3 files changed, 19 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb b/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb
index 8ea321772..28fbb959c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ class BuildOptions
     @args = other.args.dup
   end
 
-  def add(name, description)
-    description ||= case name
-      when "universal" then "Build a universal binary"
-      when "32-bit" then "Build 32-bit only"
-      when "c++11" then "Build using C++11 mode"
-      else ""
-      end
-
-    @options << Option.new(name, description)
-  end
-
   def empty?
     @options.empty?
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index ab5b00fa2..dc9b680f2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Formula
   include Utils::Inreplace
   extend Enumerable
 
-  attr_reader :name, :path, :homepage, :build
+  attr_reader :name, :path, :homepage
   attr_reader :stable, :devel, :head, :active_spec
   attr_reader :pkg_version, :revision
 
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ class Formula
 
     @active_spec = determine_active_spec(spec)
     validate_attributes :url, :name, :version
-    @build = determine_build_options
+    active_spec.add_legacy_options(options)
     @pkg_version = PkgVersion.new(version, revision)
-
     @pin = FormulaPin.new(self)
   end
 
@@ -65,12 +64,6 @@ class Formula
     end
   end
 
-  def determine_build_options
-    build = active_spec.build
-    options.each { |opt, desc| build.add(opt, desc) }
-    build
-  end
-
   def bottle
     Bottle.new(self, active_spec.bottle_specification) if active_spec.bottled?
   end
@@ -110,6 +103,10 @@ class Formula
     active_spec.option_defined?(name)
   end
 
+  def build
+    active_spec.build
+  end
+
   # if the dir is there, but it's empty we consider it not installed
   def installed?
     (dir = installed_prefix).directory? && dir.children.length > 0
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
index fe0277adb..390f31e17 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,15 @@ class SoftwareSpec
     name = name.to_s if Symbol === name
     raise ArgumentError, "option name is required" if name.empty?
     raise ArgumentError, "options should not start with dashes" if name.start_with?("-")
-    build.add(name, description)
+
+    description ||= case name
+      when "universal" then "Build a universal binary"
+      when "32-bit" then "Build 32-bit only"
+      when "c++11" then "Build using C++11 mode"
+      else ""
+      end
+
+    options << Option.new(name, description)
   end
 
   def depends_on spec
@@ -115,6 +123,10 @@ class SoftwareSpec
       options << Option.new("without-#{name}", "Build without #{name} support")
     end
   end
+
+  def add_legacy_options(list)
+    list.each { |opt, desc| options << Option.new(opt[/^--(.+)$/, 1], desc) }
+  end
 end
 
 class HeadSoftwareSpec < SoftwareSpec