--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
-export DH_VERBOSE=1
+# export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
 PACKAGE=mmass
 VERSION="4.0.0"
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ clean:
 
 ######################### build #########################
 build-arch-stamp: 
-	dh_testdir
 	dh_prep -a
-
-	convert gui/images/gtk/icon_32.png debian/mmass.xpm
-
 	# This will create the "calculations.so" shared object in
 	# mspy/plot/build/lib.linux-i686-2.6. This shared object will
 	# have to be installed as
@@ -49,8 +45,13 @@ build-arch-stamp:
 
 	touch build-arch-stamp
 
+build-indep-stamp:
+	dh_prep -i
+	convert gui/images/gtk/icon_32.png debian/mmass.xpm
+	touch build-indep-stamp
+
 .PHONY: build-indep
-build-indep: 
+build-indep: build-indep-stamp
 
 .PHONY: build-arch
 build-arch: build-arch-stamp
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ binary-indep:
 	dh_prep  -i
 	dh_installdirs -i
 	dh_lintian -i
-	cp debian/start-script $(INSTALLDIR)/usr/bin/mmass -i
+	cp debian/start-script $(INSTALLDIR)/usr/bin/mmass
 	dh_installchangelogs  -i
 	dh_installdocs -i
 	dh_install -i