diff --git a/Cantera/matlab/setup_matlab.py.in b/Cantera/matlab/setup_matlab.py.in
index 2b04c4117..d00cc50e3 100644
--- a/Cantera/matlab/setup_matlab.py.in
+++ b/Cantera/matlab/setup_matlab.py.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import sys
 
 bindir = '@ct_bindir@'
-libdir = '-L@buildlib@ @LOCAL_LIB_DIRS@'
+ libdir = '-L@buildlib@ @LOCAL_LIB_DIRS@'
 incdir = '@buildinc@'
 libs   = '-lclib @LOCAL_LIBS@ @LIBS@ @FLIBS@'
 
diff --git a/config/configure b/config/configure
index 478329d4e..f1c2e18bf 100755
--- a/config/configure
+++ b/config/configure
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ fi
 ctversion=${CANTERA_VERSION}
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define CANTERA_VERSION $ctversion
+#define CANTERA_VERSION "$ctversion"
 _ACEOF
 
 
@@ -1757,9 +1757,10 @@ if test x"$build_with_f2c" = "x1" ; then
   NEED_F2C=1
   case $ac_sys_system in
     Linux)    NEED_F2C= ;;
-    Darwin*)  NEED_F2C= ;;
   esac
 fi
+#     Darwin*)  NEED_F2C= ;;
+
 
 
 # LOCAL_LIBS:
@@ -1811,9 +1812,9 @@ then LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lctf2c
 else
   case $ac_sys_system in
     Linux)    LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lg2c;;
-    Darwin*)  LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lg2c;;
   esac
 fi
+#    Darwin*)  LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lg2c;;
 
 if test -n "$NEED_CKREADER"
 then LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lconverters
@@ -3432,7 +3433,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # Provide some information about the compiler.
-echo "$as_me:3435:" \
+echo "$as_me:3436:" \
      "checking for Fortran 77 compiler version" >&5
 ac_compiler=`set X $ac_compile; echo $2`
 { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compiler --version </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
@@ -3609,7 +3610,7 @@ _ACEOF
 # flags.
 ac_save_FFLAGS=$FFLAGS
 FFLAGS="$FFLAGS $ac_verb"
-(eval echo $as_me:3612: \"$ac_link\") >&5
+(eval echo $as_me:3613: \"$ac_link\") >&5
 ac_f77_v_output=`eval $ac_link 5>&1 2>&1 | grep -v 'Driving:'`
 echo "$ac_f77_v_output" >&5
 FFLAGS=$ac_save_FFLAGS
@@ -3689,7 +3690,7 @@ _ACEOF
 # flags.
 ac_save_FFLAGS=$FFLAGS
 FFLAGS="$FFLAGS $ac_cv_prog_f77_v"
-(eval echo $as_me:3692: \"$ac_link\") >&5
+(eval echo $as_me:3693: \"$ac_link\") >&5
 ac_f77_v_output=`eval $ac_link 5>&1 2>&1 | grep -v 'Driving:'`
 echo "$ac_f77_v_output" >&5
 FFLAGS=$ac_save_FFLAGS
diff --git a/config/configure.in b/config/configure.in
index 6b7383576..a07a6a334 100755
--- a/config/configure.in
+++ b/config/configure.in
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ AC_SUBST(python_win_prefix)
 
 ctversion=${CANTERA_VERSION}
 AC_SUBST(ctversion)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CANTERA_VERSION,$ctversion)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CANTERA_VERSION,"$ctversion")
 
 homedir=${HOME}
 AC_SUBST(homedir)
@@ -399,9 +399,10 @@ if test x"$build_with_f2c" = "x1" ; then
   NEED_F2C=1
   case $ac_sys_system in
     Linux)    NEED_F2C= ;;
-    Darwin*)  NEED_F2C= ;;
   esac
 fi
+#     Darwin*)  NEED_F2C= ;;
+
 AC_SUBST(build_with_f2c)
 
 # LOCAL_LIBS:
@@ -453,9 +454,9 @@ then LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lctf2c
 else
   case $ac_sys_system in
     Linux)    LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lg2c;;
-    Darwin*)  LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lg2c;;
   esac
 fi
+#    Darwin*)  LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lg2c;;
 
 if test -n "$NEED_CKREADER"
 then LOCAL_LIBS=$LOCAL_LIBS' '-lconverters
diff --git a/ext/Makefile.in b/ext/Makefile.in
index f3a0e397a..afb18e295 100755
--- a/ext/Makefile.in
+++ b/ext/Makefile.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BUILD_BLAS=@build_blas@
 BUILD_WITH_F2C=@build_with_f2c@
 
 LIBS = blas/libctblas.a lapack/libctlapack.a math/libctmath.a \
-       recipes/librecipes.a cvode/libcvode.a tpx/libtpx.a
+       cvode/libcvode.a tpx/libtpx.a
  
 all: 
 	(if test -d "f2c_libs" ; then  \
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_BLAS),1)
 else
 	cd f2c_blas; @MAKE@ clean
 endif
-	cd f2c_recipes; @MAKE@
+#	cd f2c_recipes; @MAKE@
 	cd f2c_math; @MAKE@
 else
 ifeq ($(BUILD_LAPACK),1)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_BLAS),1)
 else
 	cd blas; @MAKE@ clean
 endif
-	cd recipes; @MAKE@
+#	cd recipes; @MAKE@
 	cd math; @MAKE@
 endif
 	cd cvode; @MAKE@
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif
 clean:
 	cd lapack; @MAKE@ clean
 	cd blas; @MAKE@ clean
-	cd recipes; @MAKE@ clean
+#	cd recipes; @MAKE@ clean
 	cd cvode; @MAKE@ clean
 	cd math; @MAKE@ clean
 	cd tpx; @MAKE@ clean
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ clean:
 	(if test -d "f2c_math" ; then  \
             cd f2c_math ; @MAKE@ clean ; \
          fi)
-	(if test -d "f2c_recipes" ; then  \
-            cd f2c_recipes ; @MAKE@ clean ; \
-         fi)
+#	(if test -d "f2c_recipes" ; then  \
+#            cd f2c_recipes ; @MAKE@ clean ; \
+#         fi)
 
 depends:
 ifeq ($(BUILD_WITH_F2C),1)
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_WITH_F2C),1)
 	(if test -d "f2c_math" ; then  \
             cd f2c_math ; @MAKE@ depends ; \
          fi)
-	(if test -d "f2c_recipes" ; then  \
+#	(if test -d "f2c_recipes" ; then  \
             cd f2c_recipes ; @MAKE@ depends ; \
          fi)
 else
 	cd lapack;   @MAKE@ depends
 	cd blas;     @MAKE@ depends
-	cd recipes;  @MAKE@ depends
+#	cd recipes;  @MAKE@ depends
 	cd math;     @MAKE@ depends
 endif
 	cd cvode;    @MAKE@ depends