diff --git a/configure/E3/RULES_DEV b/configure/E3/RULES_DEV
index 41f21d4085f424810785e7d532180434aab45de5..f7ccf2a96411a7596ed1210d4386e2dfbbe203a4 100644
--- a/configure/E3/RULES_DEV
+++ b/configure/E3/RULES_DEV
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- mode: Makefile;-*-
 
-.PHONY: devvars devenv devinit devbuild devclean devinstall devrebuild devuninstall devdistclean
+.PHONY: devvars devenv devinit devbuild devclean devinstall devrebuild devuninstall devdistclean devepics devepics-clean devpatch devpatchrevert
 
 devvars: vars
 
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ devinstall: nonexists
 devrebuild: nonexists
 devuninstall: nonexists
 devdistclean: nonexists
+devepics: nonexists
+devepics-clean: nonexists
+devpatch: nonexists
+devpatchrevert: nonexists
 nonexists:
 	$(QUIET)echo ""
 	$(QUIET)echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -36,6 +40,10 @@ devuninstall: uninstall
 devdistclean: clean
 	$(QUIET)echo "Removing $(E3_MODULE_SRC_PATH) ......... "
 	rm -rf $(E3_MODULE_SRC_PATH)
+devepics: epics
+devepics-clean: epics-clean
+devpatch: patch
+devpatchrevert: patchrevert
 endif