--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -574,16 +574,7 @@ EXTRA_PROGRAMS =
 # ... and all the rest that could be moved out of bindir to gitexecdir
 PROGRAMS += $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
 
-PROGRAM_OBJS += credential-store.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += daemon.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += fast-import.o
 PROGRAM_OBJS += http-backend.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += imap-send.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += sh-i18n--envsubst.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += shell.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += show-index.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += upload-pack.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += remote-testsvn.o
 
 # Binary suffix, set to .exe for Windows builds
 X =
@@ -945,6 +936,11 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-pack.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-tag.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/worktree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/write-tree.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/daemon.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/fast-import.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/imap-send.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/shell.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/upload-pack.o
 
 GITLIBS = $(LIB_FILE) $(XDIFF_LIB)
 EXTLIBS =
@@ -1128,7 +1124,7 @@ endif
 EXTLIBS += -lz
 
 ifndef NO_OPENSSL
-	OPENSSL_LIBSSL = -lssl
+	EXTLIBS += -lssl
 	ifdef OPENSSLDIR
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -I$(OPENSSLDIR)/include
 		OPENSSL_LINK = -L$(OPENSSLDIR)/$(lib) $(CC_LD_DYNPATH)$(OPENSSLDIR)/$(lib)
@@ -2006,10 +2002,6 @@ endif
 git-%$X: %.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
 
-git-imap-send$X: imap-send.o $(IMAP_SEND_BUILDDEPS) GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
-		$(LIBS) $(IMAP_SEND_LDFLAGS)
-
 git-http-fetch$X: http.o http-walker.o http-fetch.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
 		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(LIBS)
@@ -2332,10 +2324,11 @@ endif
 	bindir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
 	execdir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
 	{ test "$$bindir/" = "$$execdir/" || \
-	  for p in git$X $(filter $(install_bindir_programs),$(ALL_PROGRAMS)); do \
+	  for p in $(filter $(install_bindir_programs),$(ALL_PROGRAMS)); do \
 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
 		test -z "$(NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS)$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
 		ln "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
+		ln -s git "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
 	  done; \
 	} && \
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -142,5 +142,10 @@ extern int cmd_verify_pack(int argc, con
 extern int cmd_show_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_pack_refs(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_replace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_daemon(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_fast_import(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_imap_send(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_shell(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_upload_pack(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix);
 
 #endif
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/daemon.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../daemon.c"
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../fast-import.c"
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/imap-send.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../imap-send.c"
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/shell.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../shell.c"
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/upload-pack.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../upload-pack.c"
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static int serve(struct string_list *lis
 	return service_loop(&socklist);
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+int cmd_daemon(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int listen_port = 0;
 	struct string_list listen_addr = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
@@ -1374,6 +1374,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		write_file(pid_file, "%"PRIuMAX, (uintmax_t) getpid());
 
 	/* prepare argv for serving-processes */
+	argv_array_push(&cld_argv, "git"); /* git-daemon */
 	argv_array_push(&cld_argv, argv[0]); /* git-daemon */
 	argv_array_push(&cld_argv, "--serve");
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ static void parse_argv(void)
 		read_marks();
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+int cmd_fast_import(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, cons
 
 struct cmd_struct {
 	const char *cmd;
-	int (*fn)(int, const char **, const char *);
+	int (*fn)(int, char **, const char *);
 	int option;
 };
 
-static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
+static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int status, help;
 	struct stat st;
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "config", cmd_config, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
 	{ "count-objects", cmd_count_objects, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "credential", cmd_credential, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
+	{ "daemon", cmd_daemon },
 	{ "describe", cmd_describe, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "diff", cmd_diff },
 	{ "diff-files", cmd_diff_files, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "grep", cmd_grep, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
 	{ "hash-object", cmd_hash_object },
 	{ "help", cmd_help },
+	{ "imap-send", cmd_imap_send },
 	{ "index-pack", cmd_index_pack, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
 	{ "init", cmd_init_db },
 	{ "init-db", cmd_init_db },
@@ -465,6 +467,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "revert", cmd_revert, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 	{ "rm", cmd_rm, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "send-pack", cmd_send_pack, RUN_SETUP },
+	{ "shell", cmd_shell },
 	{ "shortlog", cmd_shortlog, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | USE_PAGER },
 	{ "show", cmd_show, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "show-branch", cmd_show_branch, RUN_SETUP },
@@ -482,6 +485,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "update-server-info", cmd_update_server_info, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive },
 	{ "upload-archive--writer", cmd_upload_archive_writer },
+	{ "upload-pack", cmd_upload_pack },
 	{ "var", cmd_var, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
 	{ "verify-commit", cmd_verify_commit, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "verify-pack", cmd_verify_pack },
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static int curl_append_msgs_to_imap(stru
 }
 #endif
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+int cmd_imap_send(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct strbuf all_msgs = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int total;
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static struct commands {
 	{ NULL },
 };
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+int cmd_shell(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	char *prog;
 	const char **user_argv;
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static int upload_pack_config(const char
 	return parse_hide_refs_config(var, value, "uploadpack");
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+int cmd_upload_pack(int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	char *dir;
 	int i;