diff --git a/lang/jamvm/Makefile b/lang/jamvm/Makefile
index 7acd9fc72..3d544dc69 100644
--- a/lang/jamvm/Makefile
+++ b/lang/jamvm/Makefile
@@ -15,35 +15,31 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/jamvm
 PKG_MD5SUM:=1b7bc9928c534412e062685a4191651d
-PKG_CAT:=zcat
-
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/jamvm
+  SUBMENU:=Java
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
-  DEPENDS:=+libffi-sable @!mips
   TITLE:=A compact Java Virtual Machine
-  DESCRIPTION:=\
-	JamVM is a new Java Virtual Machine which conforms to the JVM \\\
-	specification version (blue book). In comparison to most other VM's \\\
-	(free and commercial) it is extremely small.However, unlike other \\\
-	small VMs (e.g. KVM) it is designed to support the full \\\
-	specification, and includes support for object finalisation, \\\
-	Soft/Weak/Phantom References, the Java Native Interface (JNI) and the \\\
-	Reflection API.
   URL:=http://sourceforge.net/projects/jamvm
+  DEPENDS:=+libffi-sable @!mips
 endef
 
-define Build/Configure
-	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
-		--enable-ffi \
-		--disable-int-threading \
-	)
+define Package/jamvm/description
+ JamVM is a new Java Virtual Machine which conforms to the JVM 
+ specification version (blue book). In comparison to most other VM's (free 
+ and commercial) it is extremely small.However, unlike other small VMs 
+ (e.g. KVM) it is designed to support the full specification, and includes 
+ support for object finalisation, Soft/Weak/Phantom References, the Java 
+ Native Interface (JNI) and the Reflection API.
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
+	--enable-ffi \
+	--disable-int-threading \
+
 define Build/Compile	
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) all
 endef
@@ -58,3 +54,4 @@ ifneq ($(ARCH),mips)
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,jamvm))
+
diff --git a/lang/sablevm-sdk/Makefile b/lang/sablevm-sdk/Makefile
index 3211cf822..6760a50fe 100644
--- a/lang/sablevm-sdk/Makefile
+++ b/lang/sablevm-sdk/Makefile
@@ -15,35 +15,48 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/sablevm
 PKG_MD5SUM:=18a7c1a92b0748a206f9767a76a6b3bb
-PKG_CAT:=zcat
-
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
-define Package/sablevm
+define Package/sablevm/Default
+  SUBMENU:=Java
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
-  DEPENDS:=+libltdl +libpopt +libpthread +zlib
   TITLE:=A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) implementation
-  DESCRIPTION:=\
-	SableVM is a robust, extremely portable, efficient, and specifications-\\\
-	-compliant Java virtual machine that aims to be easy to maintain and to \\\
-	extend. It features a state-of-the-art and efficient interpreter engine.\\\
-	Its source code is very accessible and easy to understand. It also has \\\
-	many robustness features that have been the object of careful design.
   URL:=http://sablevm.org/
+  DEPENDS:=+libltdl +libpopt +libpthread +zlib
+endef
+
+define Package/sablevm/Default/description
+ SableVM is a robust, extremely portable, efficient, and specifications-
+ -compliant Java virtual machine that aims to be easy to maintain and to 
+ extend. It features a state-of-the-art and efficient interpreter engine.
+ Its source code is very accessible and easy to understand. It also has 
+ many robustness features that have been the object of careful design.
+endef
+
+define Package/sablevm
+$(call Package/sablevm/Default)
+  TITLE+= (full)
+endef
+
+define Package/sablevm/description
+$(call Package/sablevm/Default/description)
+ .
+ This package contains the full set of Java classes.
 endef
 
 define Package/sablevm-mini
-  $(call Package/sablevm)
+$(call Package/sablevm/Default)
   TITLE+= (minimal)
-  DESCRIPTION+=\\\
-	This package contains only the minimal set of Java classes needed to \\\
-	run a simple "HelloWorld" program (included in this package).
 endef
 
+define Package/sablevm-mini/description
+$(call Package/sablevm/Default/description)
+ .
+ This package contains only the minimal set of Java classes needed to 
+ run a simple "HelloWorld" program (included in this package).
+endef
 
 define Build/Configure
 	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
@@ -122,3 +135,4 @@ $(foreach command, jikes fastjar, \
    $(PKG_NAME) requires $(command). \
   )) \
 )
+