--Dependency ordering/verification --Ensure thread safety --Create *_DIRS framework? --Does it work? ;) --Make sure python stuff is OK --Centralized PLIST management --Verify tools specified are correct --Seperating out dependencies/make rules between packages, placing commonalities in the meta-pkg directory a la kde --[Centralized] options framework to eliminate huge dependency load from GNOME for those who don't need it. More packages to import!