diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index c54400a..a834a92 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #
 
 for __ in $(find subr -name *.subr); do . "${__}"; done;
-ex_setup_args "${@}"; ex_setup_env; ex_setup_checks; ex_setup_subdirs;
-ex_pkg_state_init; {(
+ex_setup_args "${@}"; ex_setup_env; ex_setup_checks; ex_setup_subdirs; ex_pkg_state_init;
 ex_log_msg info "Build started by ${BUILD_USER:=${USER}}@${BUILD_HNAME:=$(hostname)} at ${BUILD_DATE_START}.";
 ex_log_env_vars "build (global)" ${LOG_ENV_VARS};
+
 for BUILD_TARGET_META in invariants ${BUILD_TARGETS_META:-world}; do
 	for BUILD_TARGET_LC in $(ex_get_var_unsafe "$(ex_toupper "${BUILD_TARGET_META}")_TARGET"); do
 		BUILD_TARGET="$(ex_toupper "${BUILD_TARGET_LC}")";
@@ -16,38 +16,36 @@ for BUILD_TARGET_META in invariants ${BUILD_TARGETS_META:-world}; do
 			BUILD_PACKAGES="$(ex_lfilter "${BUILD_PACKAGES}" "${BUILD_PACKAGES_RESTART}")";
 		fi;
 		for PKG_NAME in ${BUILD_PACKAGES}; do
+			ex_log_msg vnfo "Starting \`${PKG_NAME}' build...";
 			ex_pkg_dispatch "${BUILD_TARGET}" "${PKG_NAME}"	\
 				"${ARG_RESTART}" "${ARG_RESTART_AT}";
 			BUILD_SCRIPT_RC=${?};
 			case ${BUILD_SCRIPT_RC} in
 			0) ex_log_msg succ "Finished \`${PKG_NAME}' build.";
-				: $((BUILD_NFINI+=1)); continue; ;;
-			*) ex_log_msg fail "Build failed in \`${PKG_NAME}' (last return code ${BUILD_SCRIPT_RC}.).";
-				: $((BUILD_NFAIL+=1));
-				if [ ${ARG_RELAXED:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
-					BUILD_PKGS_FAILED="${BUILD_PKGS_FAILED:+${BUILD_PKGS_FAILED} }${PKG_NAME}";
-					continue;
-				else
-					break;
-				fi;
+			   : $((BUILD_NFINI+=1)); continue; ;;
+			*) ex_log_msg fail "Build failed in \`${PKG_NAME}', check \`${WORKDIR}/${PKG_NAME}_std{err,out}.log' for details.";
+			   : $((BUILD_NFAIL+=1));
+			   if [ ${ARG_RELAXED:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
+			   BUILD_PKGS_FAILED="${BUILD_PKGS_FAILED:+${BUILD_PKGS_FAILED} }${PKG_NAME}";
+				continue;
+			   else
+				break;
+			   fi; ;;
 			esac;
 		done;
 		if [ "${BUILD_SCRIPT_RC:-0}" -ne 0 ]; then
 			break;
 		fi;
 	done;
-done; ex_pkg_state_fini;
+done;
+
+ex_pkg_state_fini;
 ex_log_msg info "${BUILD_NFINI} finished, ${BUILD_NSKIP} skipped, and ${BUILD_NFAIL} failed builds in ${BUILD_NBUILT} build script(s).";
 ex_log_msg info "Build time: ${BUILD_TIMES_HOURS} hour(s), ${BUILD_TIMES_MINUTES} minute(s), and ${BUILD_TIMES_SECS} second(s).";
 if [ ${ARG_RELAXED:-0} -eq 1 ]\
 && [ -n "${BUILD_PKGS_FAILED}" ]; then
 	ex_log_msg info "Build script failure(s) in: ${BUILD_PKGS_FAILED}.";
 fi;
-exit "${BUILD_SCRIPT_RC:-0}")} 2>&1 | tee "${BUILD_LOG_FNAME}" & TEE_PID="${!}";
-
-trap "rm -f ${BUILD_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS_FNAME};	\
-	ex_log_msg fail \"Build aborted.\";	\
-	echo kill ${TEE_PID};			\
-	kill ${TEE_PID}" HUP INT TERM USR1 USR2; wait;
+exit "${BUILD_SCRIPT_RC:-0}"
 
 # vim:filetype=sh
diff --git a/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr b/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr
index fc1ddaa..ff7f2ff 100644
--- a/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr
+++ b/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 ex_pkg_dispatch() {
 	local _tgt_name="${1}" _pkg_name="${2}"		\
 		_restart="${3}" _restart_at="${4}"	\
-		_pkg_step_cmds _pkg_step_cmd_args;
+		_pkg_step_cmds _pkg_step_cmd_args	\
+		_stdout_path _stderr_path		\
+		_pipe_path _pipe_path2 _pipe_msg _script_rc;
 	if [ "${_pkg_name#*_flavour_*}" != "${_pkg_name}" ]; then
 		PKG_NAME_PARENT="${_pkg_name%_flavour_*}";
 	fi;
@@ -15,10 +17,29 @@ ex_pkg_dispatch() {
 			return 0;
 		fi;
 	fi;
+	_pipe_path="${WORKDIR}/${_pkg_name}_build.fifo";
+	ex_build_fileop rm "${_pipe_path}"; mkfifo "${_pipe_path}";
+	_pipe2_path="${WORKDIR}/${_pkg_name}_build2.fifo";
+	ex_build_fileop rm "${_pipe2_path}"; mkfifo "${_pipe2_path}";
+	_stderr_path="${WORKDIR}/${_pkg_name}_stderr.log";
+	_stdout_path="${WORKDIR}/${_pkg_name}_stdout.log";
+	ex_build_fileop rm "${_stderr_path}" "${_stdout_path}";
 	(set -o errexit -o noglob;
-	ex_pkg_vars; ex_pkg_env;
-	ex_build_fileop mkdir "${PKG_BASE_DIR}";
-	ex_build_fileop cd "${PKG_BASE_DIR}";
+	ex_pkg_vars;
+	if [ -z "${PKG_URL}" ]\
+	&& [ -z "${PKG_URLS_GIT}" ]\
+	&& [ -z "${PKG_VERSION}" ]\
+	&& ! ex_test_cmd "pkg_${PKG_NAME}_all"; then
+		ex_log_msg failexit "Error: package \`${PKG_NAME}' missing in build.vars.";
+		exit 1;
+	elif [ "${PKG_DISABLED:-0}" -eq 1 ]; then
+		ex_log_msg vnfo "Skipping disabled package \`${PKG_NAME}.'";
+		echo "done ${PKG_BASE_DIR}" >&3; exit 0;
+	else
+		ex_pkg_env;
+		ex_build_fileop mkdir "${PKG_BASE_DIR}";
+		ex_build_fileop cd "${PKG_BASE_DIR}";
+	fi;
 	set -- $(ex_lfilter -not "${BUILD_STEPS}"	\
 			"$(ex_get_var_unsafe PKG_$(ex_toupper "${_pkg_name}")_BUILD_STEPS_DISABLE)");
 	while [ ${#} -gt 0 ]; do
@@ -67,7 +88,17 @@ ex_pkg_dispatch() {
 				fi; break;
 			fi;
 		done;
-	shift; done); return ${?};
+	shift; done; set -o xtrace
+	echo "done ${PKG_BASE_DIR}" >&3; read __ <&4;)	\
+		1>"${_stdout_path}" 2>"${_stderr_path}"	\
+		3<>"${_pipe_path}" 4<>"${_pipe2_path}" &
+	_script_rc=1; while read _pipe_msg <"${_pipe_path}"; do
+	case "${_pipe_msg%% *}" in
+	done)	echo >"${_pipe2_path}"; _script_rc=0; break; ;;
+	*)	break; ;;
+	esac; done;
+	ex_build_fileop rm "${_pipe_path}";
+	return "${_script_rc:-0}";
 };
 
 # vim:filetype=sh
diff --git a/subr/ex_pkg_env.subr b/subr/ex_pkg_env.subr
index cbd0b77..b3ea764 100644
--- a/subr/ex_pkg_env.subr
+++ b/subr/ex_pkg_env.subr
@@ -4,56 +4,46 @@
 
 ex_pkg_env() {
 	local _vname;
-	if [ -z "${PKG_URL}" ]\
-	&& [ -z "${PKG_URLS_GIT}" ]\
-	&& [ -z "${PKG_VERSION}" ]\
-	&& ! ex_test_cmd "pkg_${PKG_NAME}_all"; then
-		ex_log_msg failexit "Error: package \`${PKG_NAME}' missing in build.vars.";
-	elif [ "${PKG_DISABLED:-0}" -eq 1 ]; then
-		ex_log_msg vnfo "Skipping disabled package \`${PKG_NAME}.'";
-		exit 0;
-	else
-		[ -z "${MIDIPIX_BUILD_PWD}" ] && MIDIPIX_BUILD_PWD="$(pwd)";
-		[ -z "${PKG_FNAME}" ] && PKG_FNAME="${PKG_URL##*/}";
-		[ -z "${PKG_TARGET}" ] && PKG_TARGET="${TARGET}";
-		case "${PKG_BASE_DIR}" in
-		?*)	;;
-		*)	PKG_BASE_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_BUILD_TYPE:-native}-${PKG_TARGET}";
-			if [ -n "${ARG_RESTART}" ]\
-			&& [ -z "${ARG_RESTART_AT}" ]; then
-				ex_build_fileop rm "${PKG_BASE_DIR}";
-			fi; ;;
-		esac;
-		PKG_DESTDIR="${PKG_BASE_DIR}/destdir";
-		case "${PKG_BUILD_TYPE}" in
-		host)	export AR="ar";
-			export CC="gcc";
-			export CXX="g++";
-			export RANLIB="ranlib"; ;;
-		*)	export AR="${PKG_TARGET}-ar";
-			export CC="${PKG_TARGET}-gcc";
-			export CXX="${PKG_TARGET}-g++";
-			export RANLIB="${PKG_TARGET}-ranlib";
-			[ -x "${PREFIX}/bin/${TARGET}-pkg-config" ]\
-				&& export PKG_CONFIG="${PREFIX}/bin/${TARGET}-pkg-config";
-			;;
-		esac;
-		export LIBTOOL="${PKG_SLIBTOOL:-slibtool}";
-		export MAKE="make LIBTOOL=${PKG_SLIBTOOL:-slibtool}";
-		case "${PKG_SUBDIR}" in
-		?*)	;;
-		*)	case "${PKG_URLS_GIT}" in
-			?*)	PKG_SUBDIR="${PKG_URLS_GIT%%=*}"; ;;
-			*)	case "${PKG_FNAME}" in
-				*.t*)	PKG_SUBDIR="${PKG_FNAME%%.t*}"; ;;
-				*)	PKG_SUBDIR="${PKG_NAME}"; ;;
-				esac; ;;
+	[ -z "${MIDIPIX_BUILD_PWD}" ] && MIDIPIX_BUILD_PWD="$(pwd)";
+	[ -z "${PKG_FNAME}" ] && PKG_FNAME="${PKG_URL##*/}";
+	[ -z "${PKG_TARGET}" ] && PKG_TARGET="${TARGET}";
+	case "${PKG_BASE_DIR}" in
+	?*)	;;
+	*)	PKG_BASE_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_BUILD_TYPE:-native}-${PKG_TARGET}";
+		if [ -n "${ARG_RESTART}" ]\
+		&& [ -z "${ARG_RESTART_AT}" ]; then
+			ex_build_fileop rm "${PKG_BASE_DIR}";
+		fi; ;;
+	esac;
+	PKG_DESTDIR="${PKG_BASE_DIR}/destdir";
+	case "${PKG_BUILD_TYPE}" in
+	host)	export AR="ar";
+		export CC="gcc";
+		export CXX="g++";
+		export RANLIB="ranlib"; ;;
+	*)	export AR="${PKG_TARGET}-ar";
+		export CC="${PKG_TARGET}-gcc";
+		export CXX="${PKG_TARGET}-g++";
+		export RANLIB="${PKG_TARGET}-ranlib";
+		[ -x "${PREFIX}/bin/${TARGET}-pkg-config" ]\
+			&& export PKG_CONFIG="${PREFIX}/bin/${TARGET}-pkg-config";
+		;;
+	esac;
+	export LIBTOOL="${PKG_SLIBTOOL:-slibtool}";
+	export MAKE="make LIBTOOL=${PKG_SLIBTOOL:-slibtool}";
+	case "${PKG_SUBDIR}" in
+	?*)	;;
+	*)	case "${PKG_URLS_GIT}" in
+		?*)	PKG_SUBDIR="${PKG_URLS_GIT%%=*}"; ;;
+		*)	case "${PKG_FNAME}" in
+			*.t*)	PKG_SUBDIR="${PKG_FNAME%%.t*}"; ;;
+			*)	PKG_SUBDIR="${PKG_NAME}"; ;;
 			esac; ;;
-		esac;
-		for _vname in $(ex_split : ${PKG_ENV_VARS_EXTRA}); do
-			export "${_vname}";
-		done;
-	fi;
+		esac; ;;
+	esac;
+	for _vname in $(ex_split : ${PKG_ENV_VARS_EXTRA}); do
+		export "${_vname}";
+	done;
 	if [ -n "${PKG_ENV_VARS}" ]\
 	&& [ "${PKG_NO_LOG_VARS:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then
 		PKG_ENV_VARS="$(echo "${PKG_ENV_VARS}" | tr " " "\n" | sort | tr "\n" " ")";
diff --git a/subr/ex_pkg_state.subr b/subr/ex_pkg_state.subr
index 4cc0a8b..cb86bf2 100644
--- a/subr/ex_pkg_state.subr
+++ b/subr/ex_pkg_state.subr
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ ex_pkg_state_init() {
 	BUILD_NFINI=${BUILD_NSKIP:=${BUILD_NFAIL:=${BUILD_NBUILT:=0}}};
 	BUILD_TIMES_SECS=$(ex_date %s);
 	BUILD_PKGS_FAILED="";
+	trap "rm -f ${BUILD_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS_FNAME};		\
+		ex_log_msg failexit \"Build aborted.\";"	\
+		HUP INT TERM USR1 USR2;
 };
 
 ex_pkg_state_push() {
diff --git a/vars/gcc.vars b/vars/gcc.vars
index 277ba8a..f3b192b 100644
--- a/vars/gcc.vars
+++ b/vars/gcc.vars
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ pkg_gcc_stage1_all() {
 		fi;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" install finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 pkg_gcc_runtime_all() {
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ pkg_gcc_runtime_all() {
 		make ${PKG_MAKEFLAGS_BUILD} install-target-libgcc;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" install finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 pkg_gcc_libstdcpp_v3_all() {
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ pkg_gcc_libstdcpp_v3_all() {
 		make ${PKG_MAKEFLAGS_BUILD} install-target-libstdc++-v3;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" install finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 pkg_gcc_full_all() {
@@ -210,7 +207,6 @@ pkg_gcc_full_all() {
 		make ${PKG_MAKEFLAGS_BUILD} install;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" install finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 pkg_gcc_native_all() {
@@ -253,7 +249,6 @@ pkg_gcc_native_all() {
 		make ${PKG_MAKEFLAGS_BUILD} "DESTDIR=${PKG_PREFIX}" install;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" install finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 # vim:filetype=sh
diff --git a/vars/musl.vars b/vars/musl.vars
index 5605872..d2dfd54 100644
--- a/vars/musl.vars
+++ b/vars/musl.vars
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ pkg_musl_no_complex_all() {
 		./lazy -e "${_install}" -x build;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" build finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 pkg_musl_native_all() {
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ pkg_musl_native_all() {
 		ex_build_fileop ln_symbolic ../lib/libc.so "${PKG_PREFIX}/bin/ldd";
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" build finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 pkg_musl_full_all() {
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ pkg_musl_full_all() {
 		./lazy -e "${_install}" -x build;
 		ex_pkg_state_push "${PKG_NAME}" build finish;
 	fi;
-	exit 0;
 };
 
 # vim:filetype=sh