diff --git a/first/first b/first/first
index 58d99d171..8e6bf5355 100755
--- a/first/first
+++ b/first/first
@@ -48,24 +48,24 @@ BM=1
 OLDACM=$ACM
 OLDSYS=$SYS
 case $SYSNAME in
-vax_bsd4_1a)    ACM=vax4 ; SYS=BSD4_1 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-vax_bsd4_2)	ACM=vax4 ; SYS=BSD4_2 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-vax_sysV_2)	ACM=vax4 ; SYS=SYS_5 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-i386)		ACM=i386 ; SYS=SYS_5 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-sun3)		ACM=sun3 ; SYS=BSD4_2; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-sun2)		ACM=sun2 ; SYS=BSD4_2; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-m68_unisoft|m68k2)	ACM=m68k2 ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-m68_sysV_0|mantra)	ACM=mantra ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-m68020)		ACM=m68020 ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-sparc)		ACM=sparc ; SYS=BSD4_2; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-i86)		ACM=i86 ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-xenix3)		ACM=xenix3 ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-minix)		ACM=minix ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ;;
-pmds)		ACM=pmds ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-pmds4)		ACM=pmds4 ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-minixST)	ACM=minixST ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-m68k4)		ACM=m68k4 ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ;;
-*)		ACM=XXX ; SYS=XXX ; BYTE_ORDER=XXX ;;
+vax_bsd4_1a)    ACM=vax4 ; SYS=BSD4_1 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=vax4 ;;
+vax_bsd4_2)	ACM=vax4 ; SYS=BSD4_2 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=vax4 ;;
+vax_sysV_2)	ACM=vax4 ; SYS=SYS_5 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=vax4 ;;
+i386)		ACM=i386 ; SYS=SYS_5 ; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=i386 ;;
+sun3)		ACM=sun3 ; SYS=BSD4_2; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68020 ;;
+sun2)		ACM=sun2 ; SYS=BSD4_2; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k4 ;;
+m68_unisoft|m68k2)	ACM=m68k2 ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k2 ;;
+m68_sysV_0|mantra)	ACM=mantra ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k4 ;;
+m68020)		ACM=m68020 ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68020 ;;
+sparc)		ACM=sparc ; SYS=BSD4_2; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=sparc ;;
+i86)		ACM=i86 ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=i86 ;;
+xenix3)		ACM=xenix3 ; SYS=SYS_5; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=i86 ;;
+minix)		ACM=minix ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=0123 ; MACH=i86 ;;
+pmds)		ACM=pmds ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k2 ;;
+pmds4)		ACM=pmds4 ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k4 ;;
+minixST)	ACM=minixST ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k2 ;;
+m68k4)		ACM=m68k4 ; SYS=V7; BYTE_ORDER=3210 ; MACH=m68k4 ;;
+*)		ACM=XXX ; SYS=XXX ; BYTE_ORDER=XXX ; MACH=XXX ;;
 esac
 
 : do not change the order in MACH_LIST. check limit_enquire first.
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ echo "DISABLE_SUP=\"$DISABLE_SUP\"; export DISABLE_SUP" >> macros
 echo "DO_MACHINE_INDEP=\"$DO_MACHINE_INDEP\"; export DO_MACHINE_INDEP" >> macros
 echo "MACH_LIST=\"$MACH_LIST\"; export MACH_LIST" >> macros
 echo "SYSVAX=\"$SYSVAX\"; export SYSVAX" >> macros
+echo "MACH=\"$MACH\"; export MACH" >> macros
 echo "WS=\"$WS\"; export WS" >> macros
 echo "PS=\"$PS\"; export PS" >> macros
 
diff --git a/first/get_makepars b/first/get_makepars
index d28960ab9..bd39e9c52 100755
--- a/first/get_makepars
+++ b/first/get_makepars
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ UTIL_HOME = $UTIL_HOME
 
 # Machine independent part created?
 DO_MACHINE_INDEP = $DO_MACHINE_INDEP
+
+# Target machine, only needed for fast compilers
+MACH = $MACH
 " > make_macros
 
 if [ $TARGET_HOME = $UTIL_HOME ]
diff --git a/first/install_tail b/first/install_tail
index 2162ec6fd..36788fa51 100644
--- a/first/install_tail
+++ b/first/install_tail
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 set -e
 
-PATH=::$SRC_HOME/first:$UTIL_HOME/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb
+PATH=::$CONFIG/bin:$UTIL_HOME/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb
 export PATH
 
-mk_config `pwd`/make_macros
+$SRC_HOME/first/create_dir $CONFIG
+$SRC_HOME/first/create_dir $CONFIG/bin
+
+cat macros $SRC_HOME/first/mk_config > $CONFIG/bin/mk_config
+cat macros $SRC_HOME/first/mk_target > $CONFIG/bin/mk_target
+cat macros $SRC_HOME/first/limit_impl > $CONFIG/bin/limit_impl
+
+sed '/^#PARAMS/r make_macros' < $SRC_HOME/first/mk_makefile > $CONFIG/bin/mk_makefile
+chmod +x $CONFIG/bin/*
+cp $SRC_HOME/first/create_dir $CONFIG/bin/create_dir
+
+mk_config
 
 mk_target
 
@@ -11,7 +22,7 @@ limit_impl
 
 case $SYSNAME in
 i386)
-	ed - $TARGET_HOME/lib/descr/fe << ABC
+	ed - $TARGET_HOME/lib/descr/fe << 'ABC'
 1,$s/-D{NAME}/-D{NAME} -DNO_PROTOTYPE/
 w
 q
diff --git a/first/limit_impl b/first/limit_impl
index a3184e28b..bf0f19501 100755
--- a/first/limit_impl
+++ b/first/limit_impl
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ if [ $DO_MACHINE_INDEP = n ]
 then
 	for i in $CONFIG/mach/*/Action
 	do
-		for j in libem libend libfp libdb libsys libmon libbsd4_2 libbsd4_1a libsysV_2
+		for j in libem libend libfp libdb libsys libmon libbsd4_2 libbsd4_1a libsysV_2 libce
 		do
 			if grep -s $j $i
 			then
diff --git a/first/mk_config b/first/mk_config
index 1049513e3..b477a068a 100755
--- a/first/mk_config
+++ b/first/mk_config
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 set -e
 
-MACROS=$1
-
-if [ -f $MACROS ]
-then :
-else echo "$0: $MACROS not found" 1>&2
-     exit 3
-fi
-
 create_dir $CONFIG
 
 cd $SRC_HOME
@@ -22,9 +14,13 @@ done
 for i in `cat dir_list`
 do
 	create_dir $i
-	rm -f $i/NoAction
+	rm -f $i/No*
+	if [ -f $i/Makefile ]
+	then
+		( cd $i ; if make clean ; then exit 0 ; else exit 0 ; fi ) > /dev/null 2>&1 
+	fi
 	if [ -f $SRC_HOME/$i/proto.make ]
-	then mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/$i/proto.make > $i/Makefile
+	then mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/$i/proto.make > $i/Makefile
 	fi
 	if [ -f $SRC_HOME/$i/Action ]
 	then
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ done
 cd $SRC_HOME/util/ceg/util
 for i in make_*
 do
-	mk_makefile $MACROS $i > $CONFIG/util/ceg/util/$i
+	mk_makefile $i > $CONFIG/util/ceg/util/$i
 done
 
 cd $CONFIG
@@ -62,25 +58,25 @@ do
 	if [ -d $i/as ]
 	then
 		cd $i/as
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/as/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/as/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
 		cd ../..
 	fi
 	if [ -d $i/top ]
 	then
 		cd $i/top
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/top/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/top/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
 		cd ../..
 	fi
 	if [ -d $i/cg ]
 	then
 		cd $i/cg
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/cg/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/cg/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
 		cd ../..
 	fi
 	if [ -d $i/ncg ]
 	then
 		cd $i/ncg
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/ncg/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/ncg/proto.make | sed -e "/#MACH_DEFINE/,/^MACH/s/=.*/= $i/" > Makefile
 		if [ -f $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/ncg/table_dir ]
 		then
 			ed - Makefile <<EOF
@@ -91,12 +87,12 @@ EOF
 		fi
 		cd ../..
 	fi
-	for j in libem libend libmon libfp libsys libdb
+	for j in libem libend libmon libfp libsys libdb libce
 	do
 	    if [ -d $i/$j ]
 	    then
 		cd $i/$j
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.$j | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.$j | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" > Makefile
 		cd ../..
 	    fi
 	done
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ EOF
 	    if [ -d $i/$j ]
 	    then
 		cd $i/$j
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.libsys | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" -e "s/libsys/$j/g" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.libsys | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" -e "s/libsys/$j/g" > Makefile
 		cd ../..
 	    fi
 	done
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ EOF
 	do
 	    create_dir $i/$j
 	    cd $i/$j
-	    mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.$j | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" > Makefile
+	    mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.$j | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" > Makefile
 	    cd ../..
 	done
 	if [ $i = vax4 ]
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ EOF
 	else 
 		create_dir $i/libsys
 		cd $i/libsys
-		mk_makefile $MACROS $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.sysmon | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" > Makefile
+		mk_makefile $SRC_HOME/mach/proto/libg/proto.sysmon | sed -e "/#MACH_PARAMS/r $SRC_HOME/mach/$i/mach_params" > Makefile
 		cd ../..
 	fi
     fi
diff --git a/first/mk_makefile b/first/mk_makefile
index 052eee164..1b5f81d2a 100755
--- a/first/mk_makefile
+++ b/first/mk_makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 : '$Header$'
 
-: This shell script inserts the file "make_macros" after a line
+: This shell script inserts make macros after a line
 : starting with #PARAMS in "make_proto", and produces the result on
 : standard output.
 
+trap "rm -f /tmp/mk_mak$$" 0 1 2 3 15
 case $# in
-2)	;;
-*)	echo "Usage: $0 <make_macros> <make_proto>" 1>&2
+1)	;;
+*)	echo "Usage: $0 <make_proto>" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
 
-sed -e "/^#PARAMS/r $1" $2
+cp $1 /tmp/mk_mak$$
+
+ed - /tmp/mk_mak$$ << 'EOF'
+/^#PARAMS/c
+#PARAMS		do not remove this line!
+.
+w
+q
+EOF
+cat /tmp/mk_mak$$
 exit 0
diff --git a/first/mk_target b/first/mk_target
index be79a55d5..be17d7ac6 100755
--- a/first/mk_target
+++ b/first/mk_target
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@ create_dir $TARGET_HOME/etc
 create_dir $TARGET_HOME/h
 create_dir $TARGET_HOME/include
 create_dir $TARGET_HOME/doc
-create_dir $TARGET_HOME/man
 
 cp $SRC_HOME/etc/ip_spec.t $TARGET_HOME/etc/ip_spec.t
 ( cd $SRC_HOME/lib ; tar cf - . ) | ( cd $TARGET_HOME/lib ; tar xf - )
 ( cd $SRC_HOME/include ; tar cf - . ) | ( cd $TARGET_HOME/include ; tar xf - )
 ( cd $SRC_HOME/h ; tar cf - . ) | ( cd $TARGET_HOME/h ; tar xf - )
-( cd $SRC_HOME/man ; tar cf - . ) | ( cd $TARGET_HOME/man ; tar xf - )
 ( cd $SRC_HOME/doc ; tar cf - . ) | ( cd $TARGET_HOME/doc ; tar xf - )
 
 cd $TARGET_HOME