diff --git a/lib/atc/Install.py b/lib/atc/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/atc/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/atc/Install.py b/lib/atc/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/atc/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/awpmd/Install.py b/lib/awpmd/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/awpmd/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/awpmd/Install.py b/lib/awpmd/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/awpmd/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/h5md/Install.py b/lib/h5md/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/h5md/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/h5md/Install.py b/lib/h5md/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/h5md/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/meam/Install.py b/lib/meam/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/meam/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/meam/Install.py b/lib/meam/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/meam/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/poems/Install.py b/lib/poems/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/poems/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/poems/Install.py b/lib/poems/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/poems/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/qmmm/Install.py b/lib/qmmm/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/qmmm/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/qmmm/Install.py b/lib/qmmm/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/qmmm/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/reax/Install.py b/lib/reax/Install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29270560a6a9711150eafcd9bb5daf7bf7c725fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/lib/reax/Install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# install.py tool to do a generic build of a library
-# soft linked to by many of the lib/Install.py files
-# used to automate the steps described in the corresponding lib/README
-
-import sys,commands,os
-
-# help message
-
-help = """
-Syntax from src dir: make lib-libname args="-m machine -e suffix"
-Syntax from lib dir: python Install.py -m machine -e suffix
-
-libname = name of lib dir (e.g. atc, colvars, h5md, meam, poems, etc)
-specify -m and optionally -e, order does not matter
-
-  -m = peform a clean followed by "make -f Makefile.machine"
-       machine = suffix of a lib/Makefile.* file
-  -e = set EXTRAMAKE variable in Makefile.machine to Makefile.lammps.suffix
-       does not alter existing Makefile.machine
-
-Examplesx:
-
-make lib-colvars args="-m g++"     # build COLVARS lib with GNU g++ compiler
-make lib-meam args="-m ifort"      # build MEAM lib with Intel ifort compiler
-"""
-
-# print error message or help
-
-def error(str=None):
-  if not str: print help
-  else: print "ERROR",str
-  sys.exit()
-
-# parse args
-
-args = sys.argv[1:]
-nargs = len(args)
-if nargs == 0: error()
-
-machine = None
-extraflag = 0
-
-iarg = 0
-while iarg < nargs:
-  if args[iarg] == "-m":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    machine = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  elif args[iarg] == "-e":
-    if iarg+2 > nargs: error()
-    extraflag = 1
-    suffix = args[iarg+1]
-    iarg += 2  
-  else: error()
-
-# set lib from working dir
-
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-lib = os.path.basename(cwd)
-
-# create Makefile.auto as copy of Makefile.machine
-# reset EXTRAMAKE if requested
-  
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.%s" % machine):
-  error("lib/%s/Makefile.%s does not exist" % (lib,machine))
-
-lines = open("Makefile.%s" % machine,'r').readlines()
-fp = open("Makefile.auto",'w')
-
-for line in lines:
-  words = line.split()
-  if len(words) == 3 and extraflag and \
-        words[0] == "EXTRAMAKE" and words[1] == '=':
-    line = line.replace(words[2],"Makefile.lammps.%s" % suffix)
-  print >>fp,line,
-
-fp.close()
-
-# make the library via Makefile.auto
-
-print "Building lib%s.a ..." % lib
-cmd = "make -f Makefile.auto clean; make -f Makefile.auto"
-txt = commands.getoutput(cmd)
-print txt
-
-if os.path.exists("lib%s.a" % lib): print "Build was successful"
-else: error("Build of lib/%s/lib%s.a was NOT successful" % (lib,lib))
-if not os.path.exists("Makefile.lammps"):
-  print "lib/%s/Makefile.lammps was NOT created" % lib
diff --git a/lib/reax/Install.py b/lib/reax/Install.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe709d44c22d2060ad41538d1f8fc0df2b09b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/reax/Install.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Install.py
\ No newline at end of file