Index: include/package.mk
===================================================================
--- include/package.mk	(revision 4776)
+++ include/package.mk	(working copy)
@@ -110,13 +110,10 @@
     PKGARCH:=$(ARCH)
   endif
 
-  ifeq ($(DESCRIPTION),)
-    $(eval DESCRIPTION:=$(TITLE))
-  endif
-
   IPKG_$(1):=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(1)_$(VERSION)_$(PKGARCH).ipk
   IDIR_$(1):=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/$(1)
   INFO_$(1):=$(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(1).list
+  DESC_$(1):=$(TITLE). $(DESCRIPTION)
 
   ifdef Package/$(1)/install
     ifeq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_$(1)),y)
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@
 	echo "Build-Depends: $(PKG_BUILDDEP)"; \
 	echo "Category: $(CATEGORY)"; \
 	echo "Title: $(TITLE)"; \
-	echo "Description: $(DESCRIPTION)" | sed -e 's,\\,\n,g';
+	echo "Description: $$(DESC_$(1))" | sed -e 's,\\,\n,g';
 
     ifneq ($(URL),)
       DUMPINFO += \
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@
 	echo "Priority: $(PRIORITY)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	echo "Maintainer: $(MAINTAINER)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	echo "Architecture: $(PKGARCH)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
-	echo "Description: $(DESCRIPTION)" | sed -e 's,\\,\n ,g' >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
+	echo "Description: $$(DESC_$(1))" | sed -e 's,\\,\n,g' | sed -e 's,^[[:space:]]*$$$$, .,g' >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	chmod 644 $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	(cd $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL; \
 		$($(1)_COMMANDS) \
@@ -308,7 +305,8 @@
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
+		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include " \
+		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib " \
 		ARCH="$(ARCH)" \
 		$(1);
 endef