diff --git a/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/build.install-app b/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/build.install-app
index 8d77b7f..00d58b2 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/build.install-app
+++ b/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/build.install-app
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 build_target @NAME@
 
 # make paths (this is for Gentoo in particular)
-build_dir_tree "${BINDIR}" || return 1
+build_dir_tree "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" || return 1
 
 # install binary
-echo "Installing binaries into '${BINDIR}'"
-install_file "${@CNAME@}" "${BINDIR}" 0755 || return 1
+echo "Installing binaries into '${@DEST_BINDIR@}'"
+install_file "${@CNAME@}" "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" 0755 || return 1
 print_success "Done"
 
 # kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/instantiate b/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/instantiate
index 646a88d..b16cc22 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.app.c++-qt/instantiate
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-if [ $# -ne 0 ]
-then
-    print_failure "Too many arguments. None required for this module."
+case "$1" in
+bin) DEST_BINDIR="BINDIR" ;;
+sbin) DEST_BINDIR="SBINDIR" ;;
+cgi) DEST_BINDIR="CGIDIR" ;;
+**)
+    echo "One argument required: binary location (bin, sbin or cgi)."
     exit 1
+    ;;
 fi
 
-do_parameter_subst
+do_parameter_subst DEST_BINDIR
 add_config_option "CXX" "${COPT_CXX_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "QTSTUFF" "${COPT_QTSTUFF_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.c++/build.install-app b/scripts/build.app.c++/build.install-app
index 8d77b7f..00d58b2 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.c++/build.install-app
+++ b/scripts/build.app.c++/build.install-app
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 build_target @NAME@
 
 # make paths (this is for Gentoo in particular)
-build_dir_tree "${BINDIR}" || return 1
+build_dir_tree "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" || return 1
 
 # install binary
-echo "Installing binaries into '${BINDIR}'"
-install_file "${@CNAME@}" "${BINDIR}" 0755 || return 1
+echo "Installing binaries into '${@DEST_BINDIR@}'"
+install_file "${@CNAME@}" "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" 0755 || return 1
 print_success "Done"
 
 # kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.c++/instantiate b/scripts/build.app.c++/instantiate
index b4b8819..6f0498f 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.c++/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.app.c++/instantiate
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-if [ $# -ne 0 ]
-then
-    print_failure "Too many arguments. None required for this module."
+case "$1" in
+bin) DEST_BINDIR="BINDIR" ;;
+sbin) DEST_BINDIR="SBINDIR" ;;
+cgi) DEST_BINDIR="CGIDIR" ;;
+**)
+    echo "One argument required: binary location (bin, sbin or cgi)."
     exit 1
+    ;;
 fi
 
-do_parameter_subst
+do_parameter_subst DEST_BINDIR
 add_config_option "CXX" "${COPT_CXX_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.c/build.install-app b/scripts/build.app.c/build.install-app
index 8d77b7f..00d58b2 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.c/build.install-app
+++ b/scripts/build.app.c/build.install-app
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 build_target @NAME@
 
 # make paths (this is for Gentoo in particular)
-build_dir_tree "${BINDIR}" || return 1
+build_dir_tree "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" || return 1
 
 # install binary
-echo "Installing binaries into '${BINDIR}'"
-install_file "${@CNAME@}" "${BINDIR}" 0755 || return 1
+echo "Installing binaries into '${@DEST_BINDIR@}'"
+install_file "${@CNAME@}" "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" 0755 || return 1
 print_success "Done"
 
 # kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.c/instantiate b/scripts/build.app.c/instantiate
index da8f4af..a1a25dd 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.c/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.app.c/instantiate
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-if [ $# -ne 0 ]
-then
-    print_failure "Too many arguments. None required for this module."
+case "$1" in
+bin) DEST_BINDIR="BINDIR" ;;
+sbin) DEST_BINDIR="SBINDIR" ;;
+cgi) DEST_BINDIR="CGIDIR" ;;
+**)
+    echo "One argument required: binary location (bin, sbin or cgi)."
     exit 1
+    ;;
 fi
 
-do_parameter_subst
+do_parameter_subst DEST_BINDIR
 add_config_option "CC" "${COPT_CC_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.sh/build.install-app b/scripts/build.app.sh/build.install-app
index 645d595..c3b3ec7 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.sh/build.install-app
+++ b/scripts/build.app.sh/build.install-app
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # make paths (this is for Gentoo in particular)
-build_dir_tree "${BINDIR}" || return 1
+build_dir_tree "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" || return 1
 
 # install binary
-echo "Installing binaries into '${BINDIR}'"
+echo "Installing binaries into '${@DEST_BINDIR@}'"
 for script in src/@NAME@/*.sh
 do
-	install_file "${script}" "${BINDIR}" 0755 || return 1
+	install_file "${script}" "${@DEST_BINDIR@}" 0755 || return 1
 done
 print_success "Done"
 
diff --git a/scripts/build.app.sh/instantiate b/scripts/build.app.sh/instantiate
index 62eafc5..2cdfb58 100644
--- a/scripts/build.app.sh/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.app.sh/instantiate
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-if [ $# -ne 0 ]
-then
-    print_failure "Too many arguments. None required for this module."
+case "$1" in
+bin) DEST_BINDIR="BINDIR" ;;
+sbin) DEST_BINDIR="SBINDIR" ;;
+cgi) DEST_BINDIR="CGIDIR" ;;
+**)
+    echo "One argument required: binary location (bin, sbin or cgi)."
     exit 1
+    ;;
 fi
 
-do_parameter_subst
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
+do_parameter_subst DEST_BINDIR
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.docs.doxygen/instantiate b/scripts/build.docs.doxygen/instantiate
index 9dcd4d8..0cf761b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.docs.doxygen/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.docs.doxygen/instantiate
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ then
 fi
 
 do_parameter_subst
-add_config_option "DOCSDIR" "${COPT_DOCSDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.docs.none/instantiate b/scripts/build.docs.none/instantiate
index 9dcd4d8..0cf761b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.docs.none/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.docs.none/instantiate
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ then
 fi
 
 do_parameter_subst
-add_config_option "DOCSDIR" "${COPT_DOCSDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.firmware.gpasm/instantiate b/scripts/build.firmware.gpasm/instantiate
index 95e47b8..5fc8433 100644
--- a/scripts/build.firmware.gpasm/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.firmware.gpasm/instantiate
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 do_parameter_subst
-add_config_option "HEXDIR" "${COPT_HEXDIR_DEFAULT}"
+add_config_option "HEXDIR" "\${SHAREDIR}/@TODO@"
 add_config_option "GPASM" "gpasm"
 add_config_option "GPASM_FLAGS" ""
 true
diff --git a/scripts/build.firmware.sdcc/instantiate b/scripts/build.firmware.sdcc/instantiate
index 37a2891..ef12e8a 100644
--- a/scripts/build.firmware.sdcc/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.firmware.sdcc/instantiate
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 do_parameter_subst
-add_config_option "HEXDIR" "${COPT_HEXDIR_DEFAULT}"
+add_config_option "HEXDIR" "\${SHAREDIR}/@TODO@"
 add_config_option "SDCC" "sdcc"
 add_config_option "SDCCFLAGS" ""
 true
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c++/build.install-lib b/scripts/build.lib.c++/build.install-lib
index 80df111..a011774 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c++/build.install-lib
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c++/build.install-lib
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ CONFFILE="${INSTALL_PREFIX}${BINDIR}/@NAME@-config"
 do_cmd rm -f "${CONFFILE}"
 do_cmd_redir "${CONFFILE}" sed \
     -e "s,@VERSION@,${VERSION}," \
-    -e "s,@LIB_DIR@,${FINALLIBDIR}," \
-    -e "s,@INCLUDE_DIR@,${FINALINCLUDEDIR}," \
+    -e "s,@LIB_DIR@,${LIBDIR}," \
+    -e "s,@INCLUDE_DIR@,${INCLUDEDIR}," \
     -e "s,@DEP_CFLAGS@,${@CNAME@_DEP_CFLAGS}," \
     -e "s,@DEP_LIBS@,${@CNAME@_DEP_LIBS}," \
     src/@NAME@/config-script
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c++/instantiate b/scripts/build.lib.c++/instantiate
index 840ecf6..3361389 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c++/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c++/instantiate
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ fi
 do_parameter_subst NAMEMINUSL HEADER_NAME
 add_config_option "CC" "${COPT_CC_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "LIBDIR" "${COPT_LIBDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "INCLUDEDIR" "${COPT_INCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "FINALLIBDIR" "${COPT_FINALLIBDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "FINALINCLUDEDIR" "${COPT_FINALINCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c/build.install-lib b/scripts/build.lib.c/build.install-lib
index b07ef88..2f0f13b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c/build.install-lib
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c/build.install-lib
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ do_cmd_redir "${CONFFILE}" sed \
     -e "s,@VERSION@,${VERSION}," \
     -e "s,@DEP_CFLAGS@,${@CNAME@_DEP_CFLAGS}," \
     -e "s,@DEP_LIBS@,${@CNAME@_DEP_LIBS}," \
-    -e "s,@LIB_DIR@,${FINALLIBDIR}," \
-    -e "s,@INCLUDE_DIR@,${FINALINCLUDEDIR}," \
+    -e "s,@LIB_DIR@,${LIBDIR}," \
+    -e "s,@INCLUDE_DIR@,${INCLUDEDIR}," \
     src/@NAME@/config-script
 
 do_cmd chmod 0755 "${CONFFILE}"
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c/instantiate b/scripts/build.lib.c/instantiate
index e533e63..b91a56b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c/instantiate
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ fi
 do_parameter_subst NAMEMINUSL HEADER_NAME
 add_config_option "CC" "${COPT_CC_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "LIBDIR" "${COPT_LIBDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "INCLUDEDIR" "${COPT_INCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "FINALLIBDIR" "${COPT_FINALLIBDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "FINALINCLUDEDIR" "${COPT_FINALINCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.make.none/instantiate b/scripts/build.make.none/instantiate
index 585f555..de033eb 100644
--- a/scripts/build.make.none/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.make.none/instantiate
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ fi
 do_parameter_subst
 add_config_option "CC" "${COPT_CC_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "LIBDIR" "${COPT_LIBDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "INCLUDEDIR" "${COPT_INCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "FINALLIBDIR" "${COPT_FINALLIBDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "FINALINCLUDEDIR" "${COPT_FINALINCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT}"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/build.module.c/instantiate b/scripts/build.module.c/instantiate
index 8061987..2327f9a 100644
--- a/scripts/build.module.c/instantiate
+++ b/scripts/build.module.c/instantiate
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ fi
 do_parameter_subst
 add_config_option "CC" "${COPT_CC_DEFAULT}"
 add_config_option "CFLAGS" "${COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "BINDIR" "${COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT}"
-add_config_option "MODULEDIR" "${COPT_LIBDIR_DEFAULT}/@TODO@/"
+add_config_option "MODULEDIR" "\${LIBDIR}/@TODO@/"
 true
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
diff --git a/scripts/module-create.sh b/scripts/module-create.sh
index dadc6be..3ed9a97 100755
--- a/scripts/module-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/module-create.sh
@@ -83,17 +83,10 @@ add_config_option() {
     # add the default line
     echo "[ -z \"\${$1}\" ] && $1=\"$2\"" >> ../../config
 }
-COPT_BINDIR_DEFAULT='${PREFIX}/bin'
-COPT_LIBDIR_DEFAULT='${PREFIX}/lib'
-COPT_HEXDIR_DEFAULT='${PREFIX}/hexdir'
-COPT_INCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT='${PREFIX}/include'
-COPT_FINALLIBDIR_DEFAULT='${LIBDIR}'
-COPT_FINALINCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT='${INCLUDEDIR}'
 COPT_CC_DEFAULT="gcc"
 COPT_CXX_DEFAULT="g++"
 COPT_CFLAGS_DEFAULT="-g -O2 -W -Wall"
 COPT_QTSTUFF_DEFAULT='-I${QTDIR}/include -L${QTDIR}/lib -lqt-mt'
-COPT_DOCSDIR_DEFAULT="\${PREFIX}/doc/${P}"
 
 
 if [ ! -e "src" ]
diff --git a/skel/config b/skel/config
index 1a980ac..612e16e 100644
--- a/skel/config
+++ b/skel/config
@@ -7,6 +7,28 @@
 #  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.
 #
 # This file contains options used to build @P@.
-#
 
+
+# PREFIX is the most important option. Many other paths are derived from it, as follows:
+#
+#   PREFIX      | /                 | /usr              | /usr/local        | /opt/*
+#   ------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------
+#   BINDIR      | /bin              | /usr/bin          | /usr/local/bin    | /opt/*/bin
+#   SBINDIR     | /sbin             | /usr/sbin         | /usr/local/sbin   | /opt/*/sbin
+#   LIBDIR      | /lib              | /usr/lib          | /usr/local/lib    | /opt/*/lib
+#   INCLUDEDIR  | /usr/include      | /usr/include      | /usr/local/include| /opt/*/include
+#   CONFIGDIR   | /etc              | /etc              | /usr/local/etc    | /etc/opt/*
+#   VARDIR      | /var              | /var              | /var              | /var/opt/*
+#   SHAREDIR    | /usr/share        | /usr/share        | /usr/local/share  | /opt/*/share
+#   DOCSDIR     | /usr/share/doc    | /usr/share/doc    | /usr/local/share/doc, /opt/*/doc
+#   WEBDIR      | /srv/http         | /srv/http         | /srv/http         | /opt/*/http
+#
+# Specific notes:
+#   When installing, all paths are prepended with INSTALL_PREFIX.
+#   Any parameter can be overridden by setting an environment variable.
+#   CGIDIR is set to ${WEBDIR}/cgi-bin .
+#
 [ -z "${PREFIX}" ] && PREFIX="/usr/local"
+source "scripts/paths"
+
+# Project-specific variables below.
diff --git a/skel/scripts/paths b/skel/scripts/paths
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a575456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skel/scripts/paths
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# @P@/scripts/paths
+# vim: syntax=sh:sw=4:ts=4:expandtab
+#
+#  Default path setup. Not meant for editing; use environment variables 
+#  to override values if needed.
+#
+
+case "${PREFIX}" in
+/)
+    BINDIR="/bin"
+    SBINDIR="/sbin"
+    LIBDIR="/lib"
+    INCLUDEDIR="/usr/include"
+    CONFIGDIR="/etc"
+    VARDIR="/var"
+    SHAREDIR="/usr/share/@P@"
+    DOCSDIR="/usr/share/doc/@P@"
+    WEBDIR="/srv/http"
+    ;;
+
+/usr)
+    BINDIR="/usr/bin"
+    SBINDIR="/usr/sbin"
+    LIBDIR="/usr/lib"
+    INCLUDEDIR="/usr/include"
+    CONFIGDIR="/etc"
+    VARDIR="/var"
+    SHAREDIR="/usr/share/@P@"
+    DOCSDIR="/usr/share/doc/@P@"
+    WEBDIR="/srv/http"
+    ;;
+
+/usr/local)
+    BINDIR="/usr/local/bin"
+    SBINDIR="/usr/local/sbin"
+    LIBDIR="/usr/local/lib"
+    INCLUDEDIR="/usr/local/include"
+    CONFIGDIR="/usr/local/etc"
+    VARDIR="/var"
+    SHAREDIR="/usr/local/share/@P@"
+    DOCSDIR="/usr/local/share/doc/@P@"
+    WEBDIR="/srv/http"
+    ;;
+
+/opt/*)
+    BINDIR="${PREFIX}/bin"
+    SBINDIR="${PREFIX}/sbin"
+    LIBDIR="${PREFIX}/lib"
+    INCLUDEDIR="${PREFIX}/include"
+    CONFIGDIR="/etc${PREFIX}"
+    VARDIR="/var${PREFIX}"
+    SHAREDIR="/var${PREFIX}"
+    DOCSDIR="${PREFIX}/doc"
+    WEBDIR="${PREFIX}/http"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+CGIDIR="${WEBDIR}/cgi-bin"