diff --git a/qt/antimony.pro b/qt/antimony.pro
index 9d586f4..b055a6d 100644
--- a/qt/antimony.pro
+++ b/qt/antimony.pro
@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -O3
 
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Werror=switch
 
-GITREV = $$system(git log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)
-GITDIFF = $$system(git diff --quiet --exit-code || echo "+")
-GITTAG = $$system(git describe --exact-match --tags 2> /dev/null)
-GITBRANCH = $$system(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITREV=\"$${GITREV}$${GITDIFF}\"'"
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITTAG=\"$${GITTAG}\"'"
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITBRANCH=\"$${GITBRANCH}\"'"
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITREV=\"$$(GITREV)\"'"
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITTAG=\"$$(GITTAG)\"'"
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITBRANCH=\"$$(GITBRANCH)\"'"
 
 OLD_GL_SET = $$(OLD_GL)
 equals(OLD_GL_SET, "true") {
@@ -125,11 +120,11 @@ macx {
 }
 
 linux {
-    executable.path = /usr/local/bin
+    executable.path = $$(out)/bin
     executable.files = antimony
-    nodes_folder.path = /usr/local/bin/sb/nodes
+    nodes_folder.path = $$(out)/bin/sb/nodes
     nodes_folder.files = ../py/nodes/*
-    fab_folder.path = /usr/local/bin/sb/fab
+    fab_folder.path = $$(out)/bin/sb/fab
     fab_folder.files = ../py/fab/*
     INSTALLS += executable nodes_folder fab_folder
 }
diff --git a/qt/fab.pri b/qt/fab.pri
index a54813b..b500536 100644
--- a/qt/fab.pri
+++ b/qt/fab.pri
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DEFINES += '_STATIC_= '
 
 linux {
     QMAKE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(/usr/bin/python3-config --includes)
+    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(python3-config --includes)
     LIBS += -lpng
 }
 
diff --git a/qt/shared.pri b/qt/shared.pri
index e7d0e3a..026eae3 100644
--- a/qt/shared.pri
+++ b/qt/shared.pri
@@ -39,41 +39,11 @@ macx {
 }
 
 linux {
-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(/usr/bin/python3-config --includes)
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS   += $$system(/usr/bin/python3-config --ldflags)
+    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(python3-config --includes)
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS   += $$system(python3-config --ldflags)
 
     # Even though this is in QMAKE_LFLAGS, the linker is picky about
     # library ordering (so it needs to be here too).
     LIBS += -lpython3.4m
-
-    # ldconfig is being used to find libboost_python, but it's in a different
-    # place in different distros (and is not in the default $PATH on Debian).
-    # First, check to see if it's on the default $PATH.
-    system(which ldconfig > /dev/null) {
-        LDCONFIG_BIN = "ldconfig"
-    }
-    # If that failed, then search for it in its usual places.
-    isEmpty(LDCONFIG_BIN) {
-        for(p, $$list(/sbin/ldconfig /usr/bin/ldconfig)) {
-            exists($$p): LDCONFIG_BIN = $$p
-        }
-    }
-    # If that search failed too, then exit with an error.
-    isEmpty(LDCONFIG_BIN) {
-        error("Could not find ldconfig!")
-    }
-
-    # Check for different boost::python naming schemes
-    LDCONFIG_OUT = $$system($$LDCONFIG_BIN -p|grep python)
-    for (b, $$list(boost_python-py34 boost_python3)) {
-        contains(LDCONFIG_OUT, "lib$${b}.so") {
-            LIBS += "-l$$b"
-            GOT_BOOST_PYTHON = True
-        }
-    }
-
-    # If we couldn't find boost::python, exit with an error.
-    isEmpty(GOT_BOOST_PYTHON) {
-        error("Could not find boost::python3")
-    }
+    LIBS += -lboost_python3
 }