diff --git a/src/configure.base b/src/configure.base
index 176e152..ae67f7a 100644
--- a/src/configure.base
+++ b/src/configure.base
@@ -53,106 +53,6 @@ test -z "$MKOCTFILE" &&	AC_MSG_WARN([no mkoctfile found on path])
 AC_CHECK_PROG(OCTAVE_CONFIG,octave-config,octave-config)
 test -z "$OCTAVE_CONFIG" &&	AC_MSG_WARN([no octave-config found on path])
 
-AC_SUBST(ver)
-AC_SUBST(subver)
-AC_SUBST(mpath)
-AC_SUBST(opath)
-AC_SUBST(xpath)
-AC_SUBST(altpath)
-AC_SUBST(altmpath)
-AC_SUBST(altopath)
-
-AC_ARG_WITH(path, 
-	[  --with-path             install path prefix],
-	[ path=$withval ])
-AC_ARG_WITH(mpath,
-	[  --with-mpath            override path for m-files],
-	[mpath=$withval])
-AC_ARG_WITH(opath,
-	[  --with-opath            override path for oct-files],
-	[opath=$withval])
-AC_ARG_WITH(xpath,
-	[  --with-xpath            override path for executables],
-	[xpath=$withval])
-AC_ARG_WITH(altpath, 
-	[  --with-altpath          alternative functions install path prefix],
-	[ altpath=$withval ])
-AC_ARG_WITH(altmpath,
-	[  --with-altmpath         override path for alternative m-files],
-	[altmpath=$withval])
-AC_ARG_WITH(altopath,
-	[  --with-altopath         override path for alternative oct-files],
-	[altopath=$withval])	
-
-if test -n "$path" ; then
-   test -z "$mpath" && mpath=$path 
-   test -z "$opath" && opath=$path/oct 
-   test -z "$xpath" && xpath=$path/bin
-   test -z "$altpath" && altpath=$path-alternatives
-fi
-
-if test -n "$altpath" ; then
-   test -z "$altmpath" && altmpath=$altpath 
-   test -z "$altopath" && altopath=$altpath/oct 
-fi
-
-dnl Don't query if path/ver are given in the configure environment
-#if test -z "$mpath" || test -z "$opath" || test -z "$xpath" || test -z "$altmpath" || test -z "$altopath" || test -z "$ver" ; then
-if test -z "$mpath" || test -z "$opath" || test -z "$xpath" || test -z "$ver" ; then
-   dnl Construct program to get mkoctfile version and local install paths
-   cat > conftest.cc <<EOF
-#include <octave/config.h>
-#include <octave/version.h>
-#include <octave/defaults.h>
-
-#define INFOV "\nINFOV=" OCTAVE_VERSION "\n"
-
-#define INFOH "\nINFOH=" OCTAVE_CANONICAL_HOST_TYPE "\n"
-
-#ifdef OCTAVE_LOCALVERFCNFILEDIR
-# define INFOM "\nINFOM=" OCTAVE_LOCALVERFCNFILEDIR "\n"
-#else
-# define INFOM "\nINFOM=" OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH "\n"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef OCTAVE_LOCALVEROCTFILEDIR
-# define INFOO "\nINFOO=" OCTAVE_LOCALVEROCTFILEDIR "\n"
-#else
-# define INFOO "\nINFOO=" OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH  "\n"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef OCTAVE_LOCALVERARCHLIBDIR
-# define INFOX "\nINFOX=" OCTAVE_LOCALVERARCHLIBDIR  "\n"
-#else
-# define INFOX "\nINFOX=" OCTAVE_LOCALARCHLIBDIR  "\n"
-#endif
-
-const char *infom = INFOM;
-const char *infoo = INFOO;
-const char *infox = INFOX;
-const char *infoh = INFOH;
-const char *infov = INFOV;
-EOF
-
-   dnl Compile program perhaps with a special version of mkoctfile
-   $MKOCTFILE conftest.cc || AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not run $MKOCTFILE)
-
-   dnl Strip the config info from the compiled file
-   eval `strings conftest.o | grep "^INFO.=" | sed -e "s,//.*$,,"`
-   rm -rf conftest*
-
-   dnl set the appropriate variables if they are not already set
-   ver=`echo $INFOV | sed -e "s/\.//" -e "s/\..*$//"`
-   subver=`echo $INFOV | sed -e "[s/^[^.]*[.][^.]*[.]//]"`
-   alt_mbase=`echo $INFOM | sed -e "[s,\/[^\/]*$,,]"`
-   alt_obase=`echo $INFOO | sed -e "[s,/site.*$,/site,]"`
-   test -z "$mpath" && mpath=$INFOM/octave-forge
-   test -z "$opath" && opath=$INFOO/octave-forge
-   test -z "$xpath" && xpath=$INFOX
-   test -z "$altmpath" && altmpath=$alt_mbase/octave-forge-alternatives/m
-   test -z "$altopath" && altopath=$alt_obase/octave-forge-alternatives/oct/$INFOH
-fi
-
 dnl *******************************************************************
 
 dnl Get LDFLAGS and CPPFLAGS set by user
@@ -348,23 +248,10 @@ dnl AC_CHECK_LIB([netcdf], [nc_set_chunk_cache], , [AC_MSG_ERROR(nc_set_chunk_ca
 
 CONFIGURE_OUTPUTS="Makeconf"
 STATUS_MSG="
-octave commands will install into the following directories:
-   m-files:   $mpath
-   oct-files: $opath
-   binaries:  $xpath
-alternatives:
-   m-files:   $altmpath
-   oct-files: $altopath
-
-shell commands will install into the following directories:
-   binaries:  $bindir
-   man pages: $mandir
-   libraries: $libdir
-   headers:   $includedir
-
 octave-forge is configured with
    octave:        $OCTAVE (version $OCTAVE_VERSION)
    mkoctfile:	  $MKOCTFILE for Octave $subver
    octave-config: $OCTAVE_CONFIG for Octave $subver
+   nc-config:     $NC_CONFIG
    netCDF compiler flags: $NETCDF_CFLAGS
    netCDF libraries: $NETCDF_LIBS"