diff --git a/BLFS/constants.inc b/BLFS/constants.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e44487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BLFS/constants.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#####
+#
+# common constants
+#
+# $Id:
+#####
+
+
+# VT100 colors
+declare -r  BLACK=$'\e[1;30m'
+declare -r  DK_GRAY=$'\e[0;30m'
+
+declare -r  RED=$'\e[31m'
+declare -r  GREEN=$'\e[32m'
+declare -r  YELLOW=$'\e[33m'
+declare -r  BLUE=$'\e[34m'
+declare -r  MAGENTA=$'\e[35m'
+declare -r  CYAN=$'\e[36m'
+declare -r  WHITE=$'\e[37m'
+
+declare -r  OFF=$'\e[0m'
+declare -r  BOLD=$'\e[1m'
+declare -r  REVERSE=$'\e[7m'
+declare -r  HIDDEN=$'\e[8m'
+
+declare -r  tab_=$'\t'
+declare -r  nl_=$'\n'
+
+declare -r   DD_BORDER="${BOLD}==============================================================================${OFF}"
+declare -r   SD_BORDER="${BOLD}------------------------------------------------------------------------------${OFF}"
+declare -r STAR_BORDER="${BOLD}******************************************************************************${OFF}"
+
+# bold yellow > <  pair
+declare -r R_arrow=$'\e[1;33m>\e[0m'
+declare -r L_arrow=$'\e[1;33m<\e[0m'
diff --git a/BLFS/func_dependencies b/BLFS/func_dependencies
index c656fa5..44b8067 100644
--- a/BLFS/func_dependencies
+++ b/BLFS/func_dependencies
@@ -248,9 +248,7 @@ inline_doc
 	# 
         set +e
          [[ "${VERBOSITY}" > 0 ]] && echo -ne "\nrecursive call: $((++cntr)) ${spaceSTR:0:$cntr} ${RED}$DEP${OFF}"
-         echo -ne "\nrecursive call: $cntr ${spaceSTR:0:$cntr} $DEP" >>koffice.XX
             do_dependencies $DEP
-         echo -ne  "\nrecursive ret:  $cntr ${spaceSTR:0:$cntr} $DEP\t(to solve $PKG)" >>koffice.XX
          [[ "${VERBOSITY}" > 0 ]] && echo -ne  "\nrecursive ret:  $cntr ${spaceSTR:0:$((cntr--))} ${GREEN}$DEP${OFF}\tUsing the new xinclude file for PKG $DEP (to solve $PKG)"
         set -e