diff --git a/distrib/msw/tmake/unx.t b/distrib/msw/tmake/unx.t
index 4293522b84..41007e5159 100644
--- a/distrib/msw/tmake/unx.t
+++ b/distrib/msw/tmake/unx.t
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ top_builddir = .
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
-INSTALL_SCRIPT = @INSTALL_SCRIPT@
+# my autoconf doesn't set this
+#INSTALL_SCRIPT = @INSTALL_SCRIPT@
+# maybe do an additional chmod if needed?
+INSTALL_SCRIPT = @INSTALL@ 
 transform = @program_transform_name@
 
 NORMAL_INSTALL = :
@@ -425,17 +428,17 @@ $(REQUIRED_DIRS):	$(WXDIR)/include/wx/defs.h $(WXDIR)/include/wx/object.h $(WXDI
 	$(SHARED_LD) ./lib/$@ $(OBJECTS) $(EXTRALIBS)
 	
 CREATE_LINKS:  ./lib/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@
-	@if test -e ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; then rm -f ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; fi
-	@if test -e ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; then rm -f ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; fi
-	@if test -e ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; then rm -f ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; fi
+	@if test -e ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; then $(RM) ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; fi
+	@if test -e ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; then $(RM) ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; fi
+	@if test -e ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; then $(RM) ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; fi
 	$(LN_S) @WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@
 	$(LN_S) @WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@
 	$(LN_S) @WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ ./lib/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@
 	
 CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS:  $(libdir)/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@
-	@if test -e $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; then rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; fi
-	@if test -e $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; then rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; fi
-	@if test -e $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; then rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; fi
+	@if test -e $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; then $(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@; fi
+	@if test -e $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; then $(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@; fi
+	@if test -e $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; then $(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@; fi
 	$(LN_S) @WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@
 	$(LN_S) @WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@
 	$(LN_S) @WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@
@@ -468,23 +471,28 @@ preinstall: $(top_builddir)/lib/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ $(top_builddir)/wx-config $(
 	@echo " Installing wxWindows..."
 	@echo " "
 
+
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(bindir)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(libdir)
+
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(top_builddir)/wx-config $(bindir)/wx-config
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(top_builddir)/lib/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ $(libdir)/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@
-	
-	@mkdir -p $(libdir)/wx
-	@mkdir -p $(libdir)/wx/include
-	@mkdir -p $(libdir)/wx/include/wx
-	@mkdir -p $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@
+
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(libdir)/wx
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(libdir)/wx/include
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(libdir)/wx/include/wx
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/setup.h $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@/setup.h
 	
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/msw
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/gtk
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/motif
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/html
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/protocol
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/unix
-	@mkdir -p $(includedir)/wx/generic
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/msw
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/gtk
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/motif
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/html
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/protocol
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/unix
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/wx/generic
 	@list='$(HEADERS)'; for p in $$list; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/include/wx/$$p $(includedir)/wx/$$p; \
 	  echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/include/wx/$$p $(includedir)/wx/$$p"; \
@@ -509,16 +517,16 @@ uninstall:
 	@echo " Uninstalling wxWindows..."
 	@echo " "
 	@echo " Removing library..."
-	@rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@
-	@rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@
-	@rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@
-	@rm -f $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@
+	@$(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@
+	@$(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK1@
+	@$(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK2@
+	@$(RM) $(libdir)/@WX_LIBRARY_LINK3@
 	@echo " Removing helper files..."
-	@rm -f $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@/setup.h
-	@rm -f $(bindir)/wx-config
+	@$(RM) $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@/setup.h
+	@$(RM) $(bindir)/wx-config
 	@echo " Removing headers..."
 	@list='$(HEADERS)'; for p in $$list; do \
-	  rm -f $(includedir)/wx/$$p; \
+	  $(RM) $(includedir)/wx/$$p; \
 	done
 	@echo " Removing directories..."
 	@if test -d $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@; then rmdir $(libdir)/wx/include/wx/@TOOLKIT_DIR@; fi
@@ -667,22 +675,22 @@ SAMPLES_DIST:
 
 dist: ALL_DIST @GUIDIST@ SAMPLES_DIST
 	cd _dist_dir; tar ch wx$(TOOLKIT) | gzip -f9 > $(WXARCHIVE); mv $(WXARCHIVE) ..
-	rm -f -r _dist_dir
+	$(RM) -r _dist_dir
 
 clean:
-	rm -f ./src/msw/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/gtk/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/motif/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/html/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/common/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/unix/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/generic/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/png/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/jpeg/*.o
-	rm -f ./src/zlib/*.o
-	rm -f *.o
-	rm -f parser.c
-	rm -f lexer.c
-	rm -f ./lib/*
+	$(RM) ./src/msw/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/gtk/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/motif/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/html/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/common/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/unix/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/generic/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/png/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/jpeg/*.o
+	$(RM) ./src/zlib/*.o
+	$(RM) *.o
+	$(RM) parser.c
+	$(RM) lexer.c
+	$(RM) ./lib/*
 
 cleanall: clean