diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f87fb20..e2d0afb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ Makefile*
 *.pro.user*
 *.orig
 openEMS
+localPathes.pri
diff --git a/nf2ff/nf2ff.pro b/nf2ff/nf2ff.pro
index bbef55b..efeb044 100644
--- a/nf2ff/nf2ff.pro
+++ b/nf2ff/nf2ff.pro
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ CONFIG += debug_and_release
 
 VERSION = 0.1.0
 
+exists(localPathes.pri) {
+    include(localPathes.pri)
+}
+
 win32 {
     CONFIG += console
 
@@ -87,9 +91,13 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG = -O0 \
 #
 # INSTALL (only the nf2ff executable)
 #
+isEmpty(PREFIX) {
+ PREFIX = /usr/local
+}
 install.target = install
-install.commands = mkdir -p \"$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/bin\"
-install.commands += && cp -at \"$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/bin/\" nf2ff
+install.commands = mkdir -p \"$$PREFIX/bin\"
+unix:install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/bin/\" nf2ff
+win32:install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/bin/\" release/nf2ff.exe
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += install
 
 
diff --git a/openEMS.pro b/openEMS.pro
index 8e8aa7a..aa81e72 100644
--- a/openEMS.pro
+++ b/openEMS.pro
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ CONFIG += debug_and_release
 #
 VERSION=0.0.29
 
+# add git revision
+GITREV = $$system(git describe --tags)
+isEmpty(GITREV):GITREV=$$VERSION
+DEFINES += GIT_VERSION=\\\"$$GITREV\\\"
+
+# remove unnecessary webkit define
+DEFINES -= QT_WEBKIT
+
+exists(localPathes.pri) {
+    include(localPathes.pri)
+}
 
 ###############################################################################
 # CONFIG SECTION
@@ -262,13 +273,6 @@ MPI_SUPPORT {
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -Wno-unused-parameter #needed because mpich2 produces tons of unused parameter
 }
 
-# add git revision
-GITREV = $$system(git describe --tags)
-isEmpty(GITREV):GITREV=$$VERSION
-DEFINES += GIT_VERSION=\\\"$$GITREV\\\"
-
-
-
 
 
 #
@@ -282,11 +286,15 @@ QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += tarball
 #
 # INSTALL (only the openEMS executable and matlab scripts)
 #
+isEmpty(PREFIX) {
+ PREFIX = /usr/local
+}
 install.target = install
-install.commands = mkdir -p \"$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/bin\"
-install.commands += && mkdir -p \"$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/share/openEMS/matlab\"
-install.commands += && cp -at \"$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/bin/\" openEMS.sh openEMS_MPI.sh openEMS
-install.commands += && cp -at \"$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/share/openEMS/\" matlab/
+install.commands = mkdir -p \"$$PREFIX/bin\"
+install.commands += && mkdir -p \"$$PREFIX/share/openEMS/matlab\"
+unix:install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/bin/\" openEMS.sh openEMS_MPI.sh openEMS
+win32:install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/bin/\" release/openEMS.exe
+install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/share/openEMS/\" matlab/
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += install