--- trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/smage2.functions.sh	2013/02/01 09:46:47	2041
+++ trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/smage2.functions.sh	2013/07/15 07:50:48	2140
@@ -682,6 +682,12 @@
 	local NDEPEND
 	local sym dep cat pver pname
 
+	# first of all remove all tabs and duplicate lines
+	if [ -n "${depend}" ]
+	then
+		depend=$(echo "${depend}" | sed 's:\t::g' | sort -u)
+	fi
+
 	# deps and provides are special
 	# they must be fixed to match the target