diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+* 0.9.7 (2015-08-28)
+- only list buildable executables in spec file
+- bring back 'build' as an alias for 'local'
+- use %license macro
+- do not warn about missing optional system programs
+
 * 0.9.6 (2015-05-21)
 - make "cabal list" quiet
 - filter missing packages from repoquery
diff --git a/cabal-rpm.cabal b/cabal-rpm.cabal
--- a/cabal-rpm.cabal
+++ b/cabal-rpm.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                cabal-rpm
-Version:             0.9.6
+Version:             0.9.7
 Synopsis:            RPM packaging tool for Haskell Cabal-based packages
 Description:
     This package provides a RPM packaging tool for Haskell Cabal-based packages.
diff --git a/src/Commands/Spec.hs b/src/Commands/Spec.hs
--- a/src/Commands/Spec.hs
+++ b/src/Commands/Spec.hs
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 import Distribution.Simple.Utils (notice, warn)
 
-import Distribution.PackageDescription (PackageDescription (..), Executable (..),
+import Distribution.PackageDescription (BuildInfo (..), PackageDescription (..),
+                                        Executable (..),
                                         exeName, hasExes, hasLibs)
 
 --import Distribution.Version (VersionRange, foldVersionRange')
@@ -253,6 +254,10 @@
     put $ wrapGenDesc $ "This package provides the Haskell" +-+ pkg_name +-+ "library development files."
     putNewline
 
+  when (distro == RHEL5) $ do
+    put "%global %license %%doc"
+    putNewline
+
   put "%prep"
   put $ "%setup -q" ++ (if pkgname /= name then " -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}" else "")
   putNewline
@@ -267,7 +272,20 @@
   put "%install"
   put $ "%ghc_" ++ pkgType ++ "_install"
 
-  let execs = sort $ map exeName $ executables pkgDesc
+  let licensefiles =
+#if defined(MIN_VERSION_Cabal) && MIN_VERSION_Cabal(1,20,0)
+        licenseFiles pkgDesc
+#else
+        if null (licenseFile pkgDesc) then [] else [licenseFile pkgDesc]
+#endif
+  unless (null licensefiles) $ do
+    putNewline
+    put $ "rm %{buildroot}%{ghc_pkgdocdir}/" ++
+      case length licensefiles of
+           1 -> head licensefiles
+           _ -> "{" ++ intercalate "," licensefiles ++ "}"
+
+  let execs = sort $ map exeName $ filter isBuildable $ executables pkgDesc
   when selfdep $ do
     putNewline
     put $ "%ghc_fix_dynamic_rpath" +-+ intercalate " " (map (\ p -> if p == name then "%{pkg_name}" else p) execs)
@@ -292,12 +310,6 @@
     put $ "%postun" +-+ ghcPkgDevel
     putInstallScript
 
-  let licensefiles =
-#if defined(MIN_VERSION_Cabal) && MIN_VERSION_Cabal(1,20,0)
-        licenseFiles pkgDesc
-#else
-        if null (licenseFile pkgDesc) then [] else [licenseFile pkgDesc]
-#endif
   docs <- findDocs cabalPath licensefiles
 
   when hasExecPkg $ do
@@ -305,7 +317,7 @@
     when (distro /= Fedora) $ put "%defattr(-,root,root,-)"
     -- Add the license file to the main package only if it wouldn't
     -- otherwise be empty.
-    mapM_ (\ l -> put $ "%doc" +-+ l) licensefiles
+    mapM_ (\ l -> put $ "%license" +-+ l) licensefiles
     unless (null docs) $
       put $ "%doc" +-+ unwords docs
 
@@ -321,7 +333,7 @@
         develFiles = if binlib then "-f ghc-%{name}-devel.files" else "-f %{name}-devel.files"
     put $ "%files" +-+ ghcPkg +-+ baseFiles
     when (distro /= Fedora) $ put "%defattr(-,root,root,-)"
-    mapM_ (\ l -> put $ "%doc" +-+ l) licensefiles
+    mapM_ (\ l -> put $ "%license" +-+ l) licensefiles
     -- be strict for now
 --      unless (null (dataFiles pkgDesc) || binlib) $
 --        put "%{_datadir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}"
@@ -348,6 +360,9 @@
                    Maybe FilePath -> IO ()
 createSpecFile_ pkgFiles flags mdest =
   void (createSpecFile pkgFiles flags mdest)
+
+isBuildable :: Executable -> Bool
+isBuildable exe = buildable $ buildInfo exe
 
 findDocs :: FilePath -> [FilePath] -> IO [FilePath]
 findDocs cabalPath licensefiles = do
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         "srpm"        -> rpmBuild_ pkgdata opts Source
         "prep"        -> rpmBuild_ pkgdata opts Prep
         "local"       -> rpmBuild_ pkgdata opts Binary
+        "build"       -> rpmBuild_ pkgdata opts Binary
         "builddep"    -> rpmBuild_ pkgdata opts BuildDep
         "diff"        -> diff pkgdata opts
         "install"     -> install pkgdata opts
diff --git a/src/Setup.hs b/src/Setup.hs
--- a/src/Setup.hs
+++ b/src/Setup.hs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     error $ unlines errs
   unless (null unknown) $
     error $ "Unrecognised options:" +-+ unwords unknown
-  when (null args' || notElem (head args') ["builddep", "depends", "diff", "install", "missingdeps", "prep", "requires", "spec", "srpm", "local", "rpm", "update"]) $ do
+  when (null args' || notElem (head args') ["builddep", "depends", "diff", "install", "missingdeps", "prep", "requires", "spec", "srpm", "build", "local", "rpm", "update"]) $ do
     printHelp stderr
     exitWith (ExitFailure 1)
   when (length args' > 2) $
diff --git a/src/SysCmd.hs b/src/SysCmd.hs
--- a/src/SysCmd.hs
+++ b/src/SysCmd.hs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 -- (at your option) any later version.
 
 module SysCmd (
-  optionalProgram,
-  requireProgram,
   cmd,
   cmd_,
   cmdBool,
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@
 import Data.List        ((\\))
 import Data.Maybe       (fromMaybe, isJust, isNothing)
 
-import Distribution.Simple.Utils (die, warn, findProgramLocation)
+import Distribution.Simple.Utils (die, findProgramLocation)
 import Distribution.Verbosity (normal)
 
 import System.Posix.User (getEffectiveUserID)
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@
 optionalProgram :: String -> IO Bool
 optionalProgram c = do
   mavail <- findProgramLocation normal c
-  when (isNothing mavail) $ warn normal (c ++ ": command not found")
   return $ isJust mavail
 
 cmd_ :: String -> [String] -> IO ()