diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2c03e9c..18cfdeb
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ endif
 
 all: elisp-all
 
-elisp-all: ess org-mode gnus dvc auctex reftex
+elisp-all: org-mode gnus dvc auctex reftex
+#elisp-all: ess org-mode gnus dvc auctex reftex
 #apel flim semi wanderlust
 
 update: updaterepos
@@ -19,8 +20,10 @@ GIT_DIRS += emacswiki
 URL-emacswiki := https://github.com/emacsmirror/emacswiki.org.git
 post_init_cmd-emacswiki =\
   cd $(@D) &&\
-  git config core.sparsecheckout &&\
-  git checkout -b master origin/master
+  git config core.sparsecheckout true &&\
+  echo '!*' > .git/info/sparse-checkout &&\
+  echo '*.el' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout &&\
+  git read-tree -mu HEAD
 
 GIT_DIRS += use-package
 URL-use-package := https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package.git
@@ -61,8 +64,8 @@ URL-doxymacs := git://doxymacs.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/doxymacs/doxymacs
 GIT_DIRS += htmlize
 URL-htmlize := http://fly.srk.fer.hr/~hniksic/emacs/htmlize.git
 
-SVN_DIRS += ess
-URL-ess := https://svn.r-project.org/ESS/trunk
+#SVN_DIRS += ess
+#URL-ess := https://svn.r-project.org/ESS/trunk
 
 
 CVS_DIRS += auctex