diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux b/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux
index cad1571214a4ca76312f26c829c7fa122c45f951..60bef6dc0f97df6704931cca9b12c4dfbf58fc39 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# linux = RedHat Linux box, Intel icc & ifort, MPICH2, FFTW
+# linux = RedHat Linux box, Intel icc, Intel ifort, MPICH2, FFTW
 
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 4c3b86db72abc5cfeefcefdd04118c9f0dbde0e6..98d723d3bf7c92e2b87ed94915e82816f6936582 100755
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ help:
 	@/bin/sh Make.sh style
 	@cp -p *.cpp *.h Obj_$@
 	@cp MAKE/Makefile.$@ Obj_$@/Makefile
+	@if [ ! -e Makefile.package ]; then make package-regenerate; fi
 	@cp Makefile.package Obj_$@
 	@cd Obj_$@; \
 	$(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) "OBJ = $(OBJ)" "INC = $(INC)" "EXE = ../$(EXE)" ../$(EXE)
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ no-%:
 # status = list differences between src and package files
 # update = replace src files with newer package files
 # overwrite = overwrite package files with newer src files
+# regenerate = regenerate Makefile.package from Makefile.package.empty
 
 package-status:
 	@for p in $(PACKAGEUC); do /bin/sh Package.sh $$p status; done
@@ -176,3 +178,9 @@ package-overwrite:
 	@for p in $(PACKAGEUC); do /bin/sh Package.sh $$p overwrite; done
 	@echo ''
 	@for p in $(PACKUSERUC); do /bin/sh Package.sh $$p overwrite; done
+
+package-regenerate:
+	@cp Makefile.package.empty Makefile.package
+	@echo "Regenerating Makefile.package"
+	@for p in $(PACKAGEUC); do /bin/sh Package.sh $$p regenerate; done
+	@for p in $(PACKUSERUC); do /bin/sh Package.sh $$p regenerate; done
diff --git a/src/Makefile.package b/src/Makefile.package
deleted file mode 100644
index 34f1e45a2251a0d7f26027d68c582112f254d062..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/Makefile.package
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Settings for libraries used by specific LAMMPS packages
-# this file is auto-edited when those packages are included/excluded
-
-PKG_INC =  -I../../lib/reax -I../../lib/meam -I../../lib/poems 
-PKG_PATH = -L../../lib/reax -L../../lib/meam -L../../lib/poems 
-PKG_LIB =  -lreax -lmeam -lpoems 
-
-PKG_SYSPATH = $(reax_SYSPATH) $(meam_SYSPATH) 
-PKG_SYSLIB =  $(reax_SYSLIB) $(meam_SYSLIB) 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.package.empty b/src/Makefile.package.empty
index 1edf76c29bd6b7a3c59b3e0a3f514ea622d9a695..fbee509ca64c5d045e487cab7045b9e3a28788bb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.package.empty
+++ b/src/Makefile.package.empty
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Settings for libraries used by specific LAMMPS packages
 # this file is auto-edited when those packages are included/excluded
 
-PKGINC =   
-PKGPATH =  
-PKGLIB =   
+PKG_INC =   
+PKG_PATH =  
+PKG_LIB =   
+
+PKG_SYSPATH = 
+PKG_SYSLIB =  
diff --git a/src/Package.sh b/src/Package.sh
index 5fc2ffd2e1e63c872000625c989e04414595c8c1..01ce2ca59135437366998cbda4e5ab2b6d9a8e26 100644
--- a/src/Package.sh
+++ b/src/Package.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ for file in *.cpp *.h; do
   fi
 done
 
+# status
 # if installed:
 # issue warning if any package file is not in src or is different
 
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ if (test $2 = "status") then
     echo "Installed  NO: package $1"
   fi
 
+# update
 # if installed:
 # cp package file to src if doesn't exist or is different
 
 elif (test $2 = "update") then
-
   echo "Updating src files from $1 package files"
 
   if (test $installed = 1) then
@@ -56,16 +57,16 @@ elif (test $2 = "update") then
     echo "  $1 package is not installed, no action"
   fi
 
+# overwrite
 # if installed:
 # if package file not in src, issue warning
 # if src file different than package file, overwrite package file
 
 elif (test $2 = "overwrite") then
-
   echo "Overwriting $1 package files with src files"
 
   if (test $installed = 1) then
-    for file  in *.cpp *.h; do
+    for file in *.cpp *.h; do
       if (test ! -e ../$file) then
         echo "  src/$file does not exist"
       elif (test "`diff --brief $file ../$file`" != "") then
@@ -77,4 +78,13 @@ elif (test $2 = "overwrite") then
     echo "  $1 package is not installed, no action"
   fi
 
+# regenernate Makefile.package from Makefile.package.empty
+# if installed:
+# re-install so Install.sh will edit Makefile.pacakge
+
+elif (test $2 = "regenerate") then
+
+  if (test $installed = 1) then
+    /bin/sh Install.sh 1
+  fi
 fi