diff -Nuar OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/Makefile.am OpenSRF-1.2.0/Makefile.am
--- OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/Makefile.am	2008-10-27 05:07:06.000000000 +0000
+++ OpenSRF-1.2.0/Makefile.am	2012-11-12 20:53:22.079732392 +0000
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@
 SUBDIRS = src
 
 jserver:
-	make -s -C src jserver
+	$(MAKE) -s -C src jserver
 
 jserver-install:
-	make -s -C src jserver-install
+	$(MAKE) -s -C src jserver-install
 
 javascript-install:
-	make -s -C src javascript-install
+	$(MAKE) -s -C src javascript-install
 
 install-data-hook:
-	cp @srcdir@/src/gateway/apachetools.h @includedir@/opensrf/apachetools.h
+	cp @srcdir@/src/gateway/apachetools.h $(DESTDIR)@includedir@/opensrf/apachetools.h
 
diff -Nuar OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/gateway/Makefile.am OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/gateway/Makefile.am
--- OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/gateway/Makefile.am	2008-08-18 19:14:00.000000000 +0000
+++ OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/gateway/Makefile.am	2012-11-12 20:53:22.079732392 +0000
@@ -16,16 +16,25 @@
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -Wall -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include/ -I$(LIBXML2_HEADERS) -I$(APACHE2_HEADERS) -I$(APR_HEADERS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = -L$(LIBDIR) -L@top_builddir@/src/libopensrf
+APACHE_DEPS = apachetools.c apachetools.h
+LIBS=libopensrf.so
+TARGETS = osrf_json_gateway.la osrf_http_translator.la
 
-install-exec-local: 
-	if [ ! "$$(grep mod_placeholder `apxs2 -q SYSCONFDIR`/httpd.conf)" ]; \
-		then echo -e "#\n#LoadModule mod_placeholder /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_placeholder.so" \
-		>> `apxs2 -q SYSCONFDIR`/httpd.conf; \
-	fi
-	$(APXS2) -c $(DEF_LDLIBS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) @srcdir@/osrf_json_gateway.c apachetools.c apachetools.h libopensrf.so
-	$(APXS2) -c $(DEF_LDLIBS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) @srcdir@/osrf_http_translator.c apachetools.c apachetools.h libopensrf.so
-	$(APXS2) -i -a @srcdir@/osrf_json_gateway.la
-	$(APXS2) -i -a @srcdir@/osrf_http_translator.la
+all: $(TARGETS)
+
+osrf_json_gateway.la: osrf_json_gateway.c $(APACHE_DEPS)
+	$(APXS2) -c $(DEF_LDLIBS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $^ $(LIBS)
+	
+osrf_http_translator.la: osrf_http_translator.c $(APACHE_DEPS)
+	$(APXS2) -c $(DEF_LDLIBS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $^ $(LIBS)
+
+#install-exec-local:  $(TARGETS)
+#	if [ ! "$$(grep mod_placeholder `apxs2 -q SYSCONFDIR`/httpd.conf)" ]; \
+#		then echo -e "#\n#LoadModule mod_placeholder /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_placeholder.so" \
+#		>> `apxs2 -q SYSCONFDIR`/httpd.conf; \
+#	fi
+#	$(APXS2) -i -a osrf_json_gateway.la
+#	$(APXS2) -i -a osrf_http_translator.la
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -f @srcdir@/osrf_http_translator.la @srcdir@/osrf_http_translator.lo @srcdir@/osrf_http_translator.slo @srcdir@/osrf_json_gateway.la @srcdir@/osrf_json_gateway.lo @srcdir@/osrf_json_gateway.slo
diff -Nuar OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/java/Makefile.am OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/java/Makefile.am
--- OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/java/Makefile.am	2008-07-17 18:15:09.000000000 +0000
+++ OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/java/Makefile.am	2012-11-12 20:53:22.079732392 +0000
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 	rm files;
 
 install-data-local:
-	mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)/java
-	cp opensrf.jar $(LIBDIR)/java
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/java
+	cp opensrf.jar $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/java
 
 dep_clean:
 	rm -rf deps
diff -Nuar OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/libopensrf/Makefile.am OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/libopensrf/Makefile.am
--- OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/libopensrf/Makefile.am	2009-04-08 02:48:02.000000000 +0000
+++ OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/libopensrf/Makefile.am	2012-11-12 20:53:22.079732392 +0000
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 opensrf_c_SOURCES = opensrf.c
 opensrf_c_DEPENDENCIES = libopensrf.la
 
+osrf_json_test_DEPENDENCIES = libopensrf.la libosrf_json.la
 osrf_json_test_SOURCES = osrf_json_test.c $(JSON_TARGS) $(JSON_DEP) $(JSON_TARGS_HEADS) $(JSON_DEP_HEADS)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libosrf_json.la
diff -Nuar OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/Makefile.am OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/Makefile.am
--- OpenSRF-1.2.0.orig/src/Makefile.am	2009-05-31 19:49:00.000000000 +0000
+++ OpenSRF-1.2.0/src/Makefile.am	2012-11-12 20:53:52.475676800 +0000
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 export OPENSRF	= opensrf
 export BINDIR	= @bindir@
 export LIBDIR	= @libdir@
-jsdir = $(LIBDIR)/javascript
+jsdir = $(datarootdir)/opensrf/javascript
 export OSRF_JAVA_DEPSDIR = @OSRF_JAVA_DEPSDIR@
 etcdir = $(ETCDIR)
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 MAYBE_JA = java
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = libopensrf c-apps router srfsh jserver gateway perl $(MAYBE_PY) $(MAYBE_JA)
+SUBDIRS = libopensrf c-apps router srfsh jserver gateway $(MAYBE_PY) $(MAYBE_JA) # perl is now seperate
 
 dist_bin_SCRIPTS = @top_srcdir@/bin/opensrf-perl.pl
 bin_SCRIPTS = @top_srcdir@/bin/osrf_config @top_srcdir@/bin/osrf_ctl.sh 
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 dist_sysconf_DATA = @top_srcdir@/examples/opensrf.xml.example @top_srcdir@/examples/opensrf_core.xml.example @top_srcdir@/examples/srfsh.xml.example 
 
 install-exec-local:
-	mkdir -p $(VAR)
-	mkdir -p $(PID)
-	mkdir -p $(LOG)
-	mkdir -p $(SOCK)
-	mkdir -p $(jsdir)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(VAR)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PID)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LOG)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SOCK)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(jsdir)
 
 install-exec-hook:
 	sed -i 's|LOCALSTATEDIR|$(VAR)|g' '$(DESTDIR)@sysconfdir@/opensrf.xml.example'
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 	sed -i 's|SYSCONFDIR|$(ETCDIR)|g' '$(DESTDIR)@sysconfdir@/opensrf_core.xml.example'
 	sed -i 's|LOCALSTATEDIR|$(VAR)|g' '$(DESTDIR)@sysconfdir@/srfsh.xml.example'
 	sed -i 's|SYSCONFDIR|$(ETCDIR)|g' '$(DESTDIR)@sysconfdir@/srfsh.xml.example'
-	cp -r @srcdir@/javascript/* $(jsdir)/
+	cp -r @srcdir@/javascript/* $(DESTDIR)$(jsdir)/
 
 uninstall-hook:
-	rm @includedir@/opensrf/apachetools.h
-	rm -R $(jsdir)
+	rm $(DESTDIR)@includedir@/opensrf/apachetools.h
+	rm -R $(DESTDIR)$(jsdir)