Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 VERSION := $(shell version get:plugin st2.py || echo 2.1dev)
 DEST    := /usr/share/streamtuner2
 INST    := install -m 644
 PACK    := xpm --verbose
 DEPS    := -n $(NAME) -d python -d python-pyquery -d python-gtk2 -d python-requests -d python-keybinder
-OPTS    := -s src -u man,packfile,fixperms,preprocess=py -f --prefix=$(DEST) --deb-compression xz --rpm-compression xz --exe-autoextract
+OPTS    := -s src -u packfile,man,fixperms -f --prefix=$(DEST) --deb-compression xz --rpm-compression xz --exe-autoextract
 
 # targets
 .PHONY:	bin
 all:	gtk3 #(most used)
 pack:	all ver docs xpm src

Index: Packfile
==================================================================
--- Packfile
+++ Packfile
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 # The "Packfile" is just a make script, which is used as mid-packing
 # helper. It's run within fpm/xmp execution context in /tmp/staging123/,
 # where final distribution file arrangements are made.
 # Keeps the Makefile more „build“-related.
 
+all:  preprocess  $(PACK_TYPE)
+
+# More selective file rewriting
+preprocess: usr/share/streamtuner2/channels/search.pym
+%.pym: %.py
+	preprocess -D $(PKG_FLAG) -o $< $<
 
-all:	# complainy lintian needs a custom changelog.gz
+deb:	# complainy lintian needs a custom changelog.gz
 	gzip -9c usr/share/doc/streamtuner2/NEWS > usr/share/doc/streamtuner2/changelog.gz