diff --git a/test_problems/ChemEquil_gri_matrix/Makefile.in b/test_problems/ChemEquil_gri_matrix/Makefile.in
index 66584b622..b27f9dcff 100644
--- a/test_problems/ChemEquil_gri_matrix/Makefile.in
+++ b/test_problems/ChemEquil_gri_matrix/Makefile.in
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ PROG_NAME = gri_matrix
 # and from C/C++ separately
 OBJS = gri_matrix.o
 
-# Location of the current build. Will assume that tests are run
-# in the source directory tree location
-src_dir_tree = 0
-
 # additional flags to be passed to the linker. If your program
 # requires other external libraries, put them here
 LINK_OPTIONS = @EXTRA_LINK@
 
+# This variable determines whether we are making this example in the
+# build tree environment or in the install tree environment.
+in_CanteraBuildTree = 1
+
 #############################################################################
 
 # Check to see whether we are in the msvc++ environment
@@ -36,39 +36,53 @@ FORT_LIBS = @FLIBS@
 # the C++ compiler
 CXX = @CXX@
 
-# C++ compile flags
-ifeq ($(src_dir_tree), 1)
-CXX_FLAGS = -DSRCDIRTREE @CXXFLAGS@
+# the directory where Cantera include files may be found.
+ifeq ($(in_CanteraBuildTree),1)
+CANTERA_INCROOTDIR=@ctroot@/build/include
 else
-CXX_FLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
+CANTERA_INCROOTDIR=@ct_incroot@
 endif
+CANTERA_INCLUDES=-I$(CANTERA_INCROOTDIR) -I$(CANTERA_INCROOTDIR)/cantera
+
+# LOCAL_DEFS = -DDEBUG_CHEMEQUIL
+# LOCAL_DEFS = -DEBUG_BASISOPTIMIZE
+#
+# C++ compile flags
+CXX_FLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ $(CANTERA_INCLUDES) $(LOCAL_DEFS)
 
 # Ending C++ linking libraries
 LCXX_END_LIBS = @LCXX_END_LIBS@
 
 # the directory where the Cantera libraries are located
+ifeq ($(in_CanteraBuildTree),1)
 CANTERA_LIBDIR=@buildlib@
-
-# required Cantera libraries
-CANTERA_LIBS = @LOCAL_LIBS@ -lctcxx
-
-# the directory where Cantera include files may be found.
-ifeq ($(src_dir_tree), 1)
-CANTERA_INCDIR=../../Cantera/src
 else
-CANTERA_INCDIR=@ctroot@/build/include/cantera
+CANTERA_LIBDIR=@ct_libdir@
 endif
 
+# required Cantera libraries
+CANTERA_LIBS = -L$(CANTERA_LIBDIR) @LOCAL_LIBS@ -lctcxx
+
+ifeq ($(in_CanteraBuildTree),1)
+CANTERA_LIBS_DEP = @LOCAL_LIBS_DEP@ $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libctcxx.a
+else
+CANTERA_LIBS_DEP = @INSTALL_LIBS_DEP@ $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libctcxx.a
+endif
+
+#
+# Alternate form of dependencies: (uses a gnu make extensions)
+ALT_LIBS_DEP := $(addprefix $(CANTER_LIBDIR), @RAW_LIBS_DEP@ libctcxx.a)
+
 # flags passed to the C++ compiler/linker for the linking step
-LCXX_FLAGS = -L$(CANTERA_LIBDIR) @LOCAL_LIB_DIRS@ @CXXFLAGS@
+LCXX_FLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
 
 # How to compile C++ source files to object files
-.@CXX_EXT@.@OBJ_EXT@:
-	$(CXX) -c $< -I$(CANTERA_INCDIR) $(CXX_FLAGS)
+.cpp.o:
+	$(CXX) -c $< $(CXX_FLAGS)
 
 # How to compile the dependency file
 .cpp.d:
-	@CXX_DEPENDS@ -I$(CANTERA_INCDIR) $(CXX_FLAGS) $*.cpp > $*.d
+	@CXX_DEPENDS@ $(CXX_FLAGS) $*.cpp > $*.d
 
 # List of dependency files to be created
 DEPENDS=$(OBJS:.o=.d)
@@ -78,7 +92,7 @@ PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
 
 all: $(PROGRAM)
 
-$(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libctbase.a
+$(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(CANTERA_LIBS_DEP)
 	$(CXX) -o $(PROGRAM) $(OBJS) $(LCXX_FLAGS) $(LINK_OPTIONS) \
                   $(CANTERA_LIBS) @LIBS@ $(FORT_LIBS) \
                   $(LCXX_END_LIBS)
@@ -86,7 +100,6 @@ $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libctbase.a
 # Add an additional target for stability:
 $(OBJS):  $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libctbase.a $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libthermo.a
 
-
 # depends target -> forces recalculation of dependencies
 depends:
 	$(RM) *.d .depends
@@ -101,9 +114,9 @@ depends:
 test:
 ifeq ($(os_is_win), 1)
 else
-	@MAKE@ $(PROGRAM)
+	@ @MAKE@ -s $(PROGRAM)
 endif
-	./runtest
+	@ ./runtest
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(OBJS) $(PROGRAM) $(DEPENDS) .depends