diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 55b6101..a3c3636 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ ifdef IOCADMIN
 
 INSTALL_IOCRELEASE_DBS=$(IOCRELEASE_DB:%=$(INSTALL_DB)/%)
 
+PYTHON=$(shell which python2)
+ifneq ("python2","$(notdir $(PYTHON))")
+	PYTHON=python
+endif
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Rules
 
@@ -15,9 +20,9 @@ build : $(IOCRELEASE_DB)
 buildInstall : $(INSTALL_IOCRELEASE_DBS)
 
 # Create database for module version PVs
-$(IOCRELEASE_DB)   : $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE $(TOP)/RELEASE_SITE
+$(IOCRELEASE_DB)   : $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE
 	$(RM) $@
-	python2 $(IOCADMIN)/iocAdmin/src/iocReleaseCreateDb.py $^ >$@
+	$(PYTHON) $(IOCADMIN)/bin/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)/iocReleaseCreateDb.py $^ > $@
 
 $(INSTALL_DB)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing db file $@"
diff --git a/iocAdmin/src/Makefile b/iocAdmin/src/Makefile
index d59b9c4..0b8a1b7 100644
--- a/iocAdmin/src/Makefile
+++ b/iocAdmin/src/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ DBD += iocAdmin.dbd
 
 #=============================
 
+SCRIPTS_HOST += iocReleaseCreateDb.py
+SCRIPTS_HOST += pkgNamesToMacroNames.py
+SCRIPTS_HOST += version_utils.py
+
 #LIBRARY = iocAdmin
 
 #iocAdmin_LIBS = $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
diff --git a/iocAdmin/src/iocReleaseCreateDb.py b/iocAdmin/src/iocReleaseCreateDb.py
index df8efc0..4fe750d 100755
--- a/iocAdmin/src/iocReleaseCreateDb.py
+++ b/iocAdmin/src/iocReleaseCreateDb.py
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ def process_options(argv):
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv[1:]
 
-    #    usage = 'Usage: %prog RELEASE_FILE [options]'
-    usage = 'Usage: %prog RELEASE_FILE RELEASE_SITE_FILE [options]'
+    usage = 'Usage: %prog RELEASE_FILE [options]'
     version = '%prog 0.2'
     parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, version=version)
 
@@ -89,11 +88,10 @@ def process_options(argv):
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    if len(args) != 2:
+    if len(args) != 1:
         parser.error("incorrect number of arguments")
 
     options.release_file_path = os.path.normcase(args[0])
-    options.release_site_file_path = os.path.normcase(args[1])
 
     return options
 
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
     options = process_options(argv)
 
     # get the IOC dependents
-    topDir = os.path.abspath( os.path.dirname(options.release_site_file_path) )
+    topDir = os.path.abspath( os.path.dirname( os.path.dirname(options.release_file_path) ) )
     dependents = getEpicsPkgDependents( topDir )
 
     # export the iocRelease.db file