diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
index 8dd32592..8c82e8bd 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
         Duo<ResFileDecoder, AXmlResourceParser> duo = getManifestFileDecoder();
         ResFileDecoder fileDecoder = duo.m1;
 
-
         // Set ResAttrDecoder
         duo.m2.setAttrDecoder(new ResAttrDecoder());
         ResAttrDecoder attrDecoder = duo.m2.getAttrDecoder();
@@ -539,8 +538,17 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
     }
 
     private File getFrameworkDir() throws AndrolibException {
-        File dir = new File(System.getProperty("user.home") +
-            File.separatorChar + "apktool" + File.separatorChar + "framework");
+        String path;
+        
+        /* store in user-home, for Mac OS X */
+        if (System.getProperty("os.name").equals("Mac OS X")) {
+           path = System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separatorChar +
+                "Library/Application Support/apktool/framework"; }
+        else {
+            path = System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separatorChar +	
+                "apktool" + File.separatorChar + "framework";
+        }
+        File dir = new File(path);
         if (! dir.exists()) {
             if (! dir.mkdirs()) {
                 throw new AndrolibException("Can't create directory: " + dir);
diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java
index a8c4fbec..cc5bf6dd 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
 import brut.androlib.res.data.*;
 import brut.androlib.res.data.value.*;
 import brut.util.Duo;
+import brut.androlib.res.data.ResTable;
 import brut.util.ExtDataInput;
 import com.mindprod.ledatastream.LEDataInputStream;
 import java.io.*;
@@ -247,13 +248,13 @@ public class ARSCDecoder {
         byte keyboard = mIn.readByte();
         byte navigation = mIn.readByte();
         byte inputFlags = mIn.readByte();
-       mIn.skipBytes(1);
+        /*inputPad0*/ mIn.skipBytes(1);
 
         short screenWidth = mIn.readShort();
         short screenHeight = mIn.readShort();
 
         short sdkVersion = mIn.readShort();
-       mIn.skipBytes(2);
+        /*minorVersion, now must always be 0*/ mIn.skipBytes(2);
 
         byte screenLayout = 0;
         byte uiMode = 0;
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ public class ARSCDecoder {
         }
         
         if (size >= 40) {
-            mIn.skipBytes(2);
+           // mIn.skipBytes(2);
         }
 
         int exceedingSize = size - KNOWN_CONFIG_BYTES;
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ public class ARSCDecoder {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER =
         Logger.getLogger(ARSCDecoder.class.getName());
-    private static final int KNOWN_CONFIG_BYTES = 36; // 42 now. Just need to map them out.
+    private static final int KNOWN_CONFIG_BYTES = 36;
 
 
     public static class ARSCData {
diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/XmlPullStreamDecoder.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/XmlPullStreamDecoder.java
index 073c343e..c7f21466 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/XmlPullStreamDecoder.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/XmlPullStreamDecoder.java
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 package brut.androlib.res.decoder;
 
 import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
+import brut.androlib.res.data.ResTable;
 import brut.androlib.res.util.ExtXmlSerializer;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.*;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.*;
+import org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.classic.StaticXmlSerializerWrapper;
 
 /**
  * @author Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>
@@ -38,7 +40,56 @@ public class XmlPullStreamDecoder implements ResStreamDecoder {
         try {
             XmlPullWrapperFactory factory = XmlPullWrapperFactory.newInstance();
             XmlPullParserWrapper par = factory.newPullParserWrapper(mParser);
-            XmlSerializerWrapper ser = factory.newSerializerWrapper(mSerial);
+            final ResTable resTable = ((AXmlResourceParser)mParser).getAttrDecoder().getCurrentPackage().getResTable();
+            
+            XmlSerializerWrapper ser = new StaticXmlSerializerWrapper(mSerial, factory){
+                boolean hideSdkInfo = false;
+                @Override
+                public void event(XmlPullParser pp) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {
+                    int type = pp.getEventType();
+                    
+                        if (type == XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+                            if ("uses-sdk".equalsIgnoreCase(pp.getName())) {
+                                try {
+                                    hideSdkInfo = parseAttr(pp);
+                                    if(hideSdkInfo) {
+                                        return;
+                                    }
+                                } catch (AndrolibException e) {}
+                            }
+                        } else if (hideSdkInfo && type == XmlPullParser.END_TAG && 
+                                "uses-sdk".equalsIgnoreCase(pp.getName())) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        super.event(pp);
+                    }
+                
+                private boolean parseAttr(XmlPullParser pp) throws AndrolibException {
+                    ResTable restable = resTable;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < pp.getAttributeCount(); i++) {
+                        final String a_ns = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
+                        String ns = pp.getAttributeNamespace (i);
+                        if (a_ns.equalsIgnoreCase(ns)) {
+                            String name = pp.getAttributeName (i);
+                            String value = pp.getAttributeValue (i);
+                            if (name != null && value != null) {
+                                if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("minSdkVersion") || 
+                                        name.equalsIgnoreCase("targetSdkVersion") || 
+                                        name.equalsIgnoreCase("maxSdkVersion")) {
+                                    restable.addSdkInfo(name, value);
+                                } else {
+                                    restable.clearSdkInfo();
+                                    return false;//Found unknown flags
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            resTable.clearSdkInfo();
+                            return false;//Found unknown flags
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                }
+            };
 
             par.setInput(in, null);
             ser.setOutput(out, null);
@@ -46,7 +97,6 @@ public class XmlPullStreamDecoder implements ResStreamDecoder {
             while (par.nextToken() != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) {
                 ser.event(par);
             }
-            mSerial.newLine();
             ser.flush();
         } catch (XmlPullParserException ex) {
             throw new AndrolibException("Could not decode XML", ex);
diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/util/ExtMXSerializer.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/util/ExtMXSerializer.java
index 3beed1f6..4fd001da 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/util/ExtMXSerializer.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/util/ExtMXSerializer.java
@@ -75,4 +75,5 @@ public class ExtMXSerializer extends MXSerializer implements ExtXmlSerializer {
 
     private String mDefaultEncoding;
     private boolean mIsDisabledAttrEscape = false;
+    
 }