diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 3981c0cf3..432bb7e1d 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ ifneq ($V,1)
 endif
 	${silent} ${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} $^ -o $@
 
-#version of library
-VERSION=0.43.0
-
-include makefile.include
-
 #default files to install
 ifndef LIBNAME
    LIBNAME=libtommath.a
 endif
 
-default: ${LIBNAME}
+include makefile.include
+
+LCOV_ARGS=--directory .
 
 #START_INS
 OBJECTS=bncore.o bn_error.o bn_fast_mp_invmod.o bn_fast_mp_montgomery_reduce.o bn_fast_s_mp_mul_digs.o \
@@ -58,24 +55,6 @@ $(LIBNAME):  $(OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJECTS)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
-
-#make the code coverage of the library
-#
-coverage: CFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -DTIMING_NO_LOGS
-coverage: LFLAGS += -lgcov
-
-coverage: test_standalone timing
-	./test
-	./ltmtest
-
-lcov: coverage
-	rm -f coverage.info
-	lcov --capture --no-external --no-recursion --directory . --output-file coverage.info -q
-	genhtml coverage.info --output-directory coverage -q
-
-coveralls: coverage
-	cpp-coveralls
-
 #make a profiled library (takes a while!!!)
 #
 # This will build the library with profile generation
@@ -100,10 +79,10 @@ profiled_single:
 	ranlib $(LIBNAME)
 
 install: $(LIBNAME)
-	install -d -g $(GROUP) -o $(USER) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)
-	install -d -g $(GROUP) -o $(USER) $(DESTDIR)$(INCPATH)
-	install -g $(GROUP) -o $(USER) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)
-	install -g $(GROUP) -o $(USER) $(HEADERS_PUB) $(DESTDIR)$(INCPATH)
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(INCPATH)
+	install -m 644 $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)
+	install -m 644 $(HEADERS_PUB) $(DESTDIR)$(INCPATH)
 
 test: $(LIBNAME) demo/demo.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) demo/demo.o $(LIBNAME) $(LFLAGS) -o test
@@ -177,13 +156,6 @@ manual:	mandvi
 pretty:
 	perl pretty.build
 
-clean:
-	rm -f *.gcda *.gcno *.bat *.o *.a *.obj *.lib *.exe *.dll etclib/*.o demo/demo.o test ltmtest mpitest mtest/mtest mtest/mtest.exe \
-        *.idx *.toc *.log *.aux *.dvi *.lof *.ind *.ilg *.ps *.log *.s mpi.c *.da *.dyn *.dpi tommath.tex `find . -type f | grep [~] | xargs` *.lo *.la
-	rm -rf .libs
-	cd etc ; MAKE=${MAKE} ${MAKE} clean
-	cd pics ; MAKE=${MAKE} ${MAKE} clean
-
 #zipup the project (take that!)
 no_oops: clean
 	cd .. ; cvs commit
diff --git a/makefile.include b/makefile.include
index 7f12de69b..d4e2322ef 100644
--- a/makefile.include
+++ b/makefile.include
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 # Include makefile for libtommath
 #
 
+#version of library
+VERSION=0.43.0
+VERSION_SO=0:43
+
+# default make target
+default: ${LIBNAME}
+
 # Compiler and Linker Names
 ifndef PREFIX
   PREFIX=
@@ -52,19 +59,6 @@ HEADERS=tommath_private.h $(HEADERS_PUB)
 
 test_standalone: CFLAGS+=-DLTM_DEMO_TEST_VS_MTEST=0
 
-#install as this user
-ifndef INSTALL_GROUP
-   GROUP=wheel
-else
-   GROUP=$(INSTALL_GROUP)
-endif
-
-ifndef INSTALL_USER
-   USER=root
-else
-   USER=$(INSTALL_USER)
-endif
-
 #LIBPATH-The directory for libtommath to be installed to.
 #INCPATH-The directory to install the header files for libtommath.
 #DATAPATH-The directory to install the pdf docs.
@@ -72,3 +66,35 @@ LIBPATH?=/usr/lib
 INCPATH?=/usr/include
 DATAPATH?=/usr/share/doc/libtommath/pdf
 
+#make the code coverage of the library
+#
+coverage: CFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -DTIMING_NO_LOGS
+coverage: LFLAGS += -lgcov
+coverage: LDFLAGS += -lgcov
+
+coverage: test_standalone timing
+	./test
+	./ltmtest
+
+lcov: coverage
+	rm -f coverage.info
+	lcov --capture --no-external --no-recursion $(LCOV_ARGS) --output-file coverage.info -q
+	genhtml coverage.info --output-directory coverage -q
+
+coveralls: coverage
+	cpp-coveralls
+
+# target that removes all coverage output
+cleancov-clean:
+	rm -f `find . -type f -name "*.info" | xargs`
+	rm -rf coverage/
+
+# cleans everything - coverage output and standard 'clean'
+cleancov: cleancov-clean clean
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.gcda *.gcno *.bat *.o *.a *.obj *.lib *.exe *.dll etclib/*.o demo/demo.o test ltmtest mpitest mtest/mtest mtest/mtest.exe \
+        *.idx *.toc *.log *.aux *.dvi *.lof *.ind *.ilg *.ps *.log *.s mpi.c *.da *.dyn *.dpi tommath.tex `find . -type f | grep [~] | xargs` *.lo *.la
+	rm -rf .libs/
+	cd etc ; MAKE=${MAKE} ${MAKE} clean
+	cd pics ; MAKE=${MAKE} ${MAKE} clean
diff --git a/makefile.shared b/makefile.shared
index f8b7760ef..559720e90 100644
--- a/makefile.shared
+++ b/makefile.shared
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 #Makefile for GCC
 #
 #Tom St Denis
-VERSION=0:42
+
+#default files to install
+ifndef LIBNAME
+   LIBNAME=libtommath.la
+endif
 
 include makefile.include
 
 LT	?= libtool
 LTCOMPILE = $(LT) --mode=compile --tag=CC $(CC)
 
-default: libtommath.la
-
-#default files to install
-ifndef LIBNAME
-   LIBNAME=libtommath.la
-endif
-ifndef LIBNAME_S
-   LIBNAME_S=libtommath.a
-endif
+LCOV_ARGS=--directory .libs --directory .
 
 #START_INS
 OBJECTS=bncore.o bn_error.o bn_fast_mp_invmod.o bn_fast_mp_montgomery_reduce.o bn_fast_s_mp_mul_digs.o \
@@ -52,12 +48,12 @@ objs: $(OBJECTS)
 	$(LTCOMPILE) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
 
 $(LIBNAME):  $(OBJECTS)
-	$(LT) --mode=link --tag=CC $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) *.lo -o $(LIBNAME) -rpath $(LIBPATH) -version-info $(VERSION)
+	$(LT) --mode=link --tag=CC $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) *.lo -o $(LIBNAME) -rpath $(LIBPATH) -version-info $(VERSION_SO)
 
 install: $(LIBNAME)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)
-	$(LT) --mode=install install -c $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)/$(LIBNAME)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(INCPATH)
+	$(LT) --mode=install install -c $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPATH)/$(LIBNAME)
 	install -m 644 $(HEADERS_PUB) $(DESTDIR)$(INCPATH)
 
 test: $(LIBNAME) demo/demo.o
@@ -72,4 +68,4 @@ mtest:
 	cd mtest ; $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) mtest.c -o mtest
 
 timing: $(LIBNAME)
-	$(LT) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -DTIMER demo/timing.c $(LIBNAME_S) -o ltmtest
+	$(LT) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -DTIMER demo/timing.c $(LIBNAME) -o ltmtest