diff --git a/docs/install_examples/linux.64_sierra_gcc444_python264_numpy b/docs/install_examples/linux.64_sierra_gcc444_python264_numpy
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dc66fcce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/install_examples/linux.64_sierra_gcc444_python264_numpy
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#  This is currently the test base. Meaning that the blessed versions
+#  of all test problems are created from this configuration.
+#
+CANTERA_CONFIG_PREFIX=${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc444/cantera-1.8_liquidTransportDevelop
+export CANTERA_CONFIG_PREFIX
+
+SET_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR=y
+export SET_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR
+
+PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR=$CANTERA_CONFIG_PREFIX
+export PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR
+
+PYTHON_CMD=${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc444/python-2.6.4/bin/python
+export PYTHON_CMD
+
+PYTHON_PACKAGE='full'
+#PYTHON_PACKAGE='minimal'
+export PYTHON_PACKAGE
+
+DEBUG_MODE='y'
+export DEBUG_MODE
+
+WITH_IDEAL_SOLUTIONS="y"
+export WITH_IDEAL_SOLUTIONS
+
+WITH_ELECTROLYTES="y"
+export WITH_ELECTROLYTES
+
+WITH_VCSNONIDEAL="y"
+export WITH_VCSNONIDEAL
+
+WITH_H298MODIFY_CAPABILITY='y'
+export WITH_H298MODIFY_CAPABILITY
+
+BUILD_MATLAB_TOOLBOX="y"
+export BUILD_MATLAB_TOOLBOX
+
+INSTALL_BIN=config/install-sh
+export INSTALL_BIN
+
+MATLAB_CMD="/usr/local/matlab/7.9/bin/matlab"
+export MATLAB_CMD
+
+BUILD_F90_INTERFACE="y"
+export BUILD_F90_INTERFACE
+
+NUMARRAY_HOME=''
+export NUMARRAY_HOME
+
+USE_NUMPY='y'
+export USE_NUMPY
+
+NUMPY_INC_DIR="${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc444/python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/site-packages/numpy/core/include" 
+export NUMPY_INC_DIR
+
+GRAPHVIZDIR=/usr/netpub/graphviz-2.26.3/bin
+export GRAPHVIZDIR
+
+#
+#
+USE_NUMERIC="n"
+export USE_NUMERIC
+
+BUILD_WITH_F2C="n"
+export BUILD_WITH_F2C
+
+BITCOMPILE="64"
+export BITCOMPILE
+
+AFLAGS='DEBUG'
+
+CXX='/sierra/Sntools/extras/compilers/gcc-4.4.4/bin/g++'
+export CXX
+
+CXX_DEPENDS='/sierra/Sntools/extras/compilers/gcc-4.4.4/bin/g++ -MM'
+export CXX_DEPENDS
+
+CC='/sierra/Sntools/extras/compilers/gcc-4.4.4/bin/gcc'
+export CC
+
+F77='/sierra/Sntools/extras/compilers/gcc-4.4.4/bin/gfortran'
+export F77
+
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall"
+export CFLAGS
+
+CXXFLAGS="-g  -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -DDEBUG_HKM -DDEBUG_HKM_EPEQUIL"
+export CXXFLAGS
+
+FFLAGS="-g -DDEBUG_HKM  -fno-second-underscore"
+export FFLAGS
+
+LDFLAGS=' '
+export LDFLAGS
+
+LCXX_END_LIBS="-lgfortran "
+export LCXX_END_LIBS
+
+EXTRA_LINK=" "
+export EXTRA_LINK
+
+MAKE=gmake
+export MAKE
+
+USE_SUNDIALS='y'
+export USE_SUNDIALS
+SUNDIALS_HOME="${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc444/sundials-2.4.0_dbg"
+export SUNDIALS_HOME
+
+./preconfig
diff --git a/docs/install_examples/linux_rhel5_64_gcc424_dbg_python264_numpy b/docs/install_examples/linux_rhel5_64_gcc424_dbg_python264_numpy
index f257eac04..a7608e776 100755
--- a/docs/install_examples/linux_rhel5_64_gcc424_dbg_python264_numpy
+++ b/docs/install_examples/linux_rhel5_64_gcc424_dbg_python264_numpy
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export SET_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR
 PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR=$CANTERA_CONFIG_PREFIX
 export PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_TOPDIR
 
-PYTHON_CMD=/home/hkmoffa/arch/linux64_gcc424/python-2.6.4/bin/python
+PYTHON_CMD=${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc424/python-2.6.4/bin/python
 export PYTHON_CMD
 
 PYTHON_PACKAGE='full'
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export NUMARRAY_HOME
 USE_NUMPY='y'
 export USE_NUMPY
 
-NUMPY_INC_DIR="/home/hkmoffa/arch/linux64_gcc424/python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/site-packages/numpy/core/include" 
+NUMPY_INC_DIR="${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc424/python-2.6.4/lib/python2.6/site-packages/numpy/core/include" 
 export NUMPY_INC_DIR
 
 GRAPHVIZDIR=${HOME}'/arch/linux/bin'
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export MAKE
 
 USE_SUNDIALS='y'
 export USE_SUNDIALS
-SUNDIALS_HOME='/home/hkmoffa/arch/linux64_gcc424/sundials-2.4.0_dbg'
+SUNDIALS_HOME="${HOME}/arch/linux64_gcc424/sundials-2.4.0_dbg"
 export SUNDIALS_HOME
 
 ./preconfig
diff --git a/docs/install_examples/mac_gcc401_python251_numpy b/docs/install_examples/mac_gcc401_python251_numpy
index 3940a8e50..3317d1a4d 100755
--- a/docs/install_examples/mac_gcc401_python251_numpy
+++ b/docs/install_examples/mac_gcc401_python251_numpy
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export BUILD_F90_INTERFACE
 USE_NUMPY='y'
 export USE_NUMPY
 
-NUMPY_INC_DIR="/home/hkmoffa/arch/mac/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/core/include" 
+NUMPY_INC_DIR="${HOME}/arch/mac/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/core/include" 
 export NUMPY_INC_DIR
 
 #GRAPHVIZDIR=${HOME}'/arch/linux/bin'
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export MAKE
 
 USE_SUNDIALS='n'
 export USE_SUNDIALS
-SUNDIALS_HOME='/home/hkmoffa/arch/linux64/sundials'
+SUNDIALS_HOME="${HOME}/arch/linux64/sundials"
 export SUNDIALS_HOME
 
 ./preconfig