diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b86bd3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config.log
+config.make
+config.cache
+which_lib
+Makefile
+GNUstep.sh
+config.h
+config.status
+openapp
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4a42ba42..25809677 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Mon Oct 13 16:06:12 1997  Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@net-community.com>
+
+	* openapp.in: New file.
+	* GNUstep.sh.in: Added $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Tools to the PATH.
+	* Makefile.in: Install openapp in $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Tools.
+	* configure.in: Create openapp.
+	* ld_lib_path.sh: Changed to export the library path for different
+	systems.
+
 Mon Oct 13 12:21:59 1997  Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@net-community.com>
 
 	* configure.in: Check to see if a DPS directory exists inside the X11
diff --git a/GNUstep.sh.in b/GNUstep.sh.in
index c579b77d..eebd7f97 100755
--- a/GNUstep.sh.in
+++ b/GNUstep.sh.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export GNUSTEP_HOST GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU GNUSTEP_HOST_VENDOR GNUSTEP_HOST_OS
 #
 # Add the GNUstep tools directories to the path
 #
+PATH=$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Tools:$PATH
 PATH=$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Tools/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS:$PATH
 PATH=$GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT/Tools/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS:$PATH
 PATH=$GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT/Tools/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS:$PATH
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f7abdbb6..baca0dcf 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ GNUSTEP_TARGET_VENDOR := $(shell ./clean_vendor.sh $(GNUSTEP_TARGET_VENDOR))
 GNUSTEP_TARGET_OS := $(shell ./clean_os.sh $(GNUSTEP_TARGET_OS))
 
 makedir = $(prefix)/Makefiles
+tooldir = $(prefix)/Tools
 GNUSTEP_TARGET_DIR = $(GNUSTEP_TARGET_CPU)/$(GNUSTEP_TARGET_OS)
 
 INSTALL		= @INSTALL@
@@ -59,11 +60,13 @@ install: all
 	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(prefix) $(makedir) \
 		$(makedir)/$(GNUSTEP_TARGET_CPU) \
 		$(makedir)/$(GNUSTEP_TARGET_DIR) \
+		$(tooldir) \
 		$(prefix)/share
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 which_lib $(makedir)/$(GNUSTEP_TARGET_DIR)
 	for f in config.guess config.sub install-sh mkinstalldirs *.sh; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 $$f $(makedir); \
 	done
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 openapp $(tooldir); \
 	for f in aggregate.make application.make bundle.make clean.make \
 		common.make core.make library.make rules.make target.make \
 		tool.make test.make MediaBook.func; do \
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7a0be621..30da8174 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ done
 ac_given_srcdir=$srcdir
 ac_given_INSTALL="$INSTALL"
 
-trap 'rm -fr `echo "config.h config.make Makefile GNUstep.sh config.h" | sed "s/:[^ ]*//g"` conftest*; exit 1' 1 2 15
+trap 'rm -fr `echo "config.h config.make openapp Makefile GNUstep.sh config.h" | sed "s/:[^ ]*//g"` conftest*; exit 1' 1 2 15
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ EOF
 
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 
-CONFIG_FILES=\${CONFIG_FILES-"config.h config.make Makefile GNUstep.sh"}
+CONFIG_FILES=\${CONFIG_FILES-"config.h config.make openapp Makefile GNUstep.sh"}
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
 for ac_file in .. $CONFIG_FILES; do if test "x$ac_file" != x..; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f2d0d5a7..ba0176dd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ AC_SUBST(ac_cv_library_combo)
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Produce the output files
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-AC_OUTPUT(config.h config.make Makefile GNUstep.sh)
+AC_OUTPUT(config.h config.make openapp Makefile GNUstep.sh)
diff --git a/ld_lib_path.sh b/ld_lib_path.sh
index 5acc8aa5..d08f343e 100755
--- a/ld_lib_path.sh
+++ b/ld_lib_path.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 #   Author:  Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com>
-#
+#   Author:  Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@net-community.com>
 #   This file is part of the GNUstep Makefile Package.
 #
 #   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -23,17 +23,37 @@
 #
 
 # The first (and only) parameter to this script is the canonical
-# operating system name
+# operating system name. If the environment variable export_variable
+# is not set to `yes' it prints the name of the variable whose
+# value keeps the paths searched for libraries
 
-# LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the default name
-ld_lib_path="LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+last_path_part=Libraries/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS/$library_combo
 
-case "$1" in
+host_os=$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS
 
-    *nextstep4*)
-	ld_lib_path="DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-	;;
+if [ -z "$host_os" ]; then
+  host_os=$1
+fi
 
-esac   
+case "$host_os" in
 
-echo $ld_lib_path
+  *nextstep4*)
+    ld_lib_path="DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT/$last_path_part:$GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT/$last_path_part:$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/$last_path_part:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH;;
+
+  *solaris*)
+    ld_lib_path="LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT/$last_path_part;$GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT/$last_path_part;$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/$last_path_part;$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH;;
+
+  *)
+    ld_lib_path="LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT/$last_path_part:$GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT/$last_path_part:$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/$last_path_part:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH;;
+
+esac
+
+if [ "$export_variable" != yes ]; then
+  echo $ld_lib_path
+fi
diff --git a/openapp.in b/openapp.in
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..feaf3b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openapp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# Author: Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@net-community.com>
+# Date: October 1997
+# 
+# This file is part of the GNUstep Makefile Package.
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+# License along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
+# If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+# Try to execute the application passed as argument. The application is
+# searched through the GNUstep directories if a complete or relative path name
+# is not specified.
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo usage: `basename $0` [--library-combo=...] application
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+library_combo=@ac_cv_library_combo@
+
+while [ -n "$*" ]; do
+  case $1 in
+    --library-combo=*)	library_combo=`echo $1 | sed 's/--library-combo=//'`;;
+    *)			app=$1;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+case $app in
+  /*)	# An absolute path.
+	full_appname=$app;;
+  */*)	# A relative path
+	full_appname=`(cd $app; pwd)`;;
+  *)	# A path that should be searched into the GNUstep paths
+	SPATH=.:$GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT/Apps:$GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT/Apps:$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Apps:$PATH
+	IFS=:
+	for dir in $SPATH; do
+	  if [ -d $dir/$app ]; then
+	    full_appname=`(cd $dir/$app; pwd)`
+	    break;
+	  fi
+	done;;
+esac
+
+appname=`echo $app | sed 's/\.[a-z]*$//'`
+export_variable=yes . $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Makefiles/ld_lib_path.sh
+
+if [ "$library_combo" = nx_nx_nx_nil -a $GNUSTEP_HOST_OS = nextstep4 ]; then
+  if [ ! -d $full_appname/$appname ]; then
+    echo "$full_appname application does not have a binary for this kind of machine and operating system."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  exec $full_appname/$appname
+
+else
+  # Determine if the application has a binary for this operating system
+  if [ ! -d $full_appname/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS ]; then
+    echo "$full_appname application does not have a binary for this kind of machine and operating system."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -d $full_appname/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS/$library_combo ]; then
+    echo "$full_appname application does not have a binary for this combination of libraries ($library_combo)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  exec $full_appname/$GNUSTEP_HOST_CPU/$GNUSTEP_HOST_OS/$library_combo/$appname
+
+fi
+
+echo "Cannot exec the specified application!"