diff --git a/srcpkgs/attr/attr-devel.template b/srcpkgs/attr/attr-devel.template
index c7c3a4b27ea..9efb4ab6282 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/attr/attr-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/attr/attr-devel.template
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'attr-devel'.
 #
-depends="glibc-devel attr"
-short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
-
-
+depends="glibc-devel attr>=${version}"
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/attr/attr-progs.template b/srcpkgs/attr/attr-progs.template
index f32aa7d38c2..93b29481b8b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/attr/attr-progs.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/attr/attr-progs.template
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'attr-progs'.
 #
-short_desc="${short_desc} (utilities)"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains binary utilities provided by the attr package."
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- utilities"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/bin usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/attr/template b/srcpkgs/attr/template
index 9ef9b96766d..1a1ce03f31a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/attr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/attr/template
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'attr'
 pkgname=attr
 version=2.4.46
-distfiles="${NONGNU_SITE}/attr/attr-${version}.src.tar.gz"
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib"
-make_install_target="DIST_ROOT=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
-install install-lib install-dev"
-revision=4
+make_install_target="DIST_ROOT=${XBPS_DESTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version} install install-lib install-dev"
 short_desc="Extended attribute support library for ACL support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/attr"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
+distfiles="${NONGNU_SITE}/attr/attr-${version}.src.tar.gz"
 checksum=dcd69bdca7ff166bc45141eddbcf21967999a6b66b0544be12a1cc2fd6340e1f
-long_desc="
- This package includes Extended attribute support library for ACL support."
-
 keep_libtool_archives=yes
 subpackages="attr-devel attr-progs"