diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5d2650036a..39d2292e7d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -312,19 +312,12 @@ ${FRONTEND_INFO}\
   LyX binary dir:               ${real_bindir}\n\
   LyX files dir:                ${real_pkgdatadir}\n"
 
-MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH(LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR, ${srcdir})
-MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR, ${real_localedir})
-MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR, ${real_pkgdatadir})
-
 AC_SUBST(VERSION_INFO)
 AC_SUBST(RPM_FRONTEND)
 AC_SUBST(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(AM_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(AM_LDFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR)
-AC_SUBST(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR)
-AC_SUBST(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR)
 
 ## Some config.h stuff
 
@@ -454,6 +447,19 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(monolithic-frontend-qt4,
   [enable_monolithic_frontend_qt4=no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(MONOLITHIC_FRONTEND_QT4, test "$enable_monolithic_frontend_qt4" = "yes")
 
+MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH(lyx_abs_top_srcdir, ${srcdir})
+MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH(lyx_abs_installed_localedir, ${real_localedir})
+MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH(lyx_abs_installed_datadir, ${real_pkgdatadir})
+
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR],
+	"${lyx_abs_top_srcdir}", [Top source directory])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR],
+	"${lyx_abs_installed_localedir}",[Hard coded locale directory])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR],
+	"${lyx_abs_installed_datadir}",[Hard system support directory])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PROGRAM_SUFFIX],
+	"${version_suffix}",[Program version suffix])
+
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_DATE],"$LYX_DATE",[Date of release])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VERSION_INFO],"$VERSION_INFO",[Full version info])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_MAJOR_VERSION],$lyx_major,[Major version number])
@@ -461,7 +467,6 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_MINOR_VERSION],$lyx_minor,[Minor version number])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_RELEASE_LEVEL],$lyx_release,[Release version number])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LYX_RELEASE_PATCH],$lyx_patch,[Patch version number])
 
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
       boost/Makefile \
       config/Makefile \
@@ -472,7 +477,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
       development/MacOSX/spotlight/Makefile \
       development/lyx.spec \
       intl/Makefile \
-      lib/Makefile \
+     lib/Makefile \
       lib/doc/Makefile \
       lib/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx_version.py \
       lib/lyx2lyx/Makefile \
diff --git a/development/cmake/config.h.cmake b/development/cmake/config.h.cmake
index 55da8fa750..8f15e9ff55 100644
--- a/development/cmake/config.h.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/config.h.cmake
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
 #cmakedefine LYX_DATE "${LYX_DATE}"
 #cmakedefine VERSION_INFO "${VERSION_INFO}"
 
+#cmakedefine PROGRAM_SUFFIX "${PPROGRAM_SUFFIX}"
+#cmakedefine LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR "${LYX_DIR}"
+#cmakedefine LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR "${LOCALEDIR}"
+#cmakedefine LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR "${TOP_SRCDIR}"
 
 #cmakedefine USE_POSIX_PACKAGING 1
 #cmakedefine USE_WINDOWS_PACKAGING 1
diff --git a/development/cmake/src/support/CMakeLists.txt b/development/cmake/src/support/CMakeLists.txt
index 0221d64d67..594af5dcc0 100644
--- a/development/cmake/src/support/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/cmake/src/support/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 project(support)
 
-configure_file(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/src/support/Package.cpp.in 
-               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/package.C)
+#configure_file(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/src/support/Package.cpp.in 
+#               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/package.C)
 
 file(GLOB support_sources ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/src/support/${LYX_CPP_FILES})
 file(GLOB support_headers ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/src/support/${LYX_HPP_FILES})
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ list(REMOVE_ITEM support_sources
 	${TOP_SRC_DIR}/src/support/minizip/iowin32.h
 	${TOP_SRC_DIR}/src/support/minizip/iowin32.c)
 
-set(support_sources ${support_sources} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/package.C)
+#set(support_sources ${support_sources} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/package.C)
 
 lyx_add_msvc_pch(support)
 	
diff --git a/development/qmake/app/app.pro b/development/qmake/app/app.pro
index 626f566204..791a07a41c 100644
--- a/development/qmake/app/app.pro
+++ b/development/qmake/app/app.pro
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ LIBS += -lAiksaurus
 
 LIBS += -L../lib
 
-LIBS += ../support/$(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o
 LIBS += -Wl,--start-group
 LIBS += -llyxmathed$${DEBUGSUFFIX}
 LIBS += -llyxinsets$${DEBUGSUFFIX}
diff --git a/development/qmake/support/support.pro b/development/qmake/support/support.pro
index d4dcf9a4ae..ca5318ad57 100644
--- a/development/qmake/support/support.pro
+++ b/development/qmake/support/support.pro
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CPP += FileName.cpp
 CPP += ForkedCallQueue.cpp
 CPP += Forkedcall.cpp
 CPP += ForkedcallsController.cpp
+CPP += Package.cpp
 CPP += Path.cpp
 CPP += Systemcall.cpp
 CPP += Timeout.cpp
@@ -84,63 +85,6 @@ CPP += unicode.cpp
 CPP += unlink.cpp
 CPP += userinfo.cpp
 
-
-QMAKE_RUN_CXX1  = $(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH)
-
-#packagetarget.target = Package.cpp
-#packagetarget.commands = \
-#	@rm -f tmp_package ;\
-#	sed \'s,@LYX_DIR@,$(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR),;\
-#s,@LOCALEDIR@,$(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR),;\
-#s,@TOP_SRCDIR@,$(LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR),;\
-#s,@PROGRAM_SUFFIX@,$(program_suffix),\' \
-#		$${BUILD_BASE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/support/Package.cpp.in > tmp_package ;\
-#	if cmp -s tmp_package Package.cpp ; then \
-#		rm -f tmp_package ;\
-#	else \
-#		rm -f Package.cpp ;\
-#		cp tmp_package Package.cpp ;\
-#	fi
-#packagetarget.depends = config.h
-#packagetarget.variable_out = SOURCES
-#packagetarget.CONFIG = no_link
-##SOURCES += $${BUILD_BASE_TARGET_DIR}/src/Package.cpp
-#QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += packagetarget
-#
-##OBJECTS += $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o 
-#POST_TARGETDEPS += $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o 
-
-packagetarget.target = Package.cpp
-packagetarget.commands = \
-	@rm -f tmp_package ;\
-	sed \'s,@LYX_DIR@,$(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR),;\
-s,@LOCALEDIR@,$(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR),;\
-s,@TOP_SRCDIR@,$(LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR),;\
-s,@PROGRAM_SUFFIX@,$(program_suffix),\' \
-		$${BUILD_BASE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/support/Package.cpp.in > tmp_package ;\
-	if cmp -s tmp_package Package.cpp ; then \
-		rm -f tmp_package ;\
-	else \
-		rm -f Package.cpp ;\
-		cp tmp_package Package.cpp ;\
-	fi
-#packagetarget.depends = config.h
-packagetarget.CONFIG = no_link
-#SOURCES += $${BUILD_BASE_TARGET_DIR}/src/Package.cpp
- 
-packagetarget2.target = $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o
-packagetarget2.commands = $${QMAKE_RUN_CXX1} -c Package.cpp \
-	-o $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o
-packagetarget2.depends = Package.cpp
- 
-QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += packagetarget packagetarget2
- 
-QMAKE_CLEAN += $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o Package.cpp
-
-PRE_TARGETDEPS += $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o 
-
-LIBS += $(OBJECTS_DIR)/Package.o
-
 for(FILE,CPP) { SOURCES += $${BUILD_BASE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/support/$${FILE} }
 for(FILE,HPP) { HEADERS += $${BUILD_BASE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/support/$${FILE} }
 for(PATH,INC) { INCLUDEPATH += $${BUILD_BASE_SOURCE_DIR}/$${PATH} }
diff --git a/development/scons/SConstruct b/development/scons/SConstruct
index b07cd0e5aa..e66633e5c3 100644
--- a/development/scons/SConstruct
+++ b/development/scons/SConstruct
@@ -350,10 +350,11 @@ env.AppendUnique(LIBPATH = ['$LOCALLIBPATH'])
 # 3. compiler commands and flags like CCFLAGS.
 #     MSGFMT used to process po files
 # 4. Variables that will be used to replace variables in some_file.in
-#     src/support/Package.cpp.in:
-#       TOP_SRCDIR, LOCALEDIR, LYX_DIR, PROGRAM_SUFFIX
 #     lib/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx_version.py.in
 #       PACKAGE_VERSION
+# FIXME Bo: Please look here, that's not needed anymore (Andre')
+#     src/support/Package.cpp.in:
+#       TOP_SRCDIR, LOCALEDIR, LYX_DIR, PROGRAM_SUFFIX
 
 # full path name is used to build msvs project files
 # and to replace TOP_SRCDIR in package.C
@@ -383,6 +384,8 @@ if env.has_key('version_suffix'):
         program_suffix = env['version_suffix']
 else:
     program_suffix = ''
+
+# FIXME Bo: Please look here, can this be simplified? (Andre')
 # used by Package.cpp.in
 env['PROGRAM_SUFFIX'] = program_suffix
 
@@ -1042,6 +1045,14 @@ result = utils.createConfigFile(conf,
             'Full version info'),
         ('#define LYX_DATE "%s"' % lyx_date,
             'Date of release'),
+        ('#define PROGRAM_SUFFIX "%s"' % '$PROGRAM_SUFFIX',
+            'Program version suffix'),
+        ('#define LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR "%s"' % '$LYX_DIR',
+            'Hard coded system support directory'),
+        ('#define LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR "%s"' % '$LOCALEDIR',
+            'Hard coded locale directory'),
+        ('#define LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR "%s"' % '$TOP_SRCDIR',
+            'Top source directory'),
         ('#define BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB 1',
             'disable automatic linking of boost libraries.'),
         ('#define USE_%s_PACKAGING 1' % packaging_method.upper(),
diff --git a/development/scons/scons_manifest.py b/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
index 46b1ce039f..d57cec9741 100644
--- a/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
+++ b/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ src_support_files = Split('''
     ForkedCallQueue.cpp
     Forkedcall.cpp
     ForkedcallsController.cpp
+    Package.cpp
     Path.cpp
     Systemcall.cpp
     Timeout.cpp
@@ -377,7 +378,6 @@ src_support_extra_header_files = Split('''
 
 
 src_support_extra_src_files = Split('''
-    Package.cpp.in
     atexit.c
     os_cygwin.cpp
     os_unix.cpp
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index db9f98e49e..e0c0538533 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ src/callback.cpp
 src/client/debug.cpp
 src/debug.cpp
 src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
-src/frontends/WorkArea.cpp
 src/frontends/controllers/ControlAboutlyx.cpp
 src/frontends/controllers/ControlBibtex.cpp
 src/frontends/controllers/ControlBox.cpp
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ src/output.cpp
 src/output_plaintext.cpp
 src/rowpainter.cpp
 src/support/FileFilterList.cpp
-src/support/Package.cpp.in
 src/support/filetools.cpp
 src/support/os_win32.cpp
 src/support/userinfo.cpp
diff --git a/src/support/Makefile.am b/src/support/Makefile.am
index e26d035a6b..1692e9fa60 100644
--- a/src/support/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/support/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/common.am
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = Package.cpp.in pch.h \
+EXTRA_DIST = pch.h \
 	os_cygwin.cpp os_unix.cpp os_win32.cpp os_win32.h
 
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = liblyxsupport.la
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = liblyxsupport.la
 liblyxsupport_la_LIBADD = $(LIBSHLWAPI) $(QT4_CORE_LIB) $(BOOST_SIGNALS)
 liblyxsupport_la_LDFLAGS = $(QT4_CORE_LDFLAGS)
 
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(PCH_FILE) Package.cpp
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(PCH_FILE)
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(PCH_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/.. $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(QT4_CPPFLAGS) $(QT4_CORE_INCLUDES) -I$(srcdir)/minizip
@@ -103,24 +103,6 @@ liblyxsupport_la_SOURCES = \
 	minizip/zip.c \
 	minizip/zip.h
 
-Package.cpp: build_package
-
-# Solaris sed does not like spaces bewteen the ;-delimited commands
-build_package: Package.cpp.in
-	@rm -f tmp_package ;\
-	sed "s,@LYX_DIR@,$(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR),;\
-s,@LOCALEDIR@,$(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR),;\
-s,@TOP_SRCDIR@,$(LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR),;\
-s,@PROGRAM_SUFFIX@,$(program_suffix)," \
-		$(srcdir)/Package.cpp.in > tmp_package ;\
-	if cmp -s tmp_package Package.cpp ; then \
-		rm -f tmp_package ;\
-	else \
-		rm -f Package.cpp ;\
-		mv tmp_package Package.cpp ;\
-	fi
-
-
 ############################## Tests ##################################
 
 EXTRA_DIST += tests/test_convert tests/test_filetools \
diff --git a/src/support/Package.cpp.in b/src/support/Package.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from src/support/Package.cpp.in
rename to src/support/Package.cpp
index 0a6d8127d9..3535f7a625 100644
--- a/src/support/Package.cpp.in
+++ b/src/support/Package.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
  * \author Angus Leeming
  *
  * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
- *
- * Warning! This file is autogenerated from Package.cpp.in.
- * All changes to this file will be lost.
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ FileName const hardcoded_localedir()
 {
 	// FIXME UNICODE
 	// The build system needs to make sure that this is in utf8 encoding.
-	return FileName("@LOCALEDIR@");
+	return FileName(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_LOCALEDIR);
 }
 
 
@@ -189,15 +186,15 @@ FileName const hardcoded_system_support_dir()
 {
 	// FIXME UNICODE
 	// The build system needs to make sure that this is in utf8 encoding.
-	return FileName("@LYX_DIR@");
+	return FileName(LYX_ABS_INSTALLED_DATADIR);
 }
 
 
 string const & with_version_suffix()
 {
-	static string const program_suffix("@PROGRAM_SUFFIX@");
-	static string const
-		with_version_suffix(" --with-version-suffix=@PROGRAM_SUFFIX@");
+	static string const program_suffix = PROGRAM_SUFFIX;
+	static string const with_version_suffix =
+		" --with-version-suffix=" PROGRAM_SUFFIX;
 	return program_suffix.empty() ? program_suffix : with_version_suffix;
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@ FileName const & Package::top_srcdir()
 {
 	// FIXME UNICODE
 	// The build system needs to make sure that this is in utf8 encoding.
-	static FileName const dir("@TOP_SRCDIR@");
+	static FileName const dir(LYX_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR);
 	return dir;
 }