diff --git a/FL/configure b/FL/configure
index 978c9d6..4ac29df 100755
--- a/FL/configure
+++ b/FL/configure
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ask "Build for debugging" USE_DEBUG no
 begin_tests
 
 require_FLTK 1.1.7 images
-require_command FLUID fluid
+require_command FLUID lib/fltk/fluid/fluid
 require_command ar ar
 require_command makedepend makedepend
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b411bd..4e9970a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  #
 ###############################################################################
 
-SUBDIRS=nonlib FL timeline mixer session-manager sequencer
+SUBDIRS=lib nonlib FL timeline mixer session-manager sequencer
 
 all:
 	@ for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -s -C $$dir; done
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a5727d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+
+OBJS:= fltk/lib/libfltk.a fltk/lib/libfltk_images.a
+
+$(OBJS): fltk/config.h
+	cd fltk && make
+
+fltk/config.h:
+	cd fltk && ./configure --prefix=/dev/null --disable-shared --disable-gl --enable-threads --enable-xft --enable-xdbe --enable-xinerama
+
+config: $(OBJS)
+
+clean:
+
+all: $(OBJS)
diff --git a/mixer/configure b/mixer/configure
index df6d406..cbe4b48 100755
--- a/mixer/configure
+++ b/mixer/configure
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ begin_tests
 
 require_command ar ar
 require_command makedepend makedepend
-require_FLTK 1.3.0 images cairo
+require_FLTK 1.3.0 images
+require_command FLUID lib/fltk/fluid/fluid
 require_package JACK 0.103.0 jack
 require_package lrdf 0.4.0 lrdf
 require_package liblo 0.23 liblo
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index b12f34b..7218d7b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ else
 endif
 
 
-STATIC_LIBS := lib/fltk/lib/libfltk.a lib/fltk/lib/libfltk_cairo.a lib/fltk/lib/libfltk_images.a lib/fltk/lib/libfltk_forms.a
+STATIC_LIBS := lib/fltk/lib/libfltk.a lib/fltk/lib/libfltk_images.a
 # FLTK_LIBS := -lfltk -fltk_images -lfltk_gl -lfltk_forms -lfltk_cairo
 LIBS += $(FLTK_LIBS)
 LIBS += -lpng -lcairo -ljpeg
+
 INCLUDES := -I. -Iutil -IFL -Inonlib
 INCLUDES += $(FLTK_CFLAGS)
+
 # INCLUDES += 
 
 // CFLAGS += $(FLTK_CFLAGS)
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
 
 include scripts/colors
 
-SPACE+="
`tput cuf 20`"
+SPACE:="
`tput cuf 20`"
 
 ifneq ($(CALCULATING),yes)
 	COMPILING="$(BOLD)$(BLACK)[$(SGR0) $(PACKAGE)$(SPACE)$(SGR0)$(CYAN)`scripts/percent-complete .files "$<"` $(SGR0)$(BOLD)$(BLACK)]$(SGR0) $(BOLD)$(CYAN)$<$(SGR0)"
@@ -91,10 +93,10 @@ endif
 
 .C.o:
 	@ echo $(COMPILING)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -c $< -o $@
+	@ $(CXX) $(INCLUDES) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 %.C : %.fl
-	@ cd `dirname $<` && fluid -c `basename $<`
+	@ cd `dirname $<` && $(FLUID) -c `basename $<`
 
 DONE := $(BOLD)$(GREEN)done$(SGR0)
 
diff --git a/scripts/config-funcs b/scripts/config-funcs
index ef636d0..c023257 100644
--- a/scripts/config-funcs
+++ b/scripts/config-funcs
@@ -127,18 +127,18 @@ ask ()
 
 ok ()
 {
-    echo '\r'`tput cuf 30`"$BOLD${GREEN}ok${SGR0} ${*:+${BOLD}${BLACK}($*)${SGR0}}"
+    echo '
'`tput cuf 30`"$BOLD${GREEN}ok${SGR0} ${*:+${BOLD}${BLACK}($*)${SGR0}}"
 }
 
 failed ()
 {
-    echo '\r'`tput cuf 30`"$BOLD${RED}failed!${SGR0}" > /dev/stderr
+    echo '
'`tput cuf 30`"$BOLD${RED}failed!${SGR0}" > /dev/stderr
     rm -f .config
 }
 
 missing ()
 {
-    echo '\r'`tput cuf 30`"$BOLD${YELLOW}missing!${SGR0}" > /dev/stderr
+    echo '
'`tput cuf 30`"$BOLD${YELLOW}missing!${SGR0}" > /dev/stderr
 }
 
 using ()
@@ -255,13 +255,22 @@ require_command ()
 {
     echo -n "Checking for ${BOLD}$1${SGR0}..."
 
-    if ! [ -x "`which $2`" ]
+    local name;
+
+    if [ -x "$2" ]
     then
+        name="$2"
+        ok
+    elif [ -x "`which "$2"`" ]
+    then
+        name="`which "$2"`"
+        ok
+    else
 	failed
 	fatal "Command $1 not found."
-    else
-	ok
     fi
+
+    append "$1=$2"
 }
 
 require_package ()
diff --git a/sequencer/configure b/sequencer/configure
index 4fe84ac..1491d38 100755
--- a/sequencer/configure
+++ b/sequencer/configure
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ begin_tests
 
 require_package JACK 0.103.0 jack
 suggest_package XPM 2.0.0 xpm
-require_FLTK 1.3.0 images cairo
+require_FLTK 1.3.0 images
+require_command FLUID lib/fltk/fluid/fluid && append "FLUID=lib/fltk/fluid/fluid"
 test_version `version_of jack` 0.105.0 || append "JACK_MIDI_PROTO_API=yes"
 require_package liblo 0.23 liblo
 
diff --git a/timeline/configure b/timeline/configure
index 1c545fa..398b5be 100755
--- a/timeline/configure
+++ b/timeline/configure
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ begin_tests
 
 require_command ar ar
 require_command makedepend makedepend
-require_FLTK 1.3.0 images cairo
+require_FLTK 1.3.0 images
+require_command FLUID lib/fltk/fluid/fluid
 require_package JACK 0.103.0 jack
 require_package sndfile 1.0.17 sndfile
 require_package liblo 0.23 liblo
diff --git a/timeline/makefile.inc b/timeline/makefile.inc
index 0c06d2d..b39fd48 100644
--- a/timeline/makefile.inc
+++ b/timeline/makefile.inc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif
 
 src/timeline: $(OBJS) FL/libfl_widgets.a nonlib/libnonlib.a $(STATIC_LIBS)
 	@ echo -n Linking timeline...
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(LIBS) $^ -o $@ -LFL -lfl_widgets -Lnonlib -lnonlib && echo $(DONE)
+	@ $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(LIBS) $^ -o $@ -LFL -lfl_widgets -Lnonlib -lnonlib && echo $(DONE)
 
 Timeline: src/timeline