diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.cots.feature/feature.xml b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.cots.feature/feature.xml
index a2703ebe3c..120bc20d5e 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.cots.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.cots.feature/feature.xml
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@
          install-size="0"
          version="0.0.0"/>
 
-   <plugin
-         id="org.apache.commons.logging"
-         download-size="0"
-         install-size="0"
-         version="0.0.0"
-         unpack="false"/>
-
    <plugin
          id="org.apache.ws.security"
          download-size="0"
diff --git a/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh b/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh
index a176c15e34..7ea6b595f5 100644
--- a/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh
+++ b/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ if [ "${1}" = "-64bit" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "${1}" = "-rh6" ]; then
+   buildRPM "awips2-notification"
    buildRPM "awips2-common-base"
    buildEDEX
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       exit 1
    fi
    buildRPM "awips2-hydroapps-shared"
-   buildRPM "awips2-notification"
    buildJava
    buildRPM "awips2-python"
    buildRPM "awips2-python-cherrypy"
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ if [ "${1}" = "-rh6" ]; then
    buildRPM "awips2-python-tpg"
    buildRPM "awips2-python-ufpy"
    buildRPM "awips2-python-dynamicserialize"
+   buildRPM "awips2-python-pycairo"
+   buildRPM "awips2-python-pygtk"
+   buildRPM "awips2-python-shapely"
    buildRPM "awips2-ant"
    buildRPM "awips2-tools"
    buildRPM "awips2-postgres"
diff --git a/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pycairo/component.spec b/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pycairo/component.spec
index 233b684af4..4a194e8c6c 100644
--- a/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pycairo/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pycairo/component.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 %global __os_install_post %(echo '%{__os_install_post}' | sed -e 's!/usr/lib[^[:space:]]*/brp-python-bytecompile[[:space:]].*$!!g')
 %define _build_arch %(uname -i)
 %define _python_pkgs_dir "%{_baseline_workspace}/pythonPackages"
+%define _python_build_loc %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 #
 # AWIPS II Python pycairo Spec File
@@ -36,29 +37,30 @@ fi
 
 rm -rf %{_build_root}
 mkdir -p %{_build_root}
-mkdir -p %{_build_root}/build-python
+if [ -d %{_python_build_loc} ]; then
+   rm -rf %{_python_build_loc}
+fi
+mkdir -p %{_python_build_loc}
 
+%build
 PYCAIRO_SRC_DIR="%{_python_pkgs_dir}/pycairo"
 PYCAIRO_TAR="pycairo-1.2.2.tar.gz"
 
 cp -v ${PYCAIRO_SRC_DIR}/${PYCAIRO_TAR} \
-   %{_build_root}/build-python
+   %{_python_build_loc}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
 pushd . > /dev/null
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python
+cd %{_python_build_loc}
 tar -xvf ${PYCAIRO_TAR}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
-popd > /dev/null
 
-%build
-pushd . > /dev/null
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python/pycairo-1.2.2
-./configure --prefix=%{_build_root}/awips2/python
+cd pycairo-1.2.2
+./configure --prefix=/awips2/python
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
@@ -70,16 +72,15 @@ popd > /dev/null
 
 %install
 pushd . > /dev/null
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python/pycairo-1.2.2
-make install
+cd %{_python_build_loc}/pycairo-1.2.2
+make install prefix=%{_build_root}/awips2/python
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 popd > /dev/null
 
-rm -rf %{_build_root}/build-python
-
 %clean
+rm -rf %{_python_build_loc}
 rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 
 %files
@@ -87,4 +88,4 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %dir /awips2/python/lib
 /awips2/python/lib/*
 %dir /awips2/python/include
-/awips2/python/include/*
\ No newline at end of file
+/awips2/python/include/*
diff --git a/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pygtk/component.spec b/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pygtk/component.spec
index 1a6f58eade..549250d389 100644
--- a/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pygtk/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.pygtk/component.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 %global __os_install_post %(echo '%{__os_install_post}' | sed -e 's!/usr/lib[^[:space:]]*/brp-python-bytecompile[[:space:]].*$!!g')
 %define _build_arch %(uname -i)
 %define _python_pkgs_dir "%{_baseline_workspace}/pythonPackages"
+%define _python_build_loc %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 #
 # AWIPS II Python pygtk Spec File
@@ -37,29 +38,30 @@ fi
 
 rm -rf %{_build_root}
 mkdir -p %{_build_root}
-mkdir -p %{_build_root}/build-python
+if [ -d %{_python_build_loc} ]; then
+   rm -rf %{_python_build_loc}
+fi
+mkdir -p %{_python_build_loc}
 
+%build
 PYGTK_SRC_DIR="%{_python_pkgs_dir}/pygtk"
 PYGTK_TAR="pygtk-2.8.6.tar.gz"
 
 cp -v ${PYGTK_SRC_DIR}/${PYGTK_TAR} \
-   %{_build_root}/build-python
+   %{_python_build_loc}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
 pushd . > /dev/null
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python
+cd %{_python_build_loc}
 tar -xvf ${PYGTK_TAR}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
-popd > /dev/null
 
-%build
-pushd . > /dev/null
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python/pygtk-2.8.6
-./configure --prefix=%{_build_root}/awips2/python
+cd pygtk-2.8.6
+./configure --prefix=/awips2/python
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
@@ -71,17 +73,16 @@ popd > /dev/null
 
 %install
 pushd . > /dev/null
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python/pygtk-2.8.6
-make install
+cd %{_python_build_loc}/pygtk-2.8.6
+make install prefix=%{_build_root}/awips2/python
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 popd > /dev/null
 
-rm -rf %{_build_root}/build-python
-
 %clean
 rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
+rm -rf %{_python_build_loc}
 
 %files
 %defattr(644,awips,fxalpha,755)
@@ -93,4 +94,4 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 /awips2/python/share/*
 %defattr(755,awips,fxalpha,755)
 %dir /awips2/python/bin
-/awips2/python/bin/*
\ No newline at end of file
+/awips2/python/bin/*
diff --git a/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.shapely/component.spec b/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.shapely/component.spec
index 4b929f7087..95bdceed2f 100644
--- a/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.shapely/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/python.site-packages/Installer.shapely/component.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 %global __os_install_post %(echo '%{__os_install_post}' | sed -e 's!/usr/lib[^[:space:]]*/brp-python-bytecompile[[:space:]].*$!!g')
 %define _build_arch %(uname -i)
 %define _python_pkgs_dir "%{_baseline_workspace}/pythonPackages"
+%define _python_build_loc %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 #
 # AWIPS II Python shapely Spec File
@@ -44,7 +45,14 @@ fi
 
 rm -rf %{_build_root}
 mkdir -p %{_build_root}
+if [ -d %{_build_root}/build-python ]; then
+   rm -rf %{_build_root}/build-python
+fi
 mkdir -p %{_build_root}/build-python
+if [ -d %{_python_build_loc} ]; then
+   rm -rf %{_python_build_loc}
+fi
+mkdir -p %{_python_build_loc}
 
 PYTHON_RPM_DIR="%{_baseline_workspace}/rpms/python.site-packages"
 INSTALL_SETUPTOOLS_SH="${PYTHON_RPM_DIR}/deploy.builder/install-setuptools.sh"
@@ -56,12 +64,13 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 rm -rf %{_build_root}/build-python
-mkdir -p %{_build_root}/build-python
-mkdir -p %{_build_root}/awips2/python/lib
-mkdir -p %{_build_root}/awips2/python/bin
-mkdir -p %{_build_root}/awips2/python/include
 
 %build
+
+%install
+_python_staging=%{_python_build_loc}/awips2/python
+
+mkdir -p %{_python_staging}
 # build geos
 __GEOS_TAR=geos-3.3.6.tar.bz2
 __GEOS_UNTARRED=geos-3.3.6
@@ -69,18 +78,18 @@ PYTHON_RPM_DIR="%{_baseline_workspace}/rpms/python.site-packages"
 INSTALLER_SHAPELY_DIR="${PYTHON_RPM_DIR}/Installer.shapely"
 
 cp ${INSTALLER_SHAPELY_DIR}/${__GEOS_TAR} \
-   %{_build_root}/build-python
+   %{_python_build_loc}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python
+cd %{_python_build_loc}
 tar -xvf ${__GEOS_TAR}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 cd ${__GEOS_UNTARRED}
-./configure --prefix=%{_build_root}/awips2/python
+./configure --prefix=/awips2/python
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ make
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
-make install
+make install prefix=${_python_staging}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
@@ -100,11 +109,11 @@ __SHAPELY_TAR=Shapely-1.2.16.tar.gz
 __SHAPELY_UNTARRED=Shapely-1.2.16
 
 cp %{_python_pkgs_dir}/${__SHAPELY}/${__SHAPELY_TAR} \
-   %{_build_root}/build-python
+   %{_python_build_loc}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
-cd %{_build_root}/build-python
+cd %{_python_build_loc}
 
 tar -xvf ${__SHAPELY_TAR}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -120,21 +129,23 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 /awips2/python/bin/python setup.py install \
-   --root=%{_build_root} \
+   --root=%{_python_build_loc} \
    --prefix=/awips2/python
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
-
-rm -rf %{_build_root}/build-python
+mkdir -p %{_build_root}/awips2
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+   exit 1
+fi
+cp -rf %{_python_build_loc}/awips2/* %{_build_root}/awips2
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
-%install
-
 %clean
 rm -rf %{_build_root}
+rm -rf %{_python_build_loc}
 
 %files
 %defattr(644,awips,fxalpha,755)
@@ -143,4 +154,4 @@ rm -rf %{_build_root}
 %dir /awips2/python/lib
 /awips2/python/lib/*
 %dir /awips2/python/include
-/awips2/python/include/*
\ No newline at end of file
+/awips2/python/include/*