +w tests/test-c32ispunct.sh && echo '#!/bin/sh' > tests/test-c32ispunct.sh
 
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ package libtool {
 
 	exec = make {
 		// _Z2a2c: symbol not found
-		skipEarlyStageCheck = true;
+		checkEarly = false;
 
 		check = [
 			"TESTSUITEFLAGS=" + jobsFlagE,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ package gzip {
 
 	exec = make {
 		// dependency loop
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ test_disable '#!/bin/sh' tests/cmp
 
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 	};
 }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ test_disable '#!/bin/sh' tests/need-filename
 
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 	};
 }
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ package bash {
 
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 		configure = {
 			"without-bash-malloc";
 		};
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ test_disable 'int main(){return 0;}' gnulib-tests/test-lchown.c
 `;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 		configure = {
 			"enable-single-binary": "symlinks";
 		};
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ package texinfo {
 
 	exec = make {
 		// nonstandard glibc extension
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ perl ];
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ package mpc {
 	enterSource = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		generate = "autoreconf -vfi";
 	};
 
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/go/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/go/package.az
index 6a1f0620..73a52da3 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/go/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/go/package.az
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ package go {
 	enterSource = true;
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 mkdir /work/system/ "${TMPDIR}"
 cp -r . /work/system/go
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/hakurei/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/hakurei/package.az
index 1885f7ab..8a9d164e 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/hakurei/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/hakurei/package.az
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ package hakurei {
 	};
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 echo 'Building test helper (hostname).'
 go build -o /bin/hostname /usr/src/hostname/main.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ package hakurei-dist {
 	};
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 echo 'Building test helper (hostname).'
 go build -o /bin/hostname /usr/src/hostname/main.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ package earlyinit {
 	];
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 echo '# Building earlyinit.'
 go build -trimpath -v -o /work/ -ldflags="-s -w
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/hwdata.az b/internal/rosa/package/hwdata.az
index 8d5232b4..b826953c 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/hwdata.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/hwdata.az
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ package hwdata {
 
 	exec = make {
 		// awk: fatal: cannot open file `hwdata.spec' for reading: No such file or directory
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 
 		// lspci: Unknown option 'A' (see "lspci --help")
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/iproute2.az b/internal/rosa/package/iproute2.az
index c759fec6..4f0c00c9 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/iproute2.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/iproute2.az
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package iproute2 {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		// drop default autoconf options
 		configureName = "./configure";
 		configure = {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ package iproute2 {
 		};
 		make = [ "CC=cc", "YACC=yacc" ];
 		// wants root
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/kernel/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/kernel/package.az
index df1a0ffa..dd08063f 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/kernel/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/kernel/package.az
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ package kernel-headers {
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		configure = nil;
 		make = [
 			"-f /usr/src/kernel-headers/Makefile",
 			"O=/tmp/kbuild",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ package kernel-headers {
 			"INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/work/system",
 			"headers_install",
 		];
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 		install = `
 cat \
 	/usr/src/version.h > \
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ install -Dm0500 \
 	exclusive = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		defaults = false;
+
+		configure = nil;
 
 		// Build, install, and boot kernel before running kselftest on it.
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 
 		make = [
 			"-f /usr/src/kernel/Makefile",
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ package gen_init_cpio {
 
 	enterSource = true;
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 mkdir -p /work/system/bin/
 cc -o /work/system/bin/gen_init_cpio usr/gen_init_cpio.c
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/kmod.az b/internal/rosa/package/kmod.az
index d5b99ecb..c56ba846 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/kmod.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/kmod.az
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package kmod {
 		};
 
 		// makes assumptions about the running kernel
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = false;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/libaio.az b/internal/rosa/package/libaio.az
index b7982869..7be4a855 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/libaio.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/libaio.az
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ package libaio {
 	env = [ "PATH=/system/sbin" ];
 	bin = [ "bash" ];
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
 		preCheck = "rm harness/cases/20.t; "+ // flaky
 			"CFLAGS='"+
 			"-Wno-unknown-warning-option "+
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/libbpf.az b/internal/rosa/package/libbpf.az
index 14b3d0bf..9a10bc45 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/libbpf.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/libbpf.az
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ package libbpf {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		skipCheck = true;
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
+		check = nil;
 		install = "make DESTDIR=/work LIBSUBDIR=lib install";
 	};
 
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/libcap.az b/internal/rosa/package/libcap.az
index 6f6eb355..be48ed01 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/libcap.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/libcap.az
@@ -23,18 +23,10 @@ package libcap {
 
 	bin = [ "bash" ];
 	exec = make {
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-
-		make = [
-			"CC=cc",
-			"all",
-		];
-
-		check = [
-			"CC=cc",
-			"test",
-		];
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
+		make = [ "CC=cc", "all" ];
+		check = [ "CC=cc", "test" ];
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/libucontext.az b/internal/rosa/package/libucontext.az
index c063f9b1..4af0a68f 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/libucontext.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/libucontext.az
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ package libucontext {
 	enterSource = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		inPlace = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
 
-		make = [
-			"ARCH=" + linuxArch,
-		];
+		configure = nil;
+		make = [ "ARCH=" + linuxArch ];
 		install = "make prefix=/system DESTDIR=/work install";
 	};
 }
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/libxslt.az b/internal/rosa/package/libxslt.az
index 37f74dbe..10114def 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/libxslt.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/libxslt.az
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package libxslt {
 		generate = "NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh";
 
 		// python libxml2 cyclic dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/lit.az b/internal/rosa/package/lit.az
index c4d60062..846b5fe6 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/lit.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/lit.az
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package lit {
 	exec = pip {
 		append = [ "llvm", "utils", "lit" ];
 		// already checked during llvm
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-setuptools ];
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/llvm/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/llvm/package.az
index 352dca53..39b6947a 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/llvm/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/llvm/package.az
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ message(NOTICE "${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}")
 			"COMPILER_RT_BUILD_PROFILE": "OFF";
 			"COMPILER_RT_BUILD_XRAY": "OFF";
 		};
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = nil;
 		postInstall = `
 mkdir -p "/work/system/lib/clang/$LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR/lib/"
 ln -s \
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ package early-runtimes {
 			"LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD": "FORCE_ON";
 			"LLVM_ENABLE_LIBXML2": "OFF";
 		};
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/lm_sensors.az b/internal/rosa/package/lm_sensors.az
index 4b0486f2..8edc2447 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/lm_sensors.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/lm_sensors.az
@@ -17,20 +17,10 @@ package lm_sensors {
 	bin = [ "perl" ];
 	populateUsrBin = true;
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
-
-		make = [
-			"CC=cc",
-			"ETCDIR=/system/etc",
-			"PREFIX=/system",
-		];
-
-		check = [
-			"CC=cc",
-			"check",
-		];
-
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
+		make = [ "CC=cc", "ETCDIR=/system/etc", "PREFIX=/system" ];
+		check = [ "CC=cc", "check" ];
 		install = "make DESTDIR=/work PREFIX=/system install";
 	};
 
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/lua/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/lua/package.az
index 4f944179..ab74dfdd 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/lua/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/lua/package.az
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ package lua {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
 		make = [ "CC='clang -fPIC'", "all" ];
 		check = [ "test" ];
 		install = `
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/lvm2/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/lvm2/package.az
index b8da5ec4..69e7f98e 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/lvm2/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/lvm2/package.az
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package lvm2 {
 
 	exec = make {
 		// requires root
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/musl/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/musl/package.az
index 253a0bfa..3207ecde 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/musl/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/musl/package.az
@@ -23,14 +23,9 @@ package musl-headers {
 	];
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipCheck = true;
-
-		make = [
-			"DESTDIR=/work",
-			"install-headers",
-		];
-
+		defaults = false;
+		make = [ "DESTDIR=/work", "install-headers" ];
+		check = nil;
 		install = "# headers installed during make";
 	};
 
@@ -53,9 +48,8 @@ package musl {
 	];
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipCheck = true;
-
+		defaults = false;
+		check = nil;
 		postInstall = `
 mkdir -p /work/system/bin
 COMPAT_LINKER_NAME="ld-musl-` + linuxArch + `.so.1"
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/ncurses.az b/internal/rosa/package/ncurses.az
index 077caa15..189d8fb5 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/ncurses.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/ncurses.az
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package ncurses {
 		};
 
 		// "tests" are actual demo programs, not a test suite.
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 
 		postInstall = `
 find /work/system/lib \
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/noto.az b/internal/rosa/package/noto.az
index ee0030b2..64d27a58 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/noto.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/noto.az
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package noto {
 
 	enterSource = true;
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		install = `
 DEST=/work/system/share/fonts/noto
 for font in $(ls -d fonts/*/); do
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/nss.az b/internal/rosa/package/nss.az
index fd706f09..28050036 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/nss.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/nss.az
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ package nss {
 	early = "\nln -s extra/nspr/nspr /usr/src/nspr\nchmod +w ../nspr/\n";
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
 		make = [
 			"CCC=clang++",
 			"NSDISTMODE=copy",
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ package nss {
 			"USE_64=1",
 			"nss_build_all",
 		];
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 		install = `
 cp -r \
 	/usr/src/dist/. \
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ package nss-cacert {
 
 	enterSource = true;
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 mkdir -p /work/system/etc/ssl/{certs/unbundled,certs/hashed,trust-source}
 buildcatrust \
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/openssl.az b/internal/rosa/package/openssl.az
index ad877f46..907d394a 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/openssl.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/openssl.az
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package openssl {
 	];
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
 
 		configureName = "/usr/src/openssl/Configure";
 		configure = {
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/pango.az b/internal/rosa/package/pango.az
index f61e2f7d..48f3ef0f 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/pango.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/pango.az
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package pango {
 			"cairo": "enabled";
 		};
 		// Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: File not found: /etc/fonts/fonts.conf
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = false;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/perl.az b/internal/rosa/package/perl.az
index d722d0f9..c2539ee3 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/perl.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/perl.az
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ disable_test ext/POSIX/t/time.t
 
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		inPlace = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
 
 		configureName = "./Configure";
 		configure = {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ package perl-Module-Build {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 perl Build.PL --prefix=/system
 ./Build build`;
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/python/package.az b/internal/rosa/package/python/package.az
index eb159e10..dc1e3fca 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/python/package.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/python/package.az
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ package python-setuptools {
 		// error: invalid command 'dist_info'
 		buildIsolation = true;
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	runtime = [ python ];
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ package python-vcs-versioning {
 		// upstream is monorepo of two packages (setuptools-scm)
 		append = [ "vcs-versioning" ];
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ package python-setuptools-scm {
 		// upstream is monorepo of two packages
 		append = [ "setuptools-scm" ];
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ package python-flit-core {
 		// upstream has other unused packages with many dependencies
 		append = [ "flit_core" ];
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	runtime = [ python ];
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ package python-packaging {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-flit-core ];
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ package python-pathspec {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-flit-core ];
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ package python-trove-classifiers {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-setuptools ];
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ package python-pluggy {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-setuptools-scm ];
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ package python-hatchling {
 		// upstream has other unused packages with many dependencies
 		append = [ "backend" ];
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ package python-pygments {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-hatchling ];
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ package python-iniconfig {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// pytest circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ python-setuptools-scm ];
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ package python-pytest {
 
 	exec = pip {
 		// many dependencies
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/rsync.az b/internal/rosa/package/rsync.az
index 8bb06bcb..ad70284e 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/rsync.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/rsync.az
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ package rsync {
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
+		defaults = false;
+
 		configure = {
 			"disable-openssl";
 			"disable-xxhash";
@@ -24,6 +25,6 @@ package rsync {
 		};
 
 		// circular dependency
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/spirv.az b/internal/rosa/package/spirv.az
index 0ca1607d..1a6d19c6 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/spirv.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/spirv.az
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package spirv-headers {
 
 	exec = cmake {
 		// upstream has no tests
-		skipTest = true;
+		test = nil;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/squashfs-tools.az b/internal/rosa/package/squashfs-tools.az
index a645415f..b266e3fe 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/squashfs-tools.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/squashfs-tools.az
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ package squashfs-tools {
 	early = "cd squashfs-tools";
 
 	exec = make {
-		skipConfigure = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-
-		skipCheck = true;
+		chdir = false;
+		configure = nil;
+		check = nil;
 		install = "make INSTALL_PREFIX=/work/system install";
 	};
 
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/tamago.az b/internal/rosa/package/tamago.az
index 3270ff69..e239f2a9 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/tamago.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/tamago.az
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package tamago {
 	enterSource = true;
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `
 mkdir /work/system/
 cp -r . /work/system/tamago
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/toybox.az b/internal/rosa/package/toybox.az
index ad648ecf..f54db3d2 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/toybox.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/toybox.az
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ package toybox {
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
 
+		configure = nil;
 		preMake = `
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-''} -static"
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sed -i \
 			"USER=cure",
 			"tests",
 		];
-		skipEarlyStageCheck = true;
+		checkEarly = false;
 
 		install = "PREFIX=/work/system/bin make install_flat";
 
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ package toybox-early {
 	toyboxEarly = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		omitDefaults = true;
-		inPlace = true;
-		skipConfigure = true;
+		defaults = false;
+		chdir = false;
 
+		configure = nil;
 		preMake = `
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-''} -static"
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CONFIG_DIFF=y
 			"USER=cure",
 			"tests",
 		];
-		skipEarlyStageCheck = true;
+		checkEarly = false;
 
 		install = "PREFIX=/work/system/bin make install_flat";
 
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/unzip.az b/internal/rosa/package/unzip.az
index 9286b069..6fda9763 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/unzip.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/unzip.az
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package unzip {
 	chmod = true;
 
 	exec = generic {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		build = `unix/configure
 make -f unix/Makefile generic1`;
 		install = `
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/util-linux.az b/internal/rosa/package/util-linux.az
index 916fd95f..405f2ab7 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/util-linux.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/util-linux.az
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ package util-linux {
 		// check script claims:
 		// For development purpose only.
 		// Don't execute on production system!
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/vim.az b/internal/rosa/package/vim.az
index 7f78b063..1ea7883c 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/package/vim.az
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/vim.az
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ package vim {
 	enterSource = true;
 
 	exec = make {
-		inPlace = true;
+		chdir = false;
 		configure = {
 			"with-tlib": "ncursesw";
 		};
 		check = [ "test" ];
 
 		// very expensive
-		skipCheck = true;
+		check = nil;
 	};
 
 	inputs = [ ncurses ];
diff --git a/internal/rosa/state.go b/internal/rosa/state.go
index 767038ba..73a40b6e 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/state.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/state.go
@@ -811,14 +811,17 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
 				var attr GenericHelper
+				chdir := true
 				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
-					k("inPlace"): &attr.InPlace,
+					k("chdir"):   &chdir,
 					k("build"):   &attr.Build,
 					k("check"):   &attr.Check,
 					k("install"): &attr.Install,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
+				attr.InPlace = !chdir
+
 				v = &attr
 				set = true
 				return
@@ -828,28 +831,33 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
 				var attr MakeHelper
+				defaults, chdir, checkEarly := true, true, true
+				attr.Configure, attr.Check = []KV{}, []string{}
 				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
-					k("omitDefaults"):  &attr.OmitDefaults,
+					k("defaults"):      &defaults,
 					k("generate"):      &attr.Generate,
 					k("preMake"):       &attr.ScriptMakeEarly,
 					k("preCheck"):      &attr.ScriptCheckEarly,
 					k("postInstall"):   &attr.Script,
-					k("inPlace"):       &attr.InPlace,
-					k("skipConfigure"): &attr.SkipConfigure,
+					k("chdir"):         &chdir,
 					k("configureName"): &attr.ConfigureName,
 					k("forceAutoconf"): &attr.ForceAutoconf,
 					k("configure"):     &attr.Configure,
 					k("host"):          &attr.Host,
 					k("build"):         &attr.Build,
 					k("make"):          &attr.Make,
-					k("skipCheck"):     &attr.SkipCheck,
 					k("check"):         &attr.Check,
 					k("install"):       &attr.Install,
 
-					k("skipEarlyStageCheck"): &attr.SkipCheckEarly,
+					k("checkEarly"): &checkEarly,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
+				attr.OmitDefaults, attr.InPlace = !defaults, !chdir
+				attr.SkipConfigure = attr.Configure == nil
+				attr.SkipCheck = attr.Check == nil
+				attr.SkipCheckEarly = !checkEarly
+
 				v = &attr
 				set = true
 				return
@@ -859,17 +867,20 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
 				var attr CMakeHelper
+				var test azalea.AString
 				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
 					k("append"):      &attr.Append,
 					k("buildType"):   &attr.BuildType,
 					k("cache"):       &attr.Cache,
 					k("postInstall"): &attr.Script,
-					k("test"):        &attr.Test,
-					k("skipTest"):    &attr.SkipTest,
+					k("test"):        &test,
 					k("make"):        &attr.Make,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
+				attr.Test = test.V
+				attr.SkipTest = test.Nil
+
 				v = &attr
 				set = true
 				return
@@ -879,18 +890,21 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
 				var attr MesonHelper
+				test := true
 				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
 					k("muon"):            &attr.Muon,
 					k("preCompile"):      &attr.ScriptCompileEarly,
 					k("postCompile"):     &attr.ScriptCompiled,
 					k("postInstall"):     &attr.Script,
 					k("setup"):           &attr.Setup,
-					k("skipTest"):        &attr.SkipTest,
+					k("test"):            &test,
 					k("skipTests"):       &attr.SkipTests,
 					k("interactiveTest"): &attr.InteractiveTest,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
+				attr.SkipTest = !test
+
 				v = &attr
 				set = true
 				return
@@ -900,11 +914,13 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
 				var attr MakeMakerHelper
+				doCheck := true
 				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
-					k("skipCheck"): &attr.SkipCheck,
+					k("check"): &doCheck,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
+				attr.SkipCheck = !doCheck
 				v = &attr
 				set = true
 				return
@@ -914,17 +930,20 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
 				var attr PipHelper
+				var scriptCheck azalea.AString
 				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
 					k("append"):         &attr.Append,
 					k("buildIsolation"): &attr.BuildIsolation,
 					k("enterSource"):    &attr.EnterSource,
 					k("install"):        &attr.Install,
-					k("skipCheck"):      &attr.SkipCheck,
-					k("check"):          &attr.Check,
+					k("check"):          &scriptCheck,
 					k("postInstall"):    &attr.Script,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
+				attr.Check = scriptCheck.V
+				attr.SkipCheck = scriptCheck.Nil
+
 				v = &attr
 				set = true
 				return