diff --git a/Make.config.template b/Make.config.template
index 4bf8db5..6ba7639 100644
--- a/Make.config.template
+++ b/Make.config.template
@@ -14,44 +14,46 @@ CC       = gcc
 CFLAGS   = -g -O3 -Wall
 
 CXX      = g++
-CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -Werror=overloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
-
-CFLAGS   += -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS = -g -O3 -Wall -Werror=overloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
 
 # Use 'make M32=1 ...' to build a 32-bit version of VDR on a 64-bit machine:
 ifdef M32
 CFLAGS   += -m32
+CXXFLAGS += -m32
 endif
 
 ### The directory environment:
 
-PREFIX   = /usr/local
-#DVBDIR   = /usr/src/v4l-dvb/linux
-MANDIR   = $(PREFIX)/man
-BINDIR   = $(PREFIX)/bin
-
 # Use this if you want to have a central place where you configure compile time
 # parameters for plugins:
 #PLGCFG = /etc/vdr/plugins.conf
 
 # By default locale and plugin files are built under the source directory:
-INCDIR       = $(CWD)/include
+
+ifdef LCLBLD
 LOCDIR       = $(CWD)/locale
 PLUGINDIR    = $(CWD)/PLUGINS
 LIBDIR       = $(PLUGINDIR)/lib
+
 # By default VDR requires only one single directory to operate:
+
 VIDEODIR     = /video
-# Activate the following line to build VDR according to the FHS ("File system Hierarchy Standard"):
-#USEFHS = 1
-ifdef USEFHS
-VIDEODIR     = /srv/vdr/video
-CONFDIR      = /var/lib/vdr
-CACHEDIR     = /var/cache/vdr
-RESDIR       = $(PREFIX)/share/vdr
-INCDIR       = $(PREFIX)/include
-LOCDIR       = $(PREFIX)/share/locale
-LIBDIR       = $(PREFIX)/lib/vdr
+CACHEDIR     = $(VIDEODIR)
+CONFDIR      = $(VIDEODIR)
+RESDIR       = $(VIDEODIR)
+
+#Make sure plugins find VDR's headers.
+CINCLUDES = -I$(CWD)/include
+
 endif
+# Other possible directories
+
+#PREFIX   = /usr/local
+#BINDIR   = $(PREFIX)/bin
+#DVBDIR   = /usr/src/v4l-dvb/linux
+#MANDIR   = $(PREFIX)/man
+#INCDIR   = $(PREFIX)/include
+#PCDIR    = $(PREFIX)/lib/pkgconfig
 
 ### The remote control:
 
@@ -59,3 +61,10 @@ LIRC_DEVICE = /var/run/lirc/lircd
 
 ## Define if you want vdr to not run as root
 #VDR_USER = vdr
+
+
+# Fallback for plugins with old makefiles
+ifdef PLUGIN
+CFLAGS   += -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
+endif
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f4d2341..2975408 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,43 +16,51 @@ CFLAGS   ?= -g -O3 -Wall
 CXX      ?= g++
 CXXFLAGS ?= $(CFLAGS) -Werror=overloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
 
-CFLAGS   += -fPIC
-
 CDEFINES  = -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CDEFINES += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 
+LIBS      = -ljpeg -lpthread -ldl -lcap -lrt $(shell pkg-config --libs freetype2 fontconfig)
+INCLUDES ?= $(shell pkg-config --cflags freetype2 fontconfig)
+
 # Directories:
 
-CWD      = .
-LSIDIR   = ./libsi
-DESTDIR ?=
-PREFIX  ?= /usr/local
-MANDIR  ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
-BINDIR  ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
-INCDIR  ?= $(CWD)/include
-LOCDIR  ?= $(CWD)/locale
-LIBS     = -ljpeg -lpthread -ldl -lcap -lrt $(shell pkg-config --libs freetype2 fontconfig)
-INCLUDES ?= $(shell pkg-config --cflags freetype2 fontconfig)
+CWD       ?= $(shell pwd)
+LSIDIR    ?= $(CWD)/libsi
+PLUGINDIR ?= $(CWD)/PLUGINS
+
+DESTDIR   ?=
+VIDEODIR  ?= /srv/vdr/video
+CONFDIR   ?= /var/lib/vdr
+CACHEDIR  ?= /var/cache/vdr
+
+
+PREFIX    ?= /usr/local
+BINDIR    ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
+INCDIR    ?= $(PREFIX)/include
+LIBDIR    ?= $(PREFIX)/lib/vdr
+LOCDIR    ?= $(PREFIX)/share/locale
+MANDIR    ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
+PCDIR     ?= $(PREFIX)/lib/pkgconfig
+RESDIR    ?= $(PREFIX)/share/vdr
 
-PLUGINDIR= $(CWD)/PLUGINS
-LIBDIR   = $(PLUGINDIR)/lib
+# Source documentation
 
-# By default VDR requires only one single directory to operate:
-VIDEODIR     = /video
-# See Make.config.template if you want to build VDR according to the FHS ("File system Hierarchy Standard")
+DOXYGEN  ?= /usr/bin/doxygen
+DOXYFILE  = Doxyfile
 
-DOXYGEN ?= /usr/bin/doxygen
-DOXYFILE = Doxyfile
 
-PCDIR   ?= $(firstword $(subst :, , ${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}:$(shell pkg-config --variable=pc_path pkg-config):$(PREFIX)/lib/pkgconfig))
+# User configuration
 
 -include Make.config
 
+CFLAGS   += -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
+
 ifdef DVBDIR
-CFLAGS += -I$(DVBDIR)
+CINCLUDES += -I$(DVBDIR)
 endif
 
-UP3 = $(if $(findstring "$(LIBDIR)-$(LOCDIR)","$(CWD)/PLUGINS/lib-$(CWD)/locale"),../../../,)
+# Object files
 
 SILIB    = $(LSIDIR)/libsi.a
 
@@ -63,7 +71,8 @@ OBJS = audio.o channels.o ci.o config.o cutter.o device.o diseqc.o dvbdevice.o d
        skinclassic.o skinlcars.o skins.o skinsttng.o sourceparams.o sources.o spu.o status.o svdrp.o themes.o thread.o\
        timers.o tools.o transfer.o vdr.o videodir.o
 
-DEFINES += $(CDEFINES)
+DEFINES  += $(CDEFINES)
+INCLUDES += $(CINCLUDES)
 
 ifndef NO_KBD
 DEFINES += -DREMOTE_KBD
@@ -90,12 +99,6 @@ DEFINES += -DRESDIR=\"$(RESDIR)\"
 DEFINES += -DPLUGINDIR=\"$(LIBDIR)\"
 DEFINES += -DLOCDIR=\"$(LOCDIR)\"
 
-# Default values for directories:
-
-CONFDIRDEF  = $(firstword $(CONFDIR)  $(VIDEODIR))
-CACHEDIRDEF = $(firstword $(CACHEDIR) $(VIDEODIR))
-RESDIRDEF   = $(firstword $(RESDIR)   $(CONFDIRDEF))
-
 # The version numbers of VDR and the plugin API (taken from VDR's "config.h"):
 
 VDRVERSION = $(shell sed -ne '/define VDRVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$$/\1/p' config.h)
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ all: vdr i18n plugins
 
 # Dependencies:
 
-MAKEDEP = $(CXX) -MM -MG
+MAKEDEP = $(CXX) -MM -MG $(CINCLUDES)
 DEPFILE = .dependencies
 $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 	@$(MAKEDEP) $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES) $(OBJS:%.o=%.c) > $@
@@ -133,16 +136,16 @@ $(SILIB):
 vdr.pc:
 	@echo "bindir=$(BINDIR)" > $@
 	@echo "mandir=$(MANDIR)" >> $@
-	@echo "configdir=$(CONFDIRDEF)" >> $@
+	@echo "configdir=$(CONFDIR)" >> $@
 	@echo "videodir=$(VIDEODIR)" >> $@
-	@echo "cachedir=$(CACHEDIRDEF)" >> $@
-	@echo "resdir=$(RESDIRDEF)" >> $@
-	@echo "libdir=$(UP3)$(LIBDIR)" >> $@
-	@echo "locdir=$(UP3)$(LOCDIR)" >> $@
+	@echo "cachedir=$(CACHEDIR)" >> $@
+	@echo "resdir=$(RESDIR)" >> $@
+	@echo "libdir=$(LIBDIR)" >> $@
+	@echo "locdir=$(LOCDIR)" >> $@
 	@echo "plgcfg=$(PLGCFG)" >> $@
 	@echo "apiversion=$(APIVERSION)" >> $@
-	@echo "cflags=$(CFLAGS) $(CDEFINES) -I$(UP3)$(INCDIR)" >> $@
-	@echo "cxxflags=$(CXXFLAGS) $(CDEFINES) -I$(UP3)$(INCDIR)" >> $@
+	@echo "cflags=$(CFLAGS) $(CDEFINES) $(CINCLUDES)" >> $@
+	@echo "cxxflags=$(CXXFLAGS) $(CDEFINES) $(CINCLUDES)" >> $@
 	@echo "" >> $@
 	@echo "Name: VDR" >> $@
 	@echo "Description: Video Disk Recorder" >> $@
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ vdr.pc:
 PODIR     = po
 LOCALEDIR = locale
 I18Npo    = $(wildcard $(PODIR)/*.po)
+I18Nmo    = $(addsuffix .mo, $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))
 I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(LOCALEDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr.mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
 I18Npot   = $(PODIR)/vdr.pot
 
@@ -169,15 +173,14 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	@touch $@
 
 $(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCALEDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr.mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $< $@
+	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
-i18n: $(I18Nmsgs) $(I18Npot)
+i18n: $(I18Nmsgs)
 
 install-i18n:
 	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)
-	@(cd $(LOCALEDIR); cp -r --parents * $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR))
+	cp -r $(LOCALEDIR)/* $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)
 
 # The 'include' directory (for plugins):
 
@@ -192,36 +195,37 @@ include-dir:
 plugins: include-dir vdr.pc
 	@failed="";\
 	noapiv="";\
+	oldmakefile="";\
 	for i in `ls $(PLUGINDIR)/src | grep -v '[^a-z0-9]'`; do\
 	    echo "*** Plugin $$i:";\
+	# No APIVERSION: Skip \
 	    if ! grep -q "\$$(LIBDIR)/.*\$$(APIVERSION)" "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i/Makefile" ; then\
 	       echo "ERROR: plugin $$i doesn't honor APIVERSION - not compiled!";\
 	       noapiv="$$noapiv $$i";\
 	       continue;\
 	       fi;\
-	    newmakefile=`grep "PKGCFG" "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i/Makefile"`;\
-	    if [ -z "$$newmakefile" ]; then\
-	       echo "********************************************************************";\
-	       echo "* Your plugin \"$$i\" is using an old Makefile!";\
-	       echo "* While this currently still works, it is strongly recommended";\
-	       echo "* that you convert that Makefile to the new style used since";\
-	       echo "* VDR version 1.7.35. Support for old style Makefiles may be dropped";\
-	       echo "* in future versions of VDR.";\
-	       echo "********************************************************************";\
-	       $(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i" CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" VDRDIR=$(UP3) LIBDIR=../../lib all || failed="$$failed $$i";\
-	    else\
-               target=all;\
-	       if [ "$(LIBDIR)" = "$(CWD)/PLUGINS/lib" ] && [ "$(LOCDIR)" = "$(CWD)/locale" ]; then\
-	          target="install";\
-	          fi;\
-	       includes=;\
-	       if [ "$(INCDIR)" != "$(CWD)/include" ]; then\
-	          includes="INCLUDES=-I$(UP3)/include";\
+	# Old Makefile \
+	    if ! grep -q "PKGCFG" "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i/Makefile" ; then\
+	       echo "WARNING: plugin $$i is using an old Makefile!";\
+	       oldmakefile="$$oldmakefile $$i";\
+	       $(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" LIBDIR="$(PLUGINDIR)/lib" VDRDIR="$(CWD)" all || failed="$$failed $$i";\
+	       continue;\
+	       fi;\
+	# New Makefile \
+	    INCLUDES="-I$(CWD)/include"\
+	    $(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i" VDRDIR="$(CWD)" || failed="$$failed $$i";\
+	    if [ "$(LIBDIR)" = "$(CWD)/PLUGINS/lib" ] && [ "$(LOCDIR)" = "$(CWD)/locale" ]; then\
+	       install "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i/libvdr-$$i.so" $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$$i.so.$(APIVERSION);\
+	       if [ -d $(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i/po ]; then\
+	          for l in `ls $(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i/po/*.mo`; do\
+	              install -D -m644 $$l $(LOCDIR)/`basename $$l | cut -d. -f1`/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$$i.mo;\
+	              done;\
 	          fi;\
-	       $(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i" VDRDIR=$(UP3) $$includes $$target || failed="$$failed $$i";\
 	       fi;\
 	    done;\
+	# Conclusion \
 	if [ -n "$$noapiv" ] ; then echo; echo "*** plugins without APIVERSION:$$noapiv"; echo; fi;\
+	if [ -n "$$oldmakefile" ] ; then echo; echo "*** plugins with old Makefile:$$oldmakefile"; echo; fi;\
 	if [ -n "$$failed" ] ; then echo; echo "*** failed plugins:$$failed"; echo; exit 1; fi
 
 clean-plugins:
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ clean-plugins:
 
 # Install the files:
 
-install: install-bin install-dirs install-conf install-doc install-plugins install-i18n install-includes install-pc
+install: install-pc install-bin install-dirs install-conf install-doc install-plugins install-i18n install-includes
 
 # VDR binary:
 
@@ -242,12 +246,12 @@ install-bin: vdr
 
 install-dirs:
 	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(VIDEODIR)
-	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIRDEF)
-	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CACHEDIRDEF)
-	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(RESDIRDEF)
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CACHEDIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(RESDIR)
 
 install-conf:
-	@cp -n *.conf $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIRDEF)
+	@cp -n *.conf $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR)
 
 
 # Documentation:
@@ -262,8 +266,11 @@ install-doc:
 
 install-plugins: plugins
 	@for i in `ls $(PLUGINDIR)/src | grep -v '[^a-z0-9]'`; do\
-	     $(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i" VDRDIR=$(UP3) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) install;\
+	     $(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C "$(PLUGINDIR)/src/$$i" VDRDIR=$(CWD) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) install;\
 	     done
+	@if [ "`ls $(PLUGINDIR)/lib/lib*-*.so.$(APIVERSION) 2> /dev/null`" ]; then\
+	    cp --force $(PLUGINDIR)/lib/lib*-*.so.$(APIVERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR);\
+	    fi
 
 # Includes:
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/dvbhddevice/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/dvbhddevice/Makefile
index 67ff5e0..aa3cc0b 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/dvbhddevice/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/dvbhddevice/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR = $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 PODIR     = po
 I18Npo    = $(wildcard $(PODIR)/*.po)
 I18Nmo    = $(addsuffix .mo, $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))
-I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
+I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
 I18Npot   = $(PODIR)/$(PLUGIN).pot
 
 %.mo: %.po
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	msgmerge -U --no-wrap --no-location --backup=none -q -N $@ $<
 	@touch $@
 
-$(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
+$(I18Nmsgs): $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
 	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS) libhdffcmd
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) libhdffcmd/libhdffcmd.a -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
index a18a57c..f74a97e 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile
index 91aae7f..ebbe654 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
index b729122..9747078 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR = $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 PODIR     = po
 I18Npo    = $(wildcard $(PODIR)/*.po)
 I18Nmo    = $(addsuffix .mo, $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))
-I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
+I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
 I18Npot   = $(PODIR)/$(PLUGIN).pot
 
 %.mo: %.po
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	msgmerge -U --no-wrap --no-location --backup=none -q -N $@ $<
 	@touch $@
 
-$(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
+$(I18Nmsgs): $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
 	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
index 2d24485..67485d7 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
index 71377c9..6bcd136 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR = $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 PODIR     = po
 I18Npo    = $(wildcard $(PODIR)/*.po)
 I18Nmo    = $(addsuffix .mo, $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))
-I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
+I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
 I18Npot   = $(PODIR)/$(PLUGIN).pot
 
 %.mo: %.po
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	msgmerge -U --no-wrap --no-location --backup=none -q -N $@ $<
 	@touch $@
 
-$(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
+$(I18Nmsgs): $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
 	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile
index db0818c..09cf744 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
index df4e372..9f61657 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN1).c | awk '{ pr
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so: $(PLUGIN2).o
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(PLUGIN2).o -o $@
 
 install-lib: libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so
-	install -D libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so.$(APIVERSION)
-	install -D libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
index 6ba4d25..72f41d3 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR = $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 PODIR     = po
 I18Npo    = $(wildcard $(PODIR)/*.po)
 I18Nmo    = $(addsuffix .mo, $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))
-I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
+I18Nmsgs  = $(addprefix $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/, $(addsuffix /LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo, $(notdir $(foreach file, $(I18Npo), $(basename $(file))))))
 I18Npot   = $(PODIR)/$(PLUGIN).pot
 
 %.mo: %.po
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	msgmerge -U --no-wrap --no-location --backup=none -q -N $@ $<
 	@touch $@
 
-$(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
+$(I18Nmsgs): $(DESTDIR)$(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
 	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -lncursesw -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
index 9635a5d..bb05e7e 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
index d40e483..59f521c 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char \*VERSION *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ pri
 
 # Use package data if installed...otherwise assume we're under the VDR source directory:
 PKGCFG = $(if $(VDRDIR),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) $(VDRDIR)/vdr.pc),$(shell pkg-config --variable=$(1) vdr || pkg-config --variable=$(1) ../../../vdr.pc))
-LIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LIBDIR = $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 PLGCFG = $(call PKGCFG,plgcfg)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
