--- SConstruct.orig	2015-09-17 12:46:24 UTC
+++ SConstruct
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ else:
 
 opts = Variables(files=[SAVED_CONFIG])
 opts.AddVariables(
+  RawListVariable('DESTDIR',
+               'Required *dummy*, without scons will stop with "Unknown variables: DESTDIR"',
+                None),
   PathVariable('PREFIX',
                'Directory to install under',
                default_prefix,
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ opts.Save(SAVED_CONFIG, env)
 thisdir = os.getcwd()
 libdir = '$LIBDIR'
 incdir = '$PREFIX/include/serf-$MAJOR'
+pkgconfdir = '$PREFIX/libdata'
 
 # This version string is used in the dynamic library name, and for Mac OS X also
 # for the current_version and compatibility_version options in the .dylib
@@ -364,8 +368,8 @@ else:
   ### there is probably a better way to run/capture output.
   ### env.ParseConfig() may be handy for getting this stuff into the build
   if CALLOUT_OKAY:
-    apr_libs = os.popen(env.subst('$APR --link-libtool --libs')).read().strip()
-    apu_libs = os.popen(env.subst('$APU --link-libtool --libs')).read().strip()
+    apr_libs = os.popen(env.subst('$APR --libs')).read().strip()
+    apu_libs = os.popen(env.subst('$APU --libs')).read().strip()
   else:
     apr_libs = ''
     apu_libs = ''
@@ -406,6 +410,8 @@ pkgconfig = env.Textfile('serf-%d.pc' % 
 
 env.Default(lib_static, lib_shared, pkgconfig)
 
+#print env.Dump()
+
 if CALLOUT_OKAY:
   conf = Configure(env)
 
@@ -437,7 +443,7 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
 env.Alias('install-lib', [install_static, install_shared,
                           ])
 env.Alias('install-inc', env.Install(incdir, HEADER_FILES))
-env.Alias('install-pc', env.Install(os.path.join(libdir, 'pkgconfig'),
+env.Alias('install-pc', env.Install(os.path.join(pkgconfdir, 'pkgconfig'),
                                     pkgconfig))
 env.Alias('install', ['install-lib', 'install-inc', 'install-pc', ])