diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 2bcd033..c2bc60f 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ E: amos@coscom.net
 N: Allison Randal
 E: allison@parrot.org
 D: Track function renames in parrot
+D: Build partcl against installed parrot
 
 N: Jerry Gay a.k.a. particle
 E: Jerry.Gay@gmail.com
diff --git a/Configure.pl b/Configure.pl
index e2ae96f..c0fdf81 100644
--- a/Configure.pl
+++ b/Configure.pl
@@ -3,5 +3,43 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-chdir '../..';
-`$^X -Ilib tools/dev/reconfigure.pl --step=gen::languages --languages=tcl`;
+my $perlbin = `parrot_config perl`;
+my $libdir = `parrot_config libdir`;
+my $versiondir = `parrot_config versiondir`;
+my $slash = `parrot_config slash`;
+my $make = `parrot_config make`;
+
+chomp($perlbin);
+chomp($libdir);
+chomp($versiondir);
+chomp($slash);
+chomp($make);
+
+my $build_tool = $perlbin . " "
+               . $libdir
+               . $versiondir
+               . $slash
+               . "tools"
+               . $slash
+               . "dev"
+               . $slash
+               . "gen_makefile.pl";
+
+my %makefiles = (
+    "config/makefiles/root.in" => "Makefile",
+    "config/makefiles/pmc.in" => "src/pmc/Makefile",
+    "config/makefiles/ops.in" => "src/ops/Makefile",
+);
+
+foreach my $template (keys %makefiles) {
+    my $makefile = $makefiles{$template};
+    print "Creating $makefile\n";
+    system("$build_tool $template $makefile");
+}
+
+print <<"END";
+
+You can now use '$make' to build Partcl.
+END
+
+exit;
diff --git a/config/makefiles/ops.in b/config/makefiles/ops.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba9663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/makefiles/ops.in
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+PERL          = @perl@
+RM_F          = @rm_f@
+CHMOD         = @chmod@
+CP            = @cp@
+VERSION_DIR   = @versiondir@
+INCLUDE_DIR   = @includedir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+LIB_DIR       = @libdir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+INSTALL_DIR   = ..@slash@..@slash@dynext
+O             = @o@
+LOAD_EXT      = @load_ext@
+CC            = @cc@ -c
+LD            = @ld@
+LDFLAGS       = @ldflags@ @ld_debug@ @rpath_blib@ @linkflags@
+LD_LOAD_FLAGS = @ld_load_flags@
+CFLAGS        = @ccflags@ @cc_shared@ @cc_debug@ @ccwarn@ @cc_hasjit@ @cg_flag@ @gc_flag@
+CC_OUT        = @cc_o_out@
+LD_OUT        = @ld_out@
+#IF(parrot_is_shared):LIBPARROT = @libparrot_ldflags@
+#ELSE:LIBPARROT =
+
+BUILD_TOOLS_DIR = $(LIB_DIR)@slash@tools@slash@build
+OPS2C           = $(PERL) $(BUILD_TOOLS_DIR)@slash@ops2c.pl
+
+INCLUDES        = -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -I$(INCLUDE_DIR)@slash@pmc
+LINKARGS        = $(LDFLAGS) $(LD_LOAD_FLAGS) $(LIBPARROT)
+
+OPS_FILE = tcl.ops
+
+OPS_TARGETS := \
+#IF(cg_flag):  tcl_ops_cg$(LOAD_EXT) \
+#IF(cg_flag):  tcl_ops_cgp$(LOAD_EXT) \
+  tcl_ops$(LOAD_EXT) \
+  tcl_ops_switch$(LOAD_EXT) \
+
+
+all : $(OPS_TARGETS)
+#IF(cygwin or hpux):	CHMOD 0775 "*$(LOAD_EXT)"
+	$(CP) "*$(LOAD_EXT)" $(INSTALL_DIR)
+
+tcl_ops$(LOAD_EXT): tcl_ops$(O)
+	$(LD) $(LD_OUT) tcl_ops$(LOAD_EXT) tcl_ops$(O) $(LINKARGS)
+
+tcl_ops$(O): tcl_ops.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tcl_ops$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tcl_ops.c
+
+tcl_ops.c: $(OPS_FILE)
+	$(OPS2C) C --dynamic $(OPS_FILE)
+
+tcl_ops_switch$(LOAD_EXT): tcl_ops_switch$(O)
+	$(LD) $(LD_OUT) tcl_ops_switch$(LOAD_EXT) tcl_ops_switch$(O) $(LINKARGS)
+
+tcl_ops_switch$(O): tcl_ops_switch.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tcl_ops_switch$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tcl_ops_switch.c
+
+tcl_ops_switch.c: $(OPS_FILE)
+	$(OPS2C) CSwitch --dynamic $(OPS_FILE)
+
+tcl_ops_cg$(LOAD_EXT): tcl_ops_cg$(O)
+	$(LD) $(LD_OUT) tcl_ops_cg$(LOAD_EXT) tcl_ops_cg$(O) $(LINKARGS)
+
+tcl_ops_cg$(O): tcl_ops_cg.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tcl_ops_cg$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tcl_ops_cg.c
+
+tcl_ops_cg.c: $(OPS_FILE)
+	$(OPS2C) CGoto --dynamic $(OPS_FILE)
+
+tcl_ops_cgp$(LOAD_EXT): tcl_ops_cgp$(O)
+	$(LD) $(LD_OUT) tcl_ops_cgp$(LOAD_EXT) tcl_ops_cgp$(O) $(LINKARGS)
+
+tcl_ops_cgp$(O): tcl_ops_cgp.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tcl_ops_cgp$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tcl_ops_cgp.c
+
+tcl_ops_cgp.c: $(OPS_FILE)
+	$(OPS2C) CGP --dynamic $(OPS_FILE)
diff --git a/config/makefiles/pmc.in b/config/makefiles/pmc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b953e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/makefiles/pmc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+PERL          = @perl@
+RM_F          = @rm_f@
+CHMOD         = @chmod@
+CP            = @cp@
+VERSION_DIR   = @versiondir@
+INCLUDE_DIR   = @includedir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+LIB_DIR       = @libdir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+SRC_DIR       = @srcdir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+INSTALL_DIR   = ../../dynext
+O             = @o@
+LOAD_EXT      = @load_ext@
+CC            = @cc@ -c
+LD            = @ld@
+LDFLAGS       = @ldflags@ @ld_debug@
+LD_LOAD_FLAGS = @ld_load_flags@
+CFLAGS        = @ccflags@ @cc_shared@ @cc_debug@ @ccwarn@ @cc_hasjit@ @cg_flag@ @gc_flag@
+CC_OUT        = @cc_o_out@
+LD_OUT        = @ld_out@
+#IF(parrot_is_shared):LIBPARROT = @libparrot_ldflags@
+#ELSE:LIBPARROT =
+
+BUILD_TOOLS_DIR = $(LIB_DIR)@slash@tools@slash@build
+PMC2C_INCLUDES  = --include $(SRC_DIR) --include $(SRC_DIR)@slash@pmc
+PMC2C           = $(PERL) $(BUILD_TOOLS_DIR)@slash@pmc2c.pl
+PMC2CD = $(PMC2C) --dump $(PMC2C_INCLUDES)
+PMC2CC = $(PMC2C) --c $(PMC2C_INCLUDES)
+
+INCLUDES        = -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -I$(INCLUDE_DIR)@slash@pmc
+LINKARGS        = $(LDFLAGS) $(LD_LOAD_FLAGS) $(LIBPARROT)
+
+PMC_SOURCES = \
+  tclobject.pmc \
+  tclstring.pmc \
+  tclint.pmc \
+  tclfloat.pmc \
+  tcllist.pmc \
+  tcldict.pmc
+
+
+TCL_GROUP = tcl_group
+
+all : $(TCL_GROUP)$(LOAD_EXT)
+#IF(cygwin or hpux):	CHMOD 0775 "*$(LOAD_EXT)"
+	$(CP) "*$(LOAD_EXT)" $(INSTALL_DIR)
+
+
+$(TCL_GROUP)$(LOAD_EXT): tclobject$(O) tclstring$(O) tclint$(O) tclfloat$(O) tcllist$(O) tcldict$(O) lib-$(TCL_GROUP)$(O)
+	$(LD) $(LD_OUT) $(TCL_GROUP)$(LOAD_EXT) lib-$(TCL_GROUP)$(O) tclobject$(O) tclstring$(O) tclint$(O) tclfloat$(O) tcllist$(O) tcldict$(O) $(LINKARGS)
+
+lib-$(TCL_GROUP)$(O): $(TCL_GROUP).c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) lib-$(TCL_GROUP)$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) $(TCL_GROUP).c
+
+$(TCL_GROUP).c: $(PMC_SOURCES)
+	$(PMC2C) --library $(TCL_GROUP) --c $(PMC_SOURCES)
+
+tclobject.dump: tclobject.pmc
+	$(PMC2CD) tclobject.pmc
+
+tclobject.c: tclobject.dump
+	$(PMC2CC) tclobject.pmc
+
+tclobject$(O): tclobject.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tclobject$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tclobject.c
+
+tclstring.dump: tclstring.pmc
+	$(PMC2CD) tclstring.pmc
+
+tclstring.c: tclstring.dump
+	$(PMC2CC) tclstring.pmc
+
+tclstring$(O): tclstring.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tclstring$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tclstring.c
+
+tclint.dump: tclint.pmc
+	$(PMC2CD) tclint.pmc
+
+tclint.c: tclint.dump
+	$(PMC2CC) tclint.pmc
+
+tclint$(O): tclint.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tclint$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tclint.c
+
+tclfloat.dump: tclfloat.pmc
+	$(PMC2CD) tclfloat.pmc
+
+tclfloat.c: tclfloat.dump
+	$(PMC2CC) tclfloat.pmc
+
+tclfloat$(O): tclfloat.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tclfloat$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tclfloat.c
+
+tcllist.dump: tcllist.pmc
+	$(PMC2CD) tcllist.pmc
+
+tcllist.c: tcllist.dump
+	$(PMC2CC) tcllist.pmc
+
+tcllist$(O): tcllist.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tcllist$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tcllist.c
+
+tcldict.dump: tcldict.pmc
+	$(PMC2CD) tcldict.pmc
+
+tcldict.c: tcldict.dump
+	$(PMC2CC) tcldict.pmc
+
+tcldict$(O): tcldict.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_OUT) tcldict$(O) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) tcldict.c
+
diff --git a/config/makefiles/root.in b/config/makefiles/root.in
index 8c536c3..dea799a 100644
--- a/config/makefiles/root.in
+++ b/config/makefiles/root.in
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 RM_F    = @rm_f@
 PERL    = @perl@
-PARROT  = ../../parrot@exe@
 
-BUILD_DIR   = @build_dir@
-RECONFIGURE = $(PERL) $(BUILD_DIR)/tools/dev/reconfigure.pl
-PBC_TO_EXE    = $(BUILD_DIR)/pbc_to_exe@exe@
+VERSION_DIR = @versiondir@
+INCLUDE_DIR = @includedir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+LIB_DIR = @libdir@$(VERSION_DIR)
+BIN_DIR = @bindir@
+PARROT  = $(BIN_DIR)/parrot@exe@
+TOOLS_DIR = @libdir@$(VERSION_DIR)@slash@tools
+RECONFIGURE = $(PERL) $(LIB_DIR)/tools/dev/gen_makefile.pl
+PBC_TO_EXE    = $(BIN_DIR)/pbc_to_exe@exe@
 #CONDITIONED_LINE(darwin):
 #CONDITIONED_LINE(darwin):# MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET must be defined for OS X compilation/linking
 #CONDITIONED_LINE(darwin):export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET := @osx_version@
 
 TCL_LIB   = library
-PMCBUILD  = $(PERL) @build_dir@/tools/build/dynpmc.pl
-OPSBUILD  = $(PERL) @build_dir@/tools/build/dynoplibs.pl
-DESTDIR   = @build_dir@/runtime/parrot/dynext
 O         = @o@
 PMCDIR    = src/pmc
 OPSDIR    = src/ops
@@ -25,19 +26,8 @@ CC_SHARED  = @cc_shared@
 CFLAGS     = @ccflags@ @cc_debug@ @ccwarn@ @cc_hasjit@ @cg_flag@ @gc_flag@ $(CC_SHARED)
 CC         = @cc@
 
-
-TGE_DIR  = ../../compilers/tge
-PERL6GRAMMAR = ../../runtime/parrot/library/PGE/Perl6Grammar.pbc
-
-# can't use $(wildcard) and friends for PMCS, as these have to be in 
-# dependency order; with no duplicates. 
-PMCS = \
- tclobject \
- tclstring \
- tclint \
- tclfloat \
- tcllist \
- tcldict
+TGE_DIR  = $(LIB_DIR)/languages/tge
+PERL6GRAMMAR = $(LIB_DIR)/library/PGE/Perl6Grammar.pbc
 
 RUNTIME_PIR = runtime/builtin/after.pir        runtime/builtin/linsert.pir \
 runtime/builtin/append.pir       runtime/builtin/list.pir \
@@ -127,25 +117,13 @@ CLASSES = \
   $(CLASSDIR)/tracearray.pir
 
 pmcs:
-	@cd $(PMCDIR) && $(PMCBUILD) generate $(PMCS)
-	@cd $(PMCDIR) && $(PMCBUILD) compile $(PMCS)
-	@cd $(PMCDIR) && $(PMCBUILD) linklibs $(PMCS)
-	@cd $(PMCDIR) && $(PMCBUILD) copy "--destination=$(DESTDIR)" $(PMCS)
-
-# THIS WAS COPIED FROM THE ROOT MAKEFILE
-# Passing an empty argument in @ARGV to cc_flags.pl to indicate where extra -Is
-# (etc) should go. Otherwise it will insert them after the first space, which
-# makes life go horribly wrong if $(CC) contains spaces but can't have -I
-# arguments (etc) injected in the middle.
-# There is probably a better way to do this, but I can't work it out right now.
+	$(MAKE) $(PMCDIR)
+
 .c$(O) :   
-	@$(PERL) ../../tools/dev/cc_flags.pl ../../CFLAGS $(CC) "" $(CFLAGS) -I@build_dir@@slash@include @cc_o_out@$@ -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) @cc_o_out@$@ -c $<
 
 ops: src/binary$(O)
-	@cd $(OPSDIR) && $(OPSBUILD) generate tcl
-	@cd $(OPSDIR) && $(OPSBUILD) compile  tcl
-	@cd $(OPSDIR) && $(OPSBUILD) linklibs tcl ../binary$(O)
-	@cd $(OPSDIR) && $(OPSBUILD) copy "--destination=$(DESTDIR)" tcl
+	$(MAKE) $(OPSDIR)
 
 runtime/builtins.pir: $(DEPS) tools/gen_builtins.pl
 	$(PERL) tools/gen_builtins.pl > runtime/builtins.pir
@@ -159,11 +137,8 @@ tclsh@exe@: tcl.pbc $(PBC_TO_EXE)
 	$(PBC_TO_EXE) tcl.pbc
 	$(RENAME) tcl@exe@ tclsh@exe@
 
-$(PBC_TO_EXE):
-	$(MAKE) $(BUILD_DIR) ./pbc_to_exe@exe@
-
 test: tcl.pbc
-	$(PERL) t/harness
+	$(PERL) -I$(TOOLS_DIR)/lib t/harness
 
 spectest: tcl.pbc
 	$(PERL) tools/tcl_test.pl
@@ -215,7 +190,9 @@ realclean: clean
 
 distclean: realclean
 
-# regenerate the Makefile
-Makefile: config/makefiles/root.in
-	cd $(BUILD_DIR) && $(RECONFIGURE) --step=gen::languages --languages=tcl
+# regenerate the Makefiles
+Makefile: config/makefiles/root.in config/makefiles/pmc.in config/makefiles/ops.in
+	$(RECONFIGURE) config/makefiles/root.in Makefile
+	$(RECONFIGURE) config/makefiles/pmc.in $(PMCDIR)/Makefile
+	$(RECONFIGURE) config/makefiles/ops.in $(OPSDIR)/Makefile
 
diff --git a/dynext/README b/dynext/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a510460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dynext/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This directory holds dynamic extensions for Partcl.
diff --git a/runtime/conversions.pir b/runtime/conversions.pir
index 1841411..906dfba 100644
--- a/runtime/conversions.pir
+++ b/runtime/conversions.pir
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ do_wrapper:
     pir.'emit'(".HLL 'Tcl'")
     pir.'emit'(".loadlib 'tcl_ops'")
     pir.'emit'('.namespace %0', namespace)
-    pir.'emit'(".include 'languages/tcl/src/returncodes.pasm'")
+    pir.'emit'(".include 'src/returncodes.pasm'")
     pir.'emit'(".sub '_anon' :anon")
     pir .= result
     pir.'emit'('  .return(%0)', ret)
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ do_wrapper:
     pir.'emit'(<<"END_PIR")
 
 .sub '_init' :init
-    load_bytecode 'languages/tcl/runtime/tcllib.pir'
+    load_bytecode 'runtime/tcllib.pir'
 .end
 END_PIR
 
diff --git a/runtime/tcllib.pir b/runtime/tcllib.pir
index 421b5ab..94fbf93 100644
--- a/runtime/tcllib.pir
+++ b/runtime/tcllib.pir
@@ -16,31 +16,31 @@ providing a compreg-compatible method.
 .HLL 'parrot'
 
 .loadlib 'tcl_ops'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/macros.pir'
+.include 'src/macros.pir'
 .include 'cclass.pasm'
 
 .namespace [ 'TclExpr'; 'PAST'; 'Grammar' ]
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/pge2past.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/pge2past.pir'
 
 .namespace [ 'TclExpr'; 'PIR'; 'Grammar' ]
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/past2pir.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/past2pir.pir'
 
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/past.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/past.pir'
 
 # all the builtin commands (HLL: Tcl - loads 'tcl_group')
-.include 'languages/tcl/runtime/builtins.pir'
+.include 'runtime/builtins.pir'
 
 # library files (HLL: _Tcl)
-.include 'languages/tcl/runtime/conversions.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/runtime/string_to_list.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/runtime/variables.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/runtime/options.pir'
+.include 'runtime/conversions.pir'
+.include 'runtime/string_to_list.pir'
+.include 'runtime/variables.pir'
+.include 'runtime/options.pir'
 
 # class files (HLL: _Tcl)
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/class/tclarray.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/class/tclconst.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/class/tclproc.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/class/tracearray.pir'
+.include 'src/class/tclarray.pir'
+.include 'src/class/tclconst.pir'
+.include 'src/class/tclproc.pir'
+.include 'src/class/tracearray.pir'
 
 # create the 'tcl' namespace -- see RT #39852
 # https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=39852
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ providing a compreg-compatible method.
 
 .sub load_macros :load :anon
   $P0 = compreg 'PIR'
-  $P0 = $P0(".sub main\n.include 'languages/tcl/src/macros.pir'\n.end")
+  $P0 = $P0(".sub main\n.include 'src/macros.pir'\n.end")
   $P0()
 .end
 
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ got_platform:
 .end
 
 .HLL 'parrot'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/expression.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/parse.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/functions.pir'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/grammar/expr/operators.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/expression.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/parse.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/functions.pir'
+.include 'src/grammar/expr/operators.pir'
 
 .HLL 'tcl'
 .namespace [ 'tcl'; 'mathop' ]
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/mathops.pir'
+.include 'src/mathops.pir'
 
 # Load the standard library
 .HLL 'Tcl'
diff --git a/src/macros.pir b/src/macros.pir
index 1de5a4f..a711da3 100644
--- a/src/macros.pir
+++ b/src/macros.pir
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/returncodes.pasm'
+.include 'src/returncodes.pasm'
 
 =head1 exception handling macros
 
diff --git a/src/tclsh.pir b/src/tclsh.pir
index a96b84f..f3c798c 100644
--- a/src/tclsh.pir
+++ b/src/tclsh.pir
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 .HLL 'Tcl'
 .loadlib 'tcl_group'
 
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/returncodes.pasm'
-.include 'languages/tcl/src/macros.pir'
+.include 'src/returncodes.pasm'
+.include 'src/macros.pir'
 
 .macro set_tcl_argv()
   argc = argv # update
diff --git a/tools/gen_builtins.pl b/tools/gen_builtins.pl
index 3aece2c..b1c6029 100755
--- a/tools/gen_builtins.pl
+++ b/tools/gen_builtins.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .loadlib 'tcl_group'
 END_PIR
 
-print "  .include 'languages/tcl/$static_dir/$_.pir'\n" for @static_cmds;
+print "  .include '$static_dir/$_.pir'\n" for @static_cmds;
 
 sub pir_cmds_in_dir {
     my ($dir) = @_;