Index: Makefile.in
==================================================================
--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -107,10 +107,14 @@
 
 # This is the command to use for tclsh - normally just "tclsh", but we may
 # know the specific version we want to use
 #
 TCLSH_CMD = @TCLSH_CMD@
+
+# Where do we want to install the tcl plugin
+#
+TCLLIBDIR = @TCLLIBDIR@
 
 # The suffix used on shared libraries.  Ex:  ".dll", ".so", ".dylib"
 #
 SHLIB_SUFFIX = @TCL_SHLIB_SUFFIX@
 
@@ -458,12 +462,13 @@
 		${ALLOWRELEASE} -rpath "$(libdir)" -version-info "8:6:8"
 
 libtclsqlite3.la:	tclsqlite.lo libsqlite3.la
 	$(LTLINK) -o $@ tclsqlite.lo \
 		libsqlite3.la @TCL_STUB_LIB_SPEC@ $(TLIBS) \
-                -rpath "$(libdir)/sqlite" \
-		-version-info "8:6:8"
+		-rpath "$(TCLLIBDIR)" \
+		-version-info "8:6:8" \
+		-avoid-version
 
 sqlite3$(TEXE):	$(TOP)/src/shell.c libsqlite3.la sqlite3.h
 	$(LTLINK) $(READLINE_FLAGS) \
 		-o $@ $(TOP)/src/shell.c libsqlite3.la \
 		$(LIBREADLINE) $(TLIBS) -rpath "$(libdir)"
@@ -766,12 +771,17 @@
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 sqlite3.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 $(TOP)/src/sqlite3ext.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 sqlite3.pc $(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)
 
-tcl_install:	libtclsqlite3.la
-	$(TCLSH_CMD) $(TOP)/tclinstaller.tcl $(RELEASE)
+pkgIndex.tcl:
+	echo 'package ifneeded sqlite3 $(RELEASE) [list load $(TCLLIBDIR)/libtclsqlite3.so sqlite3]' > $@
+tcl_install:	libtclsqlite3.la pkgIndex.tcl
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(TCLLIBDIR)
+	$(LTINSTALL) libtclsqlite3.la $(DESTDIR)$(TCLLIBDIR)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TCLLIBDIR)/libtclsqlite3.la $(DESTDIR)$(TCLLIBDIR)/libtclsqlite3.a
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 pkgIndex.tcl $(DESTDIR)$(TCLLIBDIR)
 
 clean:	
 	rm -f *.lo *.la *.o sqlite3$(TEXE) libsqlite3.la
 	rm -f sqlite3.h opcodes.*
 	rm -rf .libs .deps tsrc

Index: configure.ac
==================================================================
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
 AC_INIT(sqlite, m4_esyscmd([cat VERSION | tr -d '\n']))
 
 dnl Put the RCS revision string after AC_INIT so that it will also
 dnl show in in configure.
 # The following RCS revision string applies to configure.in
-# $Revision: 1.53 $
+# $Revision: 1.54 $
 
 #########
 # Programs needed
 #
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
@@ -137,10 +137,20 @@
   echo "Warning: can't find tclsh - defaulting to non-amalgamation build."
   USE_AMALGAMATION=0
   TCLSH_CMD="tclsh"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(TCLSH_CMD)
+
+AC_ARG_VAR([TCLLIBDIR], [Where to install tcl plugin])
+if test "x${TCLLIBDIR+set}" != "xset" ; then
+  TCLLIBDIR='$(libdir)'
+  for i in `echo 'puts stdout $auto_path' | ${TCLSH_CMD}` ; do
+    TCLLIBDIR=$i
+    break
+  done
+  TCLLIBDIR="${TCLLIBDIR}/sqlite3"
+fi
 
 
 #########
 # Set up an appropriate program prefix
 #

DELETED tclinstaller.tcl
Index: tclinstaller.tcl
==================================================================
--- tclinstaller.tcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# This script attempts to install SQLite3 so that it can be used
-# by TCL.  Invoke this script with single argument which is the
-# version number of SQLite.  Example:
-#
-#    tclsh tclinstaller.tcl 3.0
-#
-set VERSION [lindex $argv 0]
-set LIBFILE .libs/libtclsqlite3[info sharedlibextension]
-if { ![info exists env(DESTDIR)] } { set env(DESTDIR) "" }
-if { ![info exists env(TCLLIBDIR)] } { set env(TCLLIBDIR) [lindex $auto_path 0] }
-set LIBDIR $env(DESTDIR)$env(TCLLIBDIR)
-set LIBDIR_INSTALL $env(TCLLIBDIR)
-set LIBNAME [file tail $LIBFILE]
-set LIB $LIBDIR/sqlite3/$LIBNAME
-set LIB_INSTALL $LIBDIR_INSTALL/sqlite3/$LIBNAME
-
-file delete -force $LIBDIR/sqlite3
-file mkdir $LIBDIR/sqlite3
-set fd [open $LIBDIR/sqlite3/pkgIndex.tcl w]
-puts $fd "package ifneeded sqlite3 $VERSION \[list load $LIB_INSTALL sqlite3\]"
-close $fd
-
-# We cannot use [file copy] because that will just make a copy of
-# a symbolic link.  We have to open and copy the file for ourselves.
-#
-set in [open $LIBFILE]
-fconfigure $in -translation binary
-set out [open $LIB w 0755]
-fconfigure $out -translation binary
-puts -nonewline $out [read $in]
-close $in
-close $out