diff --git a/GPL/CabExtract/build.gradle b/GPL/CabExtract/build.gradle
index 4b65dd3dd2..cb46a44b5b 100644
--- a/GPL/CabExtract/build.gradle
+++ b/GPL/CabExtract/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 if (findProject(':Generic') != null) {
 	apply from: "$rootProject.projectDir/gradle/nativeProject.gradle"
 	apply from: "$rootProject.projectDir/gradle/distributableGPLModule.gradle"
@@ -19,31 +18,31 @@ project.ext.cabextract = "cabextract-1.6"
  * Unpacks the cabextract tar file that's needed for the symbol server.  This
  * is only unpacked for building the tool; once it's built, this unzipped 
  * archive is removed.
- *
- * NOTE: Ant is used so that timestamps are properly preserved, failure to 
- * do so can cause the aclocal utility to be required which may be missing!
  *********************************************************************************/
 task unpackCabExtract (type: Copy) {
  
- 	doFirst {
- 		delete file("build/${cabextract}")
- 	}
- 	
- 	doLast {
- 		// Force all unpacked files to have the same timestamp
- 		ant.touch() {
- 			fileset(dir: file("build/${cabextract}"))
-	    }
- 	}
- 	
 	from tarTree(file("data/${cabextract}.tar.gz"))
-	into 'build'
+	into 'build/unpack'
 	
 	// Force the task to be executed every time by setting to false.
 	// This is done since configure changes the contents for a platform
+	// NOTE: this can cause the 'build/unpack' to be deleted prior to an unpack
 	outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************************
+ * CabExtract configure task
+ *
+ * Performs configure on a newly unpacked cabextract tar file prior to
+ * performing make.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+task configureCabExtract (type: Exec) {
+	group "private"
+	workingDir "build/unpack/${cabextract}"
+	executable "./configure"
+	dependsOn unpackCabExtract
+}
+
 /*********************************************************************************
  * CabExtract platform specific tasks
  *
@@ -52,26 +51,19 @@ task unpackCabExtract (type: Copy) {
 def currentPlatform = getCurrentPlatformName()
 if (['linux64', 'osx64'].contains(currentPlatform)) {
 		
-	def configureName = "${currentPlatform}CabExtractConfigure"
 	def makeName = "${currentPlatform}CabExtractMake" // native Make task found automatically
 
-	task (configureName, type: Exec) {
-		group "private"
-		workingDir "build/${cabextract}"
-		executable "./configure"
-		dependsOn unpackCabExtract
-	}
-	
 	task (makeName, type: Exec) {
 		group "private"
-		workingDir "build/${cabextract}"
+		workingDir "build/unpack/${cabextract}"
 		executable "make"
-		dependsOn configureName
+		dependsOn configureCabExtract
 		doLast {
 			copy {
-				from "build/${cabextract}/cabextract"
+				from "build/unpack/${cabextract}/cabextract"
 				into "build/os/${currentPlatform}"
 			}
+			delete file("build/unpack/${cabextract}")
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GPL/DMG/build.gradle b/GPL/DMG/build.gradle
index a4641375b4..f2a54df676 100644
--- a/GPL/DMG/build.gradle
+++ b/GPL/DMG/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ dependencies {
 	dmgCompile ':hfsx_dmglib@jar'
 }
 
-
 /***************************************************************************************
  *
  * Task to create the dmg.jar file
@@ -61,12 +60,3 @@ jar {
 		delete "build/libs"
 	}
 }
-
-/***************************************************************************************
- *
- * plugin the jar task into global task for building and zipping contribs
- *
- ***************************************************************************************/
-//assemble.dependsOn dmgJar
-
-