diff --git a/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh b/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh
index 7312f1d4ed..2bca0e6214 100644
--- a/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # create_chroot <target_dir> <release> <arch>
 #
-create_chroot() {
+function create_chroot() {
 	local target_dir="$1"
 	local release=$2
 	local arch=$3
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ create_chroot() {
 
 # chroot_prepare_distccd <release> <arch>
 #
-chroot_prepare_distccd() {
+function chroot_prepare_distccd() {
 	local release=$1
 	local arch=$2
 	local dest=/tmp/distcc/${release}-${arch}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ chroot_prepare_distccd() {
 
 # chroot_build_packages
 #
-chroot_build_packages() {
+function chroot_build_packages() {
 	local built_ok=()
 	local failed=()
 	mkdir -p ${SRC}/cache/buildpkg
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ chroot_build_packages() {
 				display_alert "Building packages" "$package_name $release/$arch" "ext"
 				ts=$(date +%s)
 				local dist_builddeps_name="package_builddeps_${release}"
-				[[ -v $dist_builddeps_name ]] && package_builddeps="${package_builddeps} ${!dist_builddeps_name}"
+				# [[ -v $dist_builddeps_name ]] && package_builddeps="${package_builddeps} ${!dist_builddeps_name}" 
 
 				# create build script
 				LOG_OUTPUT_FILE=/root/build-"${package_name}".log
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ chroot_build_packages() {
 } #############################################################################
 
 # create build script
-create_build_script() {
+function create_build_script() {
 	cat <<- EOF > "${target_dir}"/root/build.sh
 		#!/bin/bash
 		export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:\$PATH"
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ create_build_script() {
 
 # chroot_installpackages_local
 #
-chroot_installpackages_local() {
+function chroot_installpackages_local() {
 	local conf="${SRC}"/config/aptly-temp.conf
 	rm -rf /tmp/aptly-temp/
 	mkdir -p /tmp/aptly-temp/
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ chroot_installpackages_local() {
 
 # chroot_installpackages <remote_only>
 #
-chroot_installpackages() {
+function chroot_installpackages() {
 	local remote_only=$1
 	local install_list=""
 	for plugin in "${SRC}"/packages/extras-buildpkgs/*.conf; do
@@ -465,4 +465,4 @@ chroot_installpackages() {
 	EOF
 	chmod +x "${SDCARD}"/tmp/install.sh
 	chroot "${SDCARD}" /bin/bash -c "/tmp/install.sh" >> "${DEST}"/${LOG_SUBPATH}/install.log 2>&1
-} #############################################################################
+}
diff --git a/lib/functions/main/default-build.sh b/lib/functions/main/default-build.sh
index 8412f60930..36678c222a 100644
--- a/lib/functions/main/default-build.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/main/default-build.sh
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ function main_default_build_single() {
 
 	# build additional packages
 	if [[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == compile ]]; then
+		display_alert "Building external packages" "$EXTERNAL - WARNING: this has not been armbian-nextifed yet and will fail." "warn"
+		exit_with_error "buildpkg chroot_build_packages() nas not been ported to armbian-next yet, rpardini is a bum"
 		LOG_SECTION="chroot_build_packages" do_with_logging chroot_build_packages
 	fi
 
diff --git a/lib/functions/main/rootfs-image.sh b/lib/functions/main/rootfs-image.sh
index bcec2c2ab0..fbabca0edb 100644
--- a/lib/functions/main/rootfs-image.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/main/rootfs-image.sh
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ function build_rootfs_and_image() {
 	LOG_SECTION="install_distribution_specific_${RELEASE}" do_with_logging install_distribution_specific
 	LOG_SECTION="install_distribution_agnostic" do_with_logging install_distribution_agnostic
 
-	# install locally built packages #  @TODO: armbian-nextify this eventually
-	[[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == compile ]] && LOG_SECTION="packages_local" do_with_logging chroot_installpackages_local
+	# install locally built packages  #  @TODO: armbian-nextify this eventually
+	#[[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == compile ]] && LOG_SECTION="packages_local" do_with_logging chroot_installpackages_local
+	[[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == compile ]] && display_alert "Not running" "NOT armbian-next ported yet: chroot_installpackages_local" "warn"
 
-	# install from apt.armbian.com # @TODO: armbian-nextify this eventually
-	[[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == prebuilt ]] && LOG_SECTION="packages_prebuilt" do_with_logging chroot_installpackages "yes"
+	# install from apt.armbian.com  # @TODO: armbian-nextify this eventually
+	#[[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == prebuilt ]] && LOG_SECTION="packages_prebuilt" do_with_logging chroot_installpackages "yes"
+	[[ $EXTERNAL_NEW == prebuilt ]] && display_alert "Not running" "NOT armbian-next ported yet: chroot_installpackages 'yes'" "warn"
 
 	# stage: user customization script
 	# NOTE: installing too many packages may fill tmpfs mount