diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cec4125fa..9f85148a4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ DX_INIT_DOXYGEN(cantera, doxygen/cantera.dox, docs)
 
 # Generate Output Files
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile                                                         \
+		   ext/Makefile              \
+		   ext/libexecstream/Makefile    \
+                   ext/f2c_math/Makefile      \
+		   ext/f2c_libs/Makefile      \
+		   ext/f2c_blas/Makefile      \
+		   ext/f2c_lapack/Makefile    \
+		   ext/cvode/Makefile         \
                    test_problems/Makefile                                  \
                    test_problems/mixGasTransport/Makefile                  \
                    test_problems/ChemEquil_gri_matrix/Makefile             \
@@ -148,12 +155,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile                                                         \
 		   src/transport/Makefile                          \
                    src/spectra/Makefile src/zeroD/Makefile         \
                    src/equil/Makefile                                     \
-		   ext/Makefile              \
-		   ext/f2c_libs/Makefile      \
-		   ext/f2c_blas/Makefile      \
-		   ext/f2c_lapack/Makefile    \
-		   ext/libexecstream/Makefile    \
-		   ext/cvode/Makefile         \
 		   cantera.pc)                                   
 
 # skipped tests
@@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile                                                         \
 #                   test_problems/nasa9_reader/Makefile                     
 #                   test_problems/rankine_democxx/Makefile                  
 #                   test_problems/VCSnonideal/NaCl_equil/Makefile           
-#                   ext/f2c_math/Makefile      \
 
 # FINAL SUMMARY
 AX_SUMMARIZE_CONFIG 
diff --git a/src/base/Makefile.am b/src/base/Makefile.am
index 93ef007ed..511e030a0 100644
--- a/src/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/base/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cc_sources              = ct2ctml.cpp ctml.cpp plots.cpp                   \
 	                  global.cpp
 
 AM_LDFLAGS              = -L$(top_builddir)/build/lib/ 
-LIBS                    = -lexecstream
+LIBS                    = -L$(top_builddir)/build/lib/ -lexecstream
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS             = -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/ext/libexecstream
 AM_CXXFLAGS             = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/test_problems/cathermo/DH_graph_1/Makefile.am b/test_problems/cathermo/DH_graph_1/Makefile.am
index 915d64b02..973cb2405 100644
--- a/test_problems/cathermo/DH_graph_1/Makefile.am
+++ b/test_problems/cathermo/DH_graph_1/Makefile.am
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ INC                 += -I$(top_builddir)/ext/libexecstream
 AM_CPPFLAGS          = $(INC)
 AM_CXXFLAGS          = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
-LINK                 = -loneD -lzeroD -lequil -lkinetics -ltransport -lthermo 
-LINK                += -lctnumerics -lctmath -ltpx -lctspectra -lconverters -lctbase -lcvode 
+LINK                 = -lctmath -loneD -lzeroD -lequil -lkinetics -ltransport -lthermo 
+LINK                += -lctnumerics -ltpx -lctspectra -lconverters -lctbase -lcvode 
 LINK                += -lctlapack -lctblas -lctf2c -lm -lstdc++ -lexecstream
 #-lctcxx -luser 
 AM_LDFLAGS           = -L$(top_builddir)/build/lib/