diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 8e3469c0..e771aa61 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2812,6 +2812,7 @@ Christopher Reimer <reimer.christopher@freenet.de>
  for suggesting to remove some redundancy in the Makefile/Make.global/Make.config
  mechanism
  for suggesting to give the plugin Makefiles a separate 'install' target
+ for making plugin Makefiles use DESTDIR and the 'install' program
 
 Stefan Huskamp <coca_cola1@gmx.de>
  for suggesting to make entering characters via the number keys
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index cb2676f7..d8c65611 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7417,7 +7417,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   plugins to display these items in a more elaborate way than just a simple line of
   text.
 
-2012-12-21: Version 1.7.34
+2012-12-22: Version 1.7.34
 
 - Changed the type of the TimerMatch parameter in cSkinDisplayMenu::SetItemEvent() from
   'int' to 'eTimerEvent' (reported by Christoph Haubrich).
@@ -7443,6 +7443,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   call to 'make install-plugins'. This now also allows a user to copy a plugin source to
   any directory, change into that directory and do 'make' and 'make install' to have the
   plugin installed to wherever the local installation of VDR expects them.
+- Plugin Makefiles now use DESTDIR and the 'install' program (thanks to Christopher Reimer).
 - Due to the changes to the plugin Makefiles, existing plugins will not build with this
   version of VDR any more. You can either use the new 'newplugin' script to generate a
   dummy plugin directory and use the Makefile from there (adapting it to your particular
diff --git a/Make.config.template b/Make.config.template
index 3a4e3842..a2cc6976 100644
--- a/Make.config.template
+++ b/Make.config.template
@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: Make.config.template 2.11 2012/12/18 17:37:54 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Make.config.template 2.12 2012/12/22 10:54:47 kls Exp $
 
 ### The C compiler and options:
 
 CC       = gcc
 CFLAGS   = -g -O3 -Wall
-CFLAGS  += -fPIC
 
 CXX      = g++
 CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -Werror=overloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
 
+CFLAGS   += -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
+
 # Use 'make M32=1 ...' to build a 32-bit version of VDR on a 64-bit machine:
 ifdef M32
 CFLAGS   += -m32
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ endif
 
 ### The directory environment:
 
-PREFIX   = $(DESTDIR)/usr/local
+PREFIX   = /usr/local
 #DVBDIR   = /usr/src/v4l-dvb/linux
 MANDIR   = $(PREFIX)/man
 BINDIR   = $(PREFIX)/bin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3b8a7d76..3eb0240a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,20 +4,26 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.34 2012/12/21 11:56:29 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.35 2012/12/22 10:40:31 kls Exp $
 
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR:
 
+# Compiler flags:
+
 CC       ?= gcc
-CFLAGS   ?= -g -O3 -Wall -fPIC
-CFLAGS   += -fPIC
+CFLAGS   ?= -g -O3 -Wall
 
 CXX      ?= g++
 CXXFLAGS ?= $(CFLAGS) -Werror=overloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
 
+CFLAGS   += -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
+
 CDEFINES  = -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CDEFINES += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 
+# Directories:
+
 CWD     := $(shell pwd)
 LSIDIR   = ./libsi
 DESTDIR ?=
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
index be29bdf4..8ab36e39 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 1.13 2012/12/21 11:35:50 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 1.14 2012/12/22 11:49:42 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile
index 9be4cdbb..43fd9096 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/epgtableid0/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 1.6 2012/12/21 11:35:56 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 1.7 2012/12/22 11:49:47 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
index 6f720f60..9e2e922b 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.13 2012/12/21 11:36:15 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.14 2012/12/22 11:51:16 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	@touch $@
 
 $(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $< $@
+	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
 i18n: $(I18Nmo) $(I18Npot)
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
index b6b4e9b9..607770b5 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.9 2012/12/21 11:45:26 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.10 2012/12/22 11:51:34 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
index d04378ee..ed5bdb92 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.13 2012/12/21 11:37:07 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.14 2012/12/22 11:51:44 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	@touch $@
 
 $(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $< $@
+	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
 i18n: $(I18Nmo) $(I18Npot)
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile
index 77c332b7..d18cf747 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/rcu/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 1.6 2012/12/21 11:37:13 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 1.7 2012/12/22 11:51:49 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
index 79f879b5..e308f7db 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.7 2012/12/20 13:35:20 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.8 2012/12/22 11:51:55 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,9 +73,8 @@ libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so: $(PLUGIN2).o
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(PLUGIN2).o -o $@
 
 install: libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so.$(APIVERSION)
-	@cp --remove-destination libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so $(LIBDIR)/libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: clean
 	@-rm -rf $(TMPDIR)/$(ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
index d8e312b1..0ce37fa5 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.13 2012/12/21 11:37:32 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.14 2012/12/22 11:52:01 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ $(I18Npot): $(wildcard *.c)
 	@touch $@
 
 $(I18Nmsgs): $(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-$(PLUGIN).mo: $(PODIR)/%.mo
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $< $@
+	install -D -m644 $< $@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
 i18n: $(I18Nmo) $(I18Npot)
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -lncursesw -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
index 1352ffc1..7b5eb4dd 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.8 2012/12/21 11:37:44 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.9 2012/12/22 11:52:08 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
index 924cdf39..b7fd16f7 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.8 2012/12/21 11:37:54 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.9 2012/12/22 11:52:12 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ 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 ?= $(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= $(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
-	@mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	@cp --remove-destination $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D $^ $(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib
 
diff --git a/newplugin b/newplugin
index 5be9bca6..122b4d3b 100755
--- a/newplugin
+++ b/newplugin
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: newplugin 2.12 2012/12/21 11:38:09 kls Exp $
+# $Id: newplugin 2.13 2012/12/22 11:54:34 kls Exp $
 
 $PLUGIN_NAME = $ARGV[0] || die "Usage: newplugin <name>\n";
 
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ VERSION = \$(shell grep 'static const char \\*VERSION *=' \$(PLUGIN).c | awk '{
 
 # 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 ?= \$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
-LOCDIR ?= \$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
+LIBDIR ?= \$(DESTDIR)\$(call PKGCFG,libdir)
+LOCDIR ?= \$(DESTDIR)\$(call PKGCFG,locdir)
 #
 TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 ### The compiler options:
 
-export CFLAGS   ?= \$(call PKGCFG,cflags)
-export CXXFLAGS ?= \$(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+export CFLAGS   = \$(call PKGCFG,cflags)
+export CXXFLAGS = \$(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ I18Npot   = \$(PODIR)/\$(PLUGIN).pot
 	\@touch \$\@
 
 \$(I18Nmsgs): \$(LOCDIR)/%/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-\$(PLUGIN).mo: \$(PODIR)/%.mo
-	\@mkdir -p \$(dir \$@)
-	cp \$< \$\@
+	install -D -m644 \$< \$\@
 
 .PHONY: i18n
 i18n: \$(I18Nmo) \$(I18Npot)
@@ -160,8 +159,7 @@ install-i18n: \$(I18Nmsgs)
 	\$(CXX) \$(CXXFLAGS) \$(LDFLAGS) -shared \$(OBJS) -o \$\@
 
 install-lib: \$(SOFILE)
-	\@mkdir -p \$(LIBDIR)
-	\@cp --remove-destination \$^ \$(LIBDIR)/\$^.\$(APIVERSION)
+	install -D \$^ \$(LIBDIR)/\$^.\$(APIVERSION)
 
 install: install-lib install-i18n