diff --git a/helper-templates/fontconfig-update.sh b/helper-templates/fontconfig-update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..aa31d42a59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-templates/fontconfig-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# This helpers runs fc-cache after fontconfig has been installed,
+# and update its list of fonts.
+#
+
+if [ -x $PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/fc-cache ]; then
+	$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/fc-cache -f
+	[ "$?" -eq 0 ] && echo "=> Updated fontconfig fonts cache."
+fi
diff --git a/helper-templates/mkfontxx-rebuild.sh b/helper-templates/mkfontxx-rebuild.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f55370ea3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-templates/mkfontxx-rebuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# This helper rebuilds the fonts.dir and fonts.scale files in a
+# directory specified by a template.
+#
+
+[ -z "$fonts_dir" ] && return 1
+[ ! -d "$fonts_dir" ] && $mkdir_cmd -p $fonts_dir
+
+mkfontdir_cmd=$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/mkfontdir
+mkfontscale_cmd=$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/mkfontscale
+
+if [ -x $mkfontdir_cmd -a -x $mkfontscale_cmd ]; then
+	save_path=$(pwd -P 2>/dev/null)
+	cd $fonts_dir && $mkfontdir_cmd && $mkfontscale_cmd
+	if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "=> Updated $fonts_dir/fonts.dir."
+		echo "=> Updated $fonts_dir/fonts.scale."
+	fi
+	cd $save_path
+	unset save_path
+fi
+
+unset fonts_dir
+unset mkfontdir_cmd
+unset mkfontscale_cmd
diff --git a/pkgfs.sh b/pkgfs.sh
index 6625e1727ac..5033dd8a4b7 100755
--- a/pkgfs.sh
+++ b/pkgfs.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #	  to errors and slow.
 # 	- Multiple distfiles in a package.
 #	- Multiple URLs to download source distribution files.
-#	- Support adding filters to templates to avoid creating useless links.
 #
 # Default path to configuration file, can be overriden
 # via the environment or command line.
@@ -311,8 +310,11 @@ reset_tmpl_vars()
 			run_stuff_before run_stuff_after \
 			run_stuff_before_configure_file run_stuff_before_build_file \
 			run_stuff_before_install_file run_stuff_after_install \
-			make_build_target make_install_target \
-			postinstall_helpers version"
+			run_stuff_after_install_file make_build_target \
+			run_stuff_before_configure_cmd run_stuff_before_build_cmd \
+			run_stuff_before_install_cmd run_stuff_after_install_cmd \
+			make_install_target postinstall_helpers version \
+			ignore_files"
 
 	for i in ${TMPL_VARS}; do
 		eval unset "$i"
@@ -538,8 +540,10 @@ build_tmpl_sources()
 	# Run stuff before configure.
 	for i in "$run_stuff_before"; do
 		if [ "$i" = "configure" ]; then
-			local bcf="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/$run_stuff_before_configure_file"
-			[ -f $bcf ] && . $bcf
+			[ -f $run_stuff_before_configure_file ] && \
+				. $run_stuff_before_configure_file
+			[ -n "$run_stuff_before_configure_cmd" ] && \
+				${run_stuff_before_configure_cmd}
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -615,8 +619,10 @@ build_tmpl_sources()
 	#
 	for i in ${run_stuff_before}; do
 		if [ "$i" = "build" ]; then
-			local bbf="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/$run_stuff_before_build_file"
-			[ -f $bbf ] && . $bbf
+			[ -f $run_stuff_before_build_file ] && \
+				. $run_stuff_before_build_file
+			[ -n "$run_stuff_before_build_cmd" ] && \
+				${run_stuff_before_build_cmd}
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -636,8 +642,10 @@ build_tmpl_sources()
 	#
 	for i in ${run_stuff_before}; do
 		if [ "$i" = "install" ]; then
-			local bif="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/$run_stuff_before_install_file"
-			[ -f $bif ] && . $bif
+			[ -f $run_stuff_before_install_file ] && \
+				. $run_stuff_before_install_file
+			[ -n "$run_stuff_before_install_cmd" ] && \
+				${run_stuff_before_install_cmd}
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -658,8 +666,10 @@ build_tmpl_sources()
 	#
 	for i in ${run_stuff_after}; do
 		if [ "$i" = "install" ]; then
-			local aif="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/$run_stuff_after_install_file"
-			[ -f $aif ] && . $aif
+			[ -f $run_stuff_after_install_file ] && \
+				. $run_stuff_after_install_file
+			[ -n "$run_stuff_after_install_cmd" ] && \
+				${run_stuff_after_install_cmd}
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -704,6 +714,7 @@ stow_tmpl()
 	local infodir_pkg="share/info/dir"
 	local infodir_master="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/share/info/dir"
 	local real_xstowargs="$xstow_args"
+	local real_xstow_ignore="$xstow_ignore_files"
 
 	[ -z "$pkg" ] && return 2
 
@@ -722,7 +733,11 @@ stow_tmpl()
 		xstow_args="$xstow_args -i-file-in-dir $infodir_pkg"
 	fi
 
-	$PKGFS_XSTOW_CMD -ignore ${xstow_ignore_files} ${xstow_args} \
+	if [ -n "$ignore_files" ]; then
+		xstow_ignore_files="$xstow_ignore_files $ignore_files"
+	fi
+
+	$PKGFS_XSTOW_CMD -ignore "${xstow_ignore_files}" ${xstow_args} \
 		-pd-targets $PKGFS_MASTERDIR \
 		-dir $PKGFS_DESTDIR -target $PKGFS_MASTERDIR \
 		$PKGFS_DESTDIR/$pkg
@@ -733,8 +748,6 @@ stow_tmpl()
 		echo "==> Created \`$pkg' symlinks into master directory."
 	fi
 
-	xstow_args="$real_xstowargs"
-
 	installed_tmpl_handler register $pkgname $version
 
 	#
@@ -748,6 +761,9 @@ stow_tmpl()
 		local pihf="$PKGFS_TMPLHELPDIR/$i"
 		[ -f "$pihf" ] && . $pihf
 	done
+
+	xstow_ignore_files="$real_xstow_ignore"
+	xstow_args="$real_xstowargs"
 }
 
 #
@@ -757,6 +773,7 @@ stow_tmpl()
 unstow_tmpl()
 {
 	local pkg="$1"
+	local real_xstow_ignore="$xstow_ignore_files"
 
 	if [ -z "$pkg" ]; then
 		echo "*** ERROR: template wasn't specified? ***"
@@ -770,9 +787,13 @@ unstow_tmpl()
 
 	run_file $PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/$pkg.tmpl
 
+	if [ -n "$ignore_files" ]; then
+		xstow_ignore_files="$xstow_ignore_files $ignore_files"
+	fi
+
 	$PKGFS_XSTOW_CMD -dir $PKGFS_DESTDIR -target $PKGFS_MASTERDIR \
-		-D -i-file-in-dir share/info/dir -ignore ${xstow_ignore_files} \
-		$PKGFS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
+		-D -i-file-in-dir share/info/dir -ignore \
+		"${xstow_ignore_files}" $PKGFS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
 	if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
 		exit 1
 	else
@@ -781,6 +802,8 @@ unstow_tmpl()
 	fi
 
 	installed_tmpl_handler unregister $pkgname $version
+
+	xstow_ignore_files="$real_xstow_ignore"
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/templates/font-adobe-100dpi.tmpl b/templates/font-adobe-100dpi.tmpl
index a09df5b698b..a744da9c4e0 100755
--- a/templates/font-adobe-100dpi.tmpl
+++ b/templates/font-adobe-100dpi.tmpl
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ long_desc="
   - Times
 
  This is from the modular Xorg project."
+
+# Build fonts.dir and fonts.scale files after install.
+fonts_dir="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
+postinstall_helpers="mkfontxx-rebuild.sh"
+ignore_files="fonts.scale fonts.dir"
diff --git a/templates/font-adobe-75dpi.tmpl b/templates/font-adobe-75dpi.tmpl
index 0a6ae7d33cb..095425cace5 100755
--- a/templates/font-adobe-75dpi.tmpl
+++ b/templates/font-adobe-75dpi.tmpl
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ long_desc="
   - Times
 
  This is from the modular Xorg project."
+
+# Build fonts.dir and fonts.scale files after install.
+fonts_dir="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
+postinstall_helpers="mkfontxx-rebuild.sh"
+ignore_files="fonts.scale fonts.dir"
diff --git a/templates/font-util-runstuff-before-build.sh b/templates/font-util-runstuff-before-build.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7be2c9a0088..00000000000
--- a/templates/font-util-runstuff-before-build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Replace perl path in bdftrunace.pl before installing.
-#
-
-. $PKGFS_TMPLHELPDIR/perl-replace-path.sh
-perl_transform_file $wrksrc/bdftruncate.pl
diff --git a/templates/font-util.tmpl b/templates/font-util.tmpl
index 00918071647..740fe265591 100755
--- a/templates/font-util.tmpl
+++ b/templates/font-util.tmpl
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ long_desc="
 
 # Transform bdftruncate.pl with correct path.
 run_stuff_before="build"
-run_stuff_before_build_file="$pkgname-runstuff-before-build.sh"
+run_stuff_before_build_file="$PKGFS_TMPLHELPDIR/perl-replace-path.sh"
+run_stuff_before_build_cmd="perl_transform_file $wrksrc/bdftruncate.pl"
diff --git a/templates/fontconfig.tmpl b/templates/fontconfig.tmpl
index accaa2690a5..7db14d4b822 100755
--- a/templates/fontconfig.tmpl
+++ b/templates/fontconfig.tmpl
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ long_desc="
    rendering mechanisms).
  * depend on the X Window System in any fashion, so that printer only
    applications do not have such dependencies."
+
+# Run fc-cache once installed.
+postinstall_helpers="fontconfig-update.sh"
diff --git a/templates/libpng.tmpl b/templates/libpng.tmpl
index 74aa24aa4e8..003e200f09e 100755
--- a/templates/libpng.tmpl
+++ b/templates/libpng.tmpl
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ long_desc="
  only supports C. Support for other languages is being considered."
 
 run_stuff_before="build"
-run_stuff_before_build_file="$pkgname-runstuff-before-build.sh"
+run_stuff_before_build_file="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/$pkgname-runstuff-before-build.sh"
diff --git a/templates/perl.tmpl b/templates/perl.tmpl
index c0e6a9d1fb6..df3465b0c94 100755
--- a/templates/perl.tmpl
+++ b/templates/perl.tmpl
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ long_desc="
 # Perl needs to be handled specially and we have to transform some
 # definitions to look at the correct directory.
 run_stuff_before="build"
-run_stuff_before_build_file="perl-runstuff-before-build.sh"
+run_stuff_before_build_file="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/perl-runstuff-before-build.sh"
 run_stuff_after="install"
-run_stuff_after_install_file="perl-runstuff-after-install.sh"
+run_stuff_after_install_file="$PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR/perl-runstuff-after-install.sh"