Index: Configure.pl
===================================================================
--- Configure.pl	(revision 13980)
+++ Configure.pl	(working copy)
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@
 my @steps = qw(
     init::manifest
     init::defaults
+    init::install
     init::miniparrot
     init::hints
     init::headers
Index: config/init/install.pm
===================================================================
--- config/init/install.pm	(revision 0)
+++ config/init/install.pm	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2005, The Perl Foundation.
+# $Id: defaults.pm 13597 2006-07-27 16:31:35Z leo $
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+config/init/install.pm - autoconf compatabile installation paths
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Sets up the installation paths
+
+=cut
+
+# taken from:
+#
+# autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
+# Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
+# warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# Installation directories:
+#   --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
+#                           [/usr/local]
+#   --exec-prefix=EPREFIX   install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
+#                           [PREFIX]
+# 
+# By default, `make install' will install all the files in
+# `/usr/local/bin', `/usr/local/lib' etc.  You can specify
+# an installation prefix other than `/usr/local' using `--prefix',
+# for instance `--prefix=$HOME'.
+#
+# For better control, use the options below.
+#
+# Fine tuning of the installation directories:
+#  --bindir=DIR           user executables [EPREFIX/bin]
+#  --sbindir=DIR          system admin executables [EPREFIX/sbin]
+#  --libexecdir=DIR       program executables [EPREFIX/libexec]
+#  --datadir=DIR          read-only architecture-independent data [PREFIX/share]
+#  --sysconfdir=DIR       read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
+#  --sharedstatedir=DIR   modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
+#  --localstatedir=DIR    modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
+#  --libdir=DIR           object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
+#  --includedir=DIR       C header files [PREFIX/include]
+#  --oldincludedir=DIR    C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
+#  --infodir=DIR          info documentation [PREFIX/info]
+#  --mandir=DIR           man documentation [PREFIX/man]
+
+package init::install;
+
+use strict;
+use vars qw($description @args);
+
+use base qw(Parrot::Configure::Step::Base);
+
+use Parrot::Configure::Step;
+
+$description = q{Setting up installation paths};
+
+@args = qw( prefix exec-prefix bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir
+        sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir
+        mandir );
+
+sub runstep
+{
+    my ($self, $conf) = @_;
+
+    my $prefix = $conf->options->get('prefix') || "/usr/local";
+    my $eprefix = $conf->options->get('exec-prefix') || $prefix;
+#  --bindir=DIR           user executables [EPREFIX/bin]
+    my $bindir = $conf->options->get('bindir') || $eprefix . "/bin";
+#  --sbindir=DIR          system admin executables [EPREFIX/sbin]
+    my $sbindir = $conf->options->get('sbindir') || $eprefix . "/sbin";
+#  --libexecdir=DIR       program executables [EPREFIX/libexec]
+    my $sbindir = $conf->options->get('sbindir') || $eprefix . "/libexec";
+#  --datadir=DIR          read-only architecture-independent data [PREFIX/share]
+    my $datadir = $conf->options->get('datadir') || $prefix . "/share";
+#  --sysconfdir=DIR       read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
+    my $sysconfdir = $conf->options->get('sysconfdir') || $prefix . "/etc";
+#  --sharedstatedir=DIR   modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
+    my $sharedstatedir = $conf->options->get('sharedstatedir')
+        || $prefix . "/com";
+#  --localstatedir=DIR    modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
+    my $localstatedir = $conf->options->get('localstatedir')
+        || $prefix . "/var";
+#  --libdir=DIR           object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
+    my $libdir = $conf->options->get('libdir') || $eprefix . "/lib";
+#  --includedir=DIR       C header files [PREFIX/include]
+    my $includedir = $conf->options->get('includedir') || $prefix . "/include";
+#  --oldincludedir=DIR    C header files f|| non-gcc [/usr/include]
+    my $oldincludedir = $conf->options->get('oldincludedir') || "/usr/include";
+#  --infodir=DIR          info documentation [PREFIX/info]
+    my $infodir = $conf->options->get('infodir') || $prefix . "/info";
+#  --mandir=DIR           man documentation [PREFIX/man]
+    my $mandir = $conf->options->get('mandir') || $prefix . "/man";
+
+    $conf->data->set(
+        prefix          => $prefix,
+        exec_prefix     => $eprefix,
+        bin_dir         => $bindir, # deprecated
+        bindir          => $bindir,
+        sbindir         => $sbindir,
+        datadir         => $datadir,
+        sysconfdir      => $sysconfdir,
+        sharedstatedir  => $sharedstatedir,
+        localstatedir   => $localstatedir,
+        libdir          => $libdir,
+        lib_dir         => $libdir, # deprecated
+        includedir      => $includedir,
+        include_dir     => $includedir, # deprecated
+        oldincludedir   => $oldincludedir,
+        infodir         => $infodir,
+        mandir          => $mandir,
+        # parrot internal use only
+        doc_dir         => $datadir . "/doc/parrot",
+    );
+
+    return $self;
+}
+
+1;
Index: config/init/defaults.pm
===================================================================
--- config/init/defaults.pm	(revision 13980)
+++ config/init/defaults.pm	(working copy)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 $description = q{Setting up Configure's default values};
 
-@args = qw(debugging optimize profile verbose prefix m);
+@args = qw(debugging optimize profile verbose m);
 
 sub runstep
 {
@@ -187,21 +187,6 @@
 
     );
 
-    my $prefix = $conf->options->get('prefix');
-    unless (defined $prefix) {
-        my $VERSION = $conf->data->get('VERSION');
-        my $DEVEL   = $conf->data->get('DEVEL');
-        $prefix = "/usr/local";
-    }
-    $conf->data->set(
-        prefix      => $prefix,
-        exec_prefix => $prefix,
-        bin_dir     => $prefix . "/bin",
-        lib_dir     => $prefix . "/lib",
-        include_dir => $prefix . "/include",
-        doc_dir     => $prefix . "/share/doc/parrot",
-    );
-
     # add profiling if needed
     # FIXME gcc syntax
     # we should have this in the hints files e.g. cc_profile