diff --git a/scripts/pkgmeek b/scripts/pkgmeek
index c77923e..f51fd9c 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgmeek
+++ b/scripts/pkgmeek
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fi
 # Read the Pkgfile to determine what to do next. But first ensure that
 # it came from a trusted source (FS#1851)
 #
-validate_pkgfile
+validate_pkgfile || exit $E_PKGFILE
 [ -f .32bit ] && PGKMK_ARCH=32 || PKGMK_ARCH=64
 . "Pkgfile"; . "$PKGMK_CONF"
 
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ done; }
 check_pkg_mtime && pkg_ood=0 || pkg_ood=1
 [ "$PKGMK_MTIME_ONLY" = "no" ] || exit $pkg_ood
 
-# If the user did NOT ask for '-utd' or '-do', then all sources must be present.
-{ [ "$PKGMK_DOWNLOAD_ONLY" = "yes" ] || [ "$errDL" ] ; } && exit $(( E_DOWNLOAD*(errDL>0) ))
+[ "$PKGMK_DOWNLOAD_ONLY" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "yes" ] \
+	|| [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "yes" ] \
+	|| [ $errDL -gt 0 ] || exit $(( E_DOWNLOAD*(errDL > 0) ))
 
 # Some further tests before proceeding with the build
-[ "$pkg_ood" = 1 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] || \
-[ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "yes" ] || exit 0
+[ "$pkg_ood" = 1 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "yes" ] || exit 0
 [ "$PKGMK_CHECK_SIG" = "yes" ] || echo "Checking signatures before unpacking..."
 
 # The option -uf is meant to be used AFTER a previous invocation of pkgmeek has
@@ -111,13 +111,14 @@ if [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ]; then
 fi
 [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "no" ] || \
 	{ cat_signature > "$PKGMK_ROOT/.signature" &&
-		echo "Signature successfully created."; } || \
+		info "Signature successfully created."; } || \
 	{ cat_manifest md5sum > "$PKGMK_ROOT"/.md5sum &&
 		warning "Signature creation failed, falling back to md5sums."; } \
 	|| { info "Could not create signatures or md5sums."; exit "$E_DIRPERM"; }
 [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "no" ] || \
-	cat_manifest md5sum >"$PKGMK_ROOT"/.md5sum || \
+	{ cat_manifest md5sum > "$PKGMK_ROOT"/.md5sum && info "md5sum updated."; } || \
 	{ info "Could not create requested md5sums."; exit "$E_DIRPERM"; }
+
 # Exit after fulfilling any *explicit* requests for (signed) manifests
 # (decision regarding the work directory is retained from the first run of pkgmeek)
 if  [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "yes" ] || \
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ PKGMK_WORK_DIR="$PWD/work"
 PKGMK_COMPRESSION_MODE="gz"
 
 PKGMK_INSTALL_COMMAND=""
+PKGMK_CLEAN="no"
 PKGMK_DOWNLOAD_ONLY="no"
 PKGMK_EXTRACT_ONLY="no"
 PKGMK_MTIME_ONLY="no"
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ parse_options() {
 	ARGV=( "$@" )	# retain all arguments in case '-r' was not the first
 	while [ "$1" ]; do
 		case $1 in
-			-r|--recursive) recursive "${ARGV[@]}" ;;
+			-r|--recursive) recursive ${ARGV[@]} ;;
 			-c|--clean) [ -x "$PRTWASH_COMMAND" ] && PKGMK_CLEAN="yes" || \
 				{ error "option '-c' not supported ($PRTWASH_COMMAND not installed)";
 						exit 1; } ;;
@@ -347,20 +349,24 @@ validate_pkgfile() { # called from within PKGMK_ROOT
 	check_signature "pre-Pkgfile" | parse_signify_output
 	errcode=$?
 	[ "$errcode" = 0 ] || info "Use '-is' if you have confirmed its origin some other way."
-	[ "$errcode" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_SIG" = "yes" ] || exit $E_SIGNATURE
+	[ "$errcode" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_SIG" = "yes" ] || return $E_SIGNATURE
 
 	# the environment should not be affected by sourcing the Pkgfile both here
 	# and in the later build, but to be safe we use a nested subshell
 	( . Pkgfile; [ -n "$name" ] || nn=1; [ -n "$version" ] || nv=1; \
 	[ -n "$release" ] || nr=1; [ "$(type -t build)" = "function" ] || nb=1; \
-	echo $(( nn+2*nv+4*nr+8*nb )) ) | { read -r checksum;
-	[ $((checksum & 1)) = 1 ] && absent=" 'name'";
-	[ $((checksum & 2)) = 2 ] && absent+=" 'version'";
-	[ $((checksum & 4)) = 4 ] && absent+=" 'release'";
-	[ $((checksum & 8)) = 8 ] && absent+=" 'build()'";
-	[ "$checksum" = 0 ] || 
-	{ error "Pkgfile does not specify these required variables:";
-		info "$absent"; exit "$E_PKGFILE"; }; }
+	echo $(( nn+2*nv+4*nr+8*nb )) ) | check_reqvars
+}
+
+check_reqvars () {
+	local checksum
+	read -r checksum;
+	[ $((checksum & 1)) = 1 ] && absent=" 'name'"
+	[ $((checksum & 2)) = 2 ] && absent+=" 'version'"
+	[ $((checksum & 4)) = 4 ] && absent+=" 'release'"
+	[ $((checksum & 8)) = 8 ] && absent+=" 'build()'"
+	[ "$checksum" = 0 ] || { error "Pkgfile does not specify these required variables:"; \
+	info "$absent"; exit "$E_PKGFILE"; }
 }
 
 check_pkg_mtime() { # can be called even if some sources are missing
@@ -521,19 +527,19 @@ refresh_signature() {
 }
 
 recursive() {
-	local ARGS FILE DIR
+	local ARGS DIR
 	[ "$PKGMK_CLEAN" == "no" ] || { find "$PKGMK_ROOT" -name Pkgfile -printf "%h\n" \
 			| xargs "$PRTWASH_COMMAND" -s -p -b -q; exit $? ; }
 
-	ARGS=$(echo "$@" | sed -e "s/--recursive//g; s/[ ]+-r[ ]+/ /g")
-	for FILE in $(find "$PKGMK_ROOT" -name Pkgfile | sort); do
-			DIR="$(dirname "$FILE")/"
-		if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
+	ARGS=$(echo "$@" | sed "s/--recursive//g; s/\s*-r\s*/ /g")
+	for DIR in $(find "$PKGMK_ROOT" -type d | sort); do
+		if [ -f "$DIR/Pkgfile" ]; then
 			info "Entering directory '$DIR'."
-			(cd "$DIR" && "$PKGMK_COMMAND" "$ARGS")
+			(cd "$DIR" && "$PKGMK_COMMAND" $ARGS)
 			info "Leaving directory '$DIR'."
 		fi
 	done
+	exit
 }
 
 info() {
@@ -550,8 +556,8 @@ error() {
 
 ######################## end of subroutines ###########################
 ## Now ensure that they cannot be overwritten when sourcing Pkgfile  ##
-readonly -f main parse_options print_help validate_pkgfile check_pkg_mtime \
-	cat_manifest check_manifest cat_signature check_signature \
-	parse_signify_output refresh_signature recursive
+readonly -f main info warning error print_help parse_options recursive \
+	validate_pkgfile check_reqvars check_pkg_mtime cat_manifest check_manifest \
+	cat_signature check_signature parse_signify_output refresh_signature 
 
 main "$@"