diff --git a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GNUmakefile.preamble b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GNUmakefile.preamble
index 4ef86a822..58c1401f1 100644
--- a/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GNUmakefile.preamble
+++ b/SOPE/GDLContentStore/GNUmakefile.preamble
@@ -12,23 +12,27 @@ ADDITIONAL_INCLUDE_DIRS += -I. -I..
 libGDLContentStore_LIBRARIES_DEPEND_UPON += \
 	-lGDLAccess			\
 	-lNGExtensions -lEOControl	\
-	-lDOM -lSaxObjC
+	-lDOM -lSaxObjC \
+        -lgnustep-base
 
 GDLContentStore_LIBRARIES_DEPEND_UPON += \
 	-framework GDLAccess	\
 	-framework NGExtensions	-framework EOControl \
-	-framework DOM -framework SaxObjC
+	-framework DOM -framework SaxObjC \
+        -framework Foundation
 
 ifneq ($(frameworks),yes)
 GCS_TOOL_LIBS += \
 	-lGDLContentStore -lGDLAccess	\
 	-lNGExtensions -lEOControl	\
-	-lDOM -lSaxObjC
+	-lDOM -lSaxObjC \
+        -lgnustep-base
 else
 GCS_TOOL_LIBS += \
 	-framework GDLContentStore -framework GDLAccess	\
 	-framework NGExtensions -framework EOControl	\
-	-framework DOM -framework SaxObjC
+	-framework DOM -framework SaxObjC \
+        -framework Foundation
 endif
 
 gcs_ls_TOOL_LIBS            += $(GCS_TOOL_LIBS)
diff --git a/SOPE/NGCards/GNUmakefile.preamble b/SOPE/NGCards/GNUmakefile.preamble
index 0f6c0a405..e178ea521 100644
--- a/SOPE/NGCards/GNUmakefile.preamble
+++ b/SOPE/NGCards/GNUmakefile.preamble
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ libNGCards_LIBRARIES_DEPEND_UPON += \
 	-lNGExtensions	\
 	-lEOControl	\
 	-lDOM		\
-	-lSaxObjC
+	-lSaxObjC \
+        -lgnustep-base
 
 NGCards_LIBRARIES_DEPEND_UPON += \
 	-framework NGExtensions	-framework EOControl \
-	-framework DOM -framework SaxObjC
-
+	-framework DOM -framework SaxObjC -framework Foundation
 
 # library/framework search pathes
 
diff --git a/SOPE/NGCards/versitCardsSaxDriver/GNUmakefile.preamble b/SOPE/NGCards/versitCardsSaxDriver/GNUmakefile.preamble
index eb3ae25e4..cca047111 100644
--- a/SOPE/NGCards/versitCardsSaxDriver/GNUmakefile.preamble
+++ b/SOPE/NGCards/versitCardsSaxDriver/GNUmakefile.preamble
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # compilation settings
 
+NEEDS_GUI=no
+
 SOPE_ROOT=../..
 SOPE_OBJ_ROOT=$(GNUSTEP_BUILD_DIR)/$(SOPE_ROOT)