diff --git a/bin/lib/common.inc b/bin/lib/common.inc
index 12445108f..323ba2cfc 100644
--- a/bin/lib/common.inc
+++ b/bin/lib/common.inc
@@ -163,4 +163,82 @@ processConfig()
   fi
 }
 
+parseDeps()
+{
+  dep="$1"
+  version=$(echo $dep | awk -F '[>=<]+' '{print $2}')
+  if [ -z "$version" ]; then
+    operator=""
+    dep=$(echo $dep | awk -F '[>=<]+' '{print $1}')
+  else
+    operator=$(echo $dep | awk -F '[0-9.]+' '{print $1}' | awk -F '^[a-zA-Z]+' '{print $2}')
+    dep=$(echo $dep | awk -F '[>=<]+' '{print $1}')
+    case $operator in
+      ">=") ;;
+      "=") ;;
+      *) printError "$operator is not supported."
+    esac
+    major=$(echo $version | awk -F. '{print $1}')
+    minor=$(echo $version | awk -F. '{print $2}')
+    if [ -z "$minor" ]; then
+      minor=0
+    fi
+    patch=$(echo $version | awk -F. '{print $3}')
+    if [ -z "$patch" ]; then
+      patch=0
+    fi
+    prerelease=$(echo $version | awk -F. '{print $4}')
+    if [ -z "$prerelease" ]; then
+      prerelease=0
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "$dep|$operator|$major|$minor|$patch|$prerelease"
+}
+
+compareVersions()
+{
+  v1="$1"
+  v2="$2"
+  awk -v v1="$v1" -v v2="$v2" '
+  function vercmp(v1, v2) {
+    n1 = split(v1, v1_array, ".")
+    n2 = split(v2, v2_array, ".")
+
+    for (i = 1; i <= n1 || i <= n2; i++) {
+      if (v1_array[i] != v2_array[i]) {
+        return (v1_array[i] < v2_array[i] ? -1 : 1)
+      }
+    }
+    return 0
+  }
+
+  BEGIN {
+    if (vercmp(v1, v2) >= 0) {
+      exit 0
+    } else {
+      exit 1
+    }
+  }
+  '
+
+  return $?
+}
+
+validateVersion()
+{
+  version=$1
+  operator=$2
+  requestedVersion=$3
+  dependency=$4
+  if [ ! -z "$operator" ] && [ -z "$version" ]; then
+    printVerbose "$operator ${requestedVersion} requsted, but no version file found in $versionPath." 
+    return 1
+  elif [ ! -z "$operator" ] && ! compareVersions "${version}" "${requestedVersion}"; then
+    printVerbose "$dependency does not satisfy ${version} $operator ${requestedVersion}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
 zopenInitialize
diff --git a/bin/lib/zopen-build b/bin/lib/zopen-build
index da682e041..0b8ac3ad8 100755
--- a/bin/lib/zopen-build
+++ b/bin/lib/zopen-build
@@ -406,12 +406,29 @@ setDepsEnv()
   # Filter out duplicate deps
   deps=$(echo "$deps" | xargs | tr ' ' '\n' | sort -u)
   for dep in $deps; do
+    printVerbose "Searching for dependency $dep"
+    parseline=$(parseDeps $dep)
+    dep=$(echo $parseline | awk -F'|' '{print $1}')
+    operator=$(echo $parseline | awk -F'|' '{print $2}')
+    requestedMajor=$(echo $parseline | awk -F'|' '{print $3}')
+    requestedMinor=$(echo $parseline | awk -F'|' '{print $4}')
+    requestedPatch=$(echo $parseline | awk -F'|' '{print $5}')
+    requestedSubrelease=$(echo $parseline | awk -F'|' '{print $6}')
+    requestedVersion="${requestedMajor}.${requestedMinor}.${requestedPatch}.${requestedSubrelease}"
     foundDep=false
     for path in `echo ${depsPath} | tr '|' '\n'` ; do
       if [ -r "$path/${dep}/.env" ]; then
         depdir="$path/${dep}"
+        versionPath="$depdir/.version"
+        if [ -r "$versionPath" ]; then
+          version=$(cat "$versionPath");
+        fi
         # Avoid double sourcing the .env if we're forcing an upgrade on it
         if ! $forceUpgradeDeps; then
+          if ! validateVersion "${version}" "$operator" "${requestedVersion}" "$depdir"; then
+            continue
+          fi
+
           printVerbose "Setting up ${depdir} dependency environment"
           cd "${depdir}" && . ./.env
         fi
@@ -421,7 +438,11 @@ setDepsEnv()
     done
     if ! $foundDep || $forceUpgradeDeps; then
       if ! $forceUpgradeDeps; then
-        printWarning "Dependency $dep not found. Installing via zopen install"
+        if [ -z "$operator" ]; then
+          printWarning "Dependency $dep not found. Downloading via zopen install"
+        else
+          printWarning "Dependency $dep $operator ${requestedVersion} not found. Downloading via zopen install"
+        fi
       else
         printHeader "Upgrading dependency $dep. Installing via zopen install"
       fi
@@ -431,8 +452,16 @@ setDepsEnv()
       if ! zopen install -r $dep -d $path; then
         printError "zopen install command failed"
       fi
-      printVerbose "Setting up upgraded ${path}/${dep} dependency environment"
-      cd "${path}/${dep}" && . ./.env
+      depdir="$path/${dep}"
+      printVerbose "Setting up upgraded $depdir dependency environment"
+      cd "$depdir" && . ./.env
+      versionPath="$depdir/.version"
+      if [ -r "$versionPath" ]; then
+        version=$(cat "$versionPath");
+      fi
+      if ! validateVersion "${version}" "$operator" "${requestedVersion}" "$depdir"; then
+        printError "Dependency $depdir upgraded, but does not satisfy \"$operator\" \"${requestedVersion}\"" 
+      fi
     fi
   done
   cd "${orig}" || exit 99
@@ -980,7 +1009,7 @@ build()
   if [ -n "${ZOPEN_MAKE_CMD}" ]; then
     printHeader "Running Build"
     create_fifo_pipe "${makelog}"
-    if ! runAndLog "${ZOPEN_MAKE_CMD} > $TMP_FIFO_PIPE"; then
+    if ! runAndLog "${ZOPEN_MAKE_CMD} > $TMP_FIFO_PIPE 2>&1"; then
       if [ "${ZOPEN_MAKE_MINIMAL}" = "yes" ]; then
         printError "Make (minimal) failed. Log: ${makelog}"
       else
@@ -1093,8 +1122,17 @@ if ! [ -f ./.env ]; then
   echo "Need to source from the .env directory" >&2
   return 0
 fi
-export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
-export _CEE_RUNOPTS="\$_CEE_RUNOPTS FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)"
+
+deleteDuplicateEntries() 
+{
+  value=\$1
+  delim=\$2
+  echo "\$value" | awk -v RS="\$delim" '!(\$0 in a) {a[\$0]; printf("%s%s", col, \$0); col=RS; }'
+}
+
+_CEE_RUNOPTS="\$_CEE_RUNOPTS FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)"
+export _CEE_RUNOPTS="\$(deleteDuplicateEntries "\$_CEE_RUNOPTS" " ")"
+
 export _TAG_REDIR_IN=txt
 export _TAG_REDIR_ERR=txt
 export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt
@@ -1102,13 +1140,16 @@ export ${projectName}_HOME=\${PWD}
 zz
 
   if [ -d "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/bin" ]; then
-    echo "export PATH=\"\${${projectName}_HOME}/bin:\$PATH\"" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
+    echo "PATH=\"\${${projectName}_HOME}/bin:\$PATH\"" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
+    echo "export PATH=\$(deleteDuplicateEntries \"\$PATH\" \":\")" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
   fi
   if [ -d "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/lib" ]; then
     echo "export LIBPATH=\"\${${projectName}_HOME}/lib:\$LIBPATH\"" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
+    echo "export LIBPATH=\$(deleteDuplicateEntries \"\$LIBPATH\" \":\")" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
   fi
   if [ -d "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/share/man" ]; then
     echo "export MANPATH=\"\${${projectName}_HOME}/share/man:\$MANPATH\"" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
+    echo "export MANPATH=\$(deleteDuplicateEntries \"\$MANPATH\" \":\")" >> "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.env"
   fi
   if command -V "${ZOPEN_APPEND_TO_ENV}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     printVerbose "Appending additional environment variables..."
@@ -1177,7 +1218,7 @@ install()
     printHeader "Running Install"
     installlog="${ZOPEN_LOG_DIR}/${LOG_PFX}_install.log"
     create_fifo_pipe "${installlog}"
-    if ! runAndLog "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_CMD} > $TMP_FIFO_PIPE"; then
+    if ! runAndLog "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_CMD} > $TMP_FIFO_PIPE 2>&1"; then
       printError "Install failed. Log: ${installlog}"
     fi
     replaceHardcodedPaths
@@ -1195,6 +1236,39 @@ install()
     chtag -tc 819 "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/test.status"
     echo "$ZOPEN_STATUS" > "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/test.status"
 
+    if [ -z "$(command -v zopen_get_version)" ]; then
+      printWarning "A zopen_get_version() function should be defined in the buildenv to extract the version contents"
+    else
+      versionString=$(zopen_get_version)
+      echo $versionString | awk -F. '{
+        if (NF < 1 || NF > 4) {
+          exit 1
+        }
+        if ($1 ~ /[^0-9]/) {
+          exit 1
+        }
+        if ($2 ~ /[^0-9]/) {
+          exit 1
+        }
+        if (NF >= 3 && $3 ~ /[^0-9A-Za-z-]+/) {
+          exit 1
+        }
+        if (NF == 4 && $4 !~ /[0-9A-Za-z-]+/) {
+          exit 1
+        }
+        exit 0
+      }'
+
+      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        printError "$versionString uses an invalid version format"
+      fi 
+      echo "$versionString" > "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.version"
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -z "$ZOPEN_RUNTIME_DEPS" ]; then
+      echo "$ZOPEN_RUNTIME_DEPS" > "${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}/.deps"
+    fi
+
     if $generatePax; then
       printHeader "Generating pax.Z from ${ZOPEN_INSTALL_DIR}"
       if ! runAndLog "${ZOPEN_PAX_CMD}"; then
@@ -1271,7 +1345,7 @@ resolveCommands()
     unset ZOPEN_CONFIGURE_CMD
     unset ZOPEN_CONFIGURE_MINIMAL_CMD
   fi
-  
+
   if [ "${ZOPEN_MAKE}x" != "skipx" ] && [ ! -z "$(command -v ${ZOPEN_MAKE})" ] ; then
     if [ "${ZOPEN_MAKE_MINIMAL}x" = "x" ]; then
       export ZOPEN_MAKE_CMD="\"${ZOPEN_MAKE}\" ${ZOPEN_MAKE_OPTS} CC=${CC} \"CPPFLAGS=${CPPFLAGS}\" \"CFLAGS=${CFLAGS}\" CXX=${CXX} \"CXXFLAGS=${CXXFLAGS}\" \"LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}\" \"LDLIBS=${LIBS}\""
diff --git a/bin/lib/zopen-generate b/bin/lib/zopen-generate
index 0817918f3..8d2f39b7c 100755
--- a/bin/lib/zopen-generate
+++ b/bin/lib/zopen-generate
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ echo "Enter ${name}'s build dependencies for the Tar source: (example: curl make
 tardeps=$(getInput)
 echo "Enter the default build type: (tar or git)"
 buildtype=$(getInput)
+echo "Enter ${name}'s runtime dependencies for the Tar source: (example: bash)"
+runtimedeps=$(getInput)
 
 project_path="${name}port"
 
@@ -109,6 +111,11 @@ else
   buildenvContents="${buildenvContents}export ZOPEN_TYPE=\"TARBALL\"\n"
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z "$runtimedeps" ]; then
+  buildenvContents="${buildenvContents}export ZOPEN_RUNTIME_DEPS=\"$runtimedeps\"\n"
+fi
+
+
 buildenvContents="${buildenvContents}\nzopen_check_results()
 {
   dir=\"\$1\"
@@ -124,6 +131,18 @@ buildenvContents="${buildenvContents}\nzopen_check_results()
 zopen_append_to_env()
 {
   # echo envars outside of PATH, MANPATH, LIBPATH
+}
+
+zopen_append_to_setup()
+{
+  # echo commands that will run when installing via setup.sh
+}
+
+zopen_get_version()
+{
+  # Modify to echo the version of your tool/library
+  # Rather than hardcoding the version, obtain the version by running the tool/library
+  echo \"1.0.0\"
 }"
 
 /bin/echo "$buildenvContents" > $buildenv
diff --git a/testme/meta b/testme/meta
deleted file mode 160000
index c16b46195..000000000
--- a/testme/meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c16b461959cd7a1fa3d1519fe49f049cc6824acc