--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 prefix          = @prefix@
 exec_prefix     = @exec_prefix@
 srcdir          = @srcdir@
-BINDIR		= @bindir@
-LIBDIR		= @libdir@
-MANDIR		= @mandir@
-INCLUDEDIR	= @includedir@
+BINDIR		= $(DESTDIR)/@bindir@
+LIBDIR		= $(DESTDIR)/@libdir@
+MANDIR		= $(DESTDIR)/@mandir@
+INCLUDEDIR	= $(DESTDIR)/@includedir@
 
 @SET_MAKE@
 
 RM              = rm -f
 LN_S            = @LN_S@
+AR              = @AR@
 RANLIB          = @RANLIB@
 INSTALL         = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
 		$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ uncmain.o $(LIBNAME)
 
 $(LIBNAME) :	$(OBJECTS)
-		ar rc $(LIBNAME) $(OBJECTS)
+		$(AR) rc $(LIBNAME) $(OBJECTS)
 		-$(RANLIB) $(LIBNAME)
 
 lint :
@@ -77,10 +78,8 @@
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(BINDIR) $(LIBDIR) $(MAN1DIR) $(MAN3DIR) $(INCLUDEDIR)
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(srcdir)/$(NAMEEXE) $(EXECUTABLE) 
 		-chmod 0755 $(EXECUTABLE)
-		-strip $(EXECUTABLE)
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(srcdir)/$(UNNAMEEXE) $(UNEXECUTABLE)
 		-chmod 0755 $(UNEXECUTABLE)
-		-strip $(UNEXECUTABLE)
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$(NAME).1 $(MAN1DIR)/$(NAME).1
 		cd $(MAN1DIR) && $(RM) ./$(UNNAME).1 && $(LN_S) $(NAME).1 $(UNNAME).1
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$(NAME).3 $(MAN3DIR)/$(NAME).3
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
+AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 
 dnl Checks for libraries.