diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b90f12e1a..77b0997f4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -530,6 +530,36 @@ fi
 
 
 
+if test -z "$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT"; then
+  {
+   echo "ERROR: You must run the GNUstep initialization script before configuring the gui library!" 1>&2;
+  exit 1; 
+  }
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Use config.guess, config.sub and install.sh provided by gnustep-make
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+ac_aux_dir=
+for ac_dir in $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Makefiles $srcdir/$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Makefiles; do
+  if test -f $ac_dir/install-sh; then
+    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
+    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install-sh -c"
+    break
+  elif test -f $ac_dir/install.sh; then
+    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
+    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install.sh -c"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if test -z "$ac_aux_dir"; then
+  { echo "configure: error: can not find install-sh or install.sh in $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Makefiles $srcdir/$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Makefiles" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+ac_config_guess=$ac_aux_dir/config.guess
+ac_config_sub=$ac_aux_dir/config.sub
+ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
+
+
 
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -538,7 +568,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:542: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:572: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -568,7 +598,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:572: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:602: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -619,7 +649,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:623: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:653: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -651,7 +681,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:655: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:685: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -662,12 +692,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 666 "configure"
+#line 696 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:671: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:701: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -693,12 +723,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:697: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:727: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:702: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:732: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -707,7 +737,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:711: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:741: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -726,7 +756,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:730: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:760: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -758,7 +788,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:762: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:792: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -773,13 +803,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 777 "configure"
+#line 807 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:783: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:813: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -790,13 +820,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 794 "configure"
+#line 824 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:800: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:830: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -807,13 +837,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 811 "configure"
+#line 841 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:817: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:847: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -841,25 +871,6 @@ echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Determine the host, build, and target systems
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-ac_aux_dir=
-for ac_dir in $srcdir $srcdir/.. $srcdir/../..; do
-  if test -f $ac_dir/install-sh; then
-    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
-    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install-sh -c"
-    break
-  elif test -f $ac_dir/install.sh; then
-    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
-    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install.sh -c"
-    break
-  fi
-done
-if test -z "$ac_aux_dir"; then
-  { echo "configure: error: can not find install-sh or install.sh in $srcdir $srcdir/.. $srcdir/../.." 1>&2; exit 1; }
-fi
-ac_config_guess=$ac_aux_dir/config.guess
-ac_config_sub=$ac_aux_dir/config.sub
-ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
-
 
 # Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
 # The inputs are:
@@ -888,7 +899,7 @@ else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:892: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:903: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -909,7 +920,7 @@ host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:913: checking target system type" >&5
+echo "configure:924: checking target system type" >&5
 
 target_alias=$target
 case "$target_alias" in
@@ -927,7 +938,7 @@ target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:931: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:942: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -951,7 +962,7 @@ test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for main in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:955: checking for main in -lm" >&5
+echo "configure:966: checking for main in -lm" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo m'_'main | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -959,14 +970,14 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 963 "configure"
+#line 974 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 main()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:981: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -996,12 +1007,12 @@ fi
 for ac_func in rint rintf
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1000: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1005 "configure"
+#line 1016 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -1024,7 +1035,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1028: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1039: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -1093,7 +1104,7 @@ jpeg_check_lib_save_header=${CPPFLAGS}
 CPPFLAGS="${with_jpeg_library} ${with_jpeg_include} ${CPPFLAGS}"
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for jpeg_destroy_decompress in -ljpeg""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1097: checking for jpeg_destroy_decompress in -ljpeg" >&5
+echo "configure:1108: checking for jpeg_destroy_decompress in -ljpeg" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo jpeg'_'jpeg_destroy_decompress | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1101,7 +1112,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ljpeg  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1105 "configure"
+#line 1116 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -1112,7 +1123,7 @@ int main() {
 jpeg_destroy_decompress()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1116: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1127: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1135,9 +1146,9 @@ fi
 
 if test "$jpeg_ok" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for jpeglib.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1139: checking for jpeglib.h" >&5
+echo "configure:1150: checking for jpeglib.h" >&5
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1141 "configure"
+#line 1152 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
               #undef PACKAGE
@@ -1146,7 +1157,7 @@ echo "configure:1139: checking for jpeglib.h" >&5
               #include <jpeglib.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1150: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1161: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1208,7 +1219,7 @@ tiff_check_lib_save_header=${CPPFLAGS}
 tiff_check_lib_save_libs=${LIBS}
 CPPFLAGS="${with_tiff_library} ${JPEG_LIB} ${with_tiff_include} ${JPEG_INCLUDE} ${CPPFLAGS}"
 echo $ac_n "checking for main in -lz""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1212: checking for main in -lz" >&5
+echo "configure:1223: checking for main in -lz" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo z'_'main | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1216,14 +1227,14 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lz  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1220 "configure"
+#line 1231 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 main()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1227: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1238: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1246,17 +1257,17 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for -ltiff without -ljpeg nor -lz""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for -ltiff without -ljpeg nor -lz" >&5
+echo "configure:1261: checking for -ltiff without -ljpeg nor -lz" >&5
 LIBS="-ltiff -lm $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1253 "configure"
+#line 1264 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 char TIFFReadScanline();
 int main() {
 TIFFReadScanline()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1260: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1271: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   jpeg_notneeded=yes
 else
@@ -1275,17 +1286,17 @@ fi
 
 if test $HAVE_LIBZ = 1; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for -ltiff without -lz""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1279: checking for -ltiff without -lz" >&5
+echo "configure:1290: checking for -ltiff without -lz" >&5
   LIBS="-ltiff $JPEG -lm $LIBS"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1282 "configure"
+#line 1293 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 char TIFFReadScanline();
 int main() {
 TIFFReadScanline()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1289: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1300: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   libz_notneeded=yes
 else
@@ -1303,7 +1314,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for TIFFReadScanline in -ltiff""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1307: checking for TIFFReadScanline in -ltiff" >&5
+echo "configure:1318: checking for TIFFReadScanline in -ltiff" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo tiff'_'TIFFReadScanline | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1311,7 +1322,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ltiff $JPEG -lm $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1315 "configure"
+#line 1326 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -1322,7 +1333,7 @@ int main() {
 TIFFReadScanline()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1326: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1337: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1346,17 +1357,17 @@ fi
 if test "$tiff_ok" = yes; then
   ac_safe=`echo "tiffio.h" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for tiffio.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1350: checking for tiffio.h" >&5
+echo "configure:1361: checking for tiffio.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1355 "configure"
+#line 1366 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <tiffio.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1360: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1371: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1409,7 +1420,7 @@ ADDITIONAL_DEPENDS="$GRAPHIC_LIBS"
 # Record the version
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo $ac_n "checking for the version of gnustep-gui we are compiling""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1413: checking for the version of gnustep-gui we are compiling" >&5
+echo "configure:1424: checking for the version of gnustep-gui we are compiling" >&5
 if test -f "Version"; then
   . ./Version
 fi