diff --git a/build b/build
index 6844946..b22ff18 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -84,14 +84,15 @@ fi
 
 if [ x$1 = "xdebian" ]; then
   here=`pwd`
+  deb_destdir=${here}/debian-template/wiringPi
   cd debian-template/wiringPi
   rm -rf usr
   cd $here/wiringPi
-  make install-deb
+  make install-deb DEB_DESTDIR=${deb_destdir}
   cd $here/devLib
-  make install-deb INCLUDE='-I. -I../wiringPi'
+  make install-deb INCLUDE='-I. -I../wiringPi' DEB_DESTDIR=${deb_destdir}
   cd $here/gpio
-  make install-deb INCLUDE='-I../wiringPi -I../devLib' LDFLAGS=-L../debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib
+  make install-deb INCLUDE='-I../wiringPi -I../devLib' LDFLAGS=-L../debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib DEB_DESTDIR=${deb_destdir}
   cd $here/debian-template
   fakeroot dpkg-deb --build wiringPi
   mv wiringPi.deb  wiringpi-`cat $here/VERSION`-1.deb
diff --git a/debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/postinst b/debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/postinst
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/postrm b/debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/postrm
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/devLib/Makefile b/devLib/Makefile
index cf665d6..52368e7 100644
--- a/devLib/Makefile
+++ b/devLib/Makefile
@@ -105,15 +105,21 @@ install-static:	$(STATIC)
 	$Q install -m 0755 -d						$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
 	$Q install -m 0755 libwiringPiDev.a				$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
 
+.PHONY: check-deb-destdir
+check-deb-destdir:
+ifndef DEB_DESTDIR
+	$(error DEB_DESTDIR is undefined)
+endif
+
 .PHONY:	install-deb
-install-deb:	$(DYNAMIC)
+install-deb:	$(DYNAMIC) check-deb-destdir
 	$Q echo "[Install Headers: deb]"
-	$Q install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/include
-	$Q install -m 0644 $(HEADERS)						~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/include
+	$Q install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/include
+	$Q install -m 0644 $(HEADERS)						$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/include
 	$Q echo "[Install Dynamic Lib: deb]"
-	install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib
-	install -m 0755 libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)				~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)
-	ln -sf ~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)	~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib/libwiringPiDev.so
+	install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib
+	install -m 0755 libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)				$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)
+	ln -sf $(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)		$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib/libwiringPiDev.so
 
 .PHONY:	uninstall
 uninstall:
diff --git a/gpio/Makefile b/gpio/Makefile
index 9ec160d..c604552 100644
--- a/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/gpio/Makefile
@@ -80,13 +80,19 @@ endif
 	$Q mkdir -p		$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 	$Q cp gpio.1		$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 
+.PHONY: check-deb-destdir
+check-deb-destdir:
+ifndef DEB_DESTDIR
+	$(error DEB_DESTDIR is undefined)
+endif
+
 .PHONY:	install-deb
-install-deb:	gpio
+install-deb:	gpio check-deb-destdir
 	$Q echo "[Install: deb]"
-	$Q install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/bin
-	$Q install -m 0755 gpio							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/bin
-	$Q install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/share/man/man1
-	$Q install -m 0644 gpio.1						~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/share/man/man1
+	$Q install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	$Q install -m 0755 gpio							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	$Q install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1
+	$Q install -m 0644 gpio.1						$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1
 
 .PHONY:	uninstall
 uninstall:
diff --git a/wiringPi/Makefile b/wiringPi/Makefile
index 287fa58..fb3e26c 100644
--- a/wiringPi/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPi/Makefile
@@ -104,15 +104,21 @@ install:	$(DYNAMIC)
 	$Q ln -sf $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)	$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPi.so
 	$Q $(LDCONFIG)
 
+.PHONY: check-deb-destdir
+check-deb-destdir:
+ifndef DEB_DESTDIR
+	$(error DEB_DESTDIR is undefined)
+endif
+
 .PHONY:	install-deb
-install-deb:	$(DYNAMIC)
+install-deb:	$(DYNAMIC) check-deb-destdir
 	$Q echo "[Install Headers: deb]"
-	$Q install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/include
-	$Q install -m 0644 $(HEADERS)						~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/include
+	$Q install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/include
+	$Q install -m 0644 $(HEADERS)						$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/include
 	$Q echo "[Install Dynamic Lib: deb]"
-	install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib
-	install -m 0755 libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)				~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)
-	ln -sf ~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)	~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/lib/libwiringPi.so
+	install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib
+	install -m 0755 libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)				$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)
+	ln -sf $(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)	$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/lib/libwiringPi.so
 
 .PHONY:	uninstall
 uninstall:
diff --git a/wiringPiD/Makefile b/wiringPiD/Makefile
index 6b2cc9e..fab43a6 100644
--- a/wiringPiD/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPiD/Makefile
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ install: wiringpid
 .PHONY:	install-deb
 install-deb:	gpio
 	$Q echo "[Install: deb]"
-	$Q install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/bin
-	$Q install -m 0755 gpio							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/usr/bin
-	$Q install -m 0755 -d							~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/man/man1
-	$Q install -m 0644 gpio.1						~/wiringPi/debian-template/wiringPi/man/man1
+	$Q install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	$Q install -m 0755 gpio							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	$Q install -m 0755 -d							$(DEB_DESTDIR)/man/man1
+	$Q install -m 0644 gpio.1						$(DEB_DESTDIR)/man/man1
 
 .PHONY:	uninstall
 uninstall: