Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac	(revision 24410)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -224,6 +224,21 @@
 AC_SUBST(GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# location of gnustep-config path 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([gnustep-config path location])
+AC_ARG_WITH(config-bindir,[
+--with-config-bindir=PATH
+The location to install the gnustep-config binary],
+GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR=$withval,GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR=no)
+if test "$GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR" = "" -o "$GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR" = "no"; then
+GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR="/usr/local/bin/";
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT($GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR)
+AC_SUBST(GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Now read/import the existing configuration file, if any
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1060,7 +1075,7 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([config-noarch.make config.make openapp opentool 
 executable.template GNUmakefile GNUstep.conf GNUstep.sh GNUstep.csh fixpath.sh
-gnustep-make.spec])
+gnustep-make.spec gnustep-config])
 AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([default],
 	[[chmod a+x openapp opentool fixpath.sh executable.template]],
 	[[]])
Index: gnustep-config.in
===================================================================
--- gnustep-config.in	(revision 0)
+++ gnustep-config.in	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then 
+echo "$0: argument required.";
+fi
+
+# Determine the location of the system configuration file
+if [ -z "$GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+  address@hidden@
+fi
+
+# Determine the location of the user configuration file
+if [ -z "$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+  address@hidden@
+fi
+
+# Read the system configuration file
+if [ -f "$GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+  . "$GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# Read the user configuration file ... unless it is disabled (ie, set
+# to an empty string)
+if [ -n "$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+  case "$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE" in
+    /*) # An absolute path
+        if [ -f "$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+          . "$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE"
+        fi;;
+     *) # Something else
+        if [ -f "$GNUSTEP_HOME/$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+          . "$GNUSTEP_HOME/$GNUSTEP_USER_CONFIG_FILE"
+        fi;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+
+case "$1" in --makefiles)
+	echo $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Library/Makefiles;
+	exit
+	;;
+--system-root)
+	echo $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT
+	exit
+	;;
+--local-root)
+	echo $GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT
+	exit
+	;;
+--network-root)
+	echo $GNUSTEP_NETWORK_ROOT
+	exit
+	;;
+--user-root)
+	echo ~/$GNUSTEP_USER_DIR
+	exit
+	;;
+esac
Index: GNUmakefile.in
===================================================================
--- GNUmakefile.in	(revision 24410)
+++ GNUmakefile.in	(working copy)
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@
 		$(makedir)/Master \
 		$(makedir)/Instance \
 		$(makedir)/Instance/Shared \
-		$(makedir)/Instance/Documentation)
+		$(makedir)/Instance/Documentation \
+		@GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR@)
 	$(EC)(echo "Installing GNUstep configuration file in $(GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE)"; \
 	 $(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs "$(GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE_DIR)"; \
 	 $(INSTALL_DATA) GNUstep.conf "$(GNUSTEP_CONFIG_FILE)")
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 GNUstep.csh $(makedir); \
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 fixpath.sh $(makedir); \
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 openapp $(tooldir); \
-	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 opentool $(tooldir))
+	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 opentool $(tooldir); \
+	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m 755 gnustep-config @GNUSTEP_CONFIG_BIN_DIR@) 
 	 $(EC)(echo "Installing makefiles"; \
 	   for f in $(MAKE_FILES); do \
 	     $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$f $(makedir); \