diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index cb74b1bbb..536055196 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # Authors:
 #   DP Chassin (dchassin@slac.stanford.edu)
 
+.SILENT:
+
 $(info Current target is $(shell $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/version.sh --name))
 
 # !!! must match version specified in configure.ac
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS += -module
 AM_LDFLAGS += -avoid-version
 AM_LDFLAGS += -export-dynamic
 AM_LDFLAGS += $(GLD_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYVER)
+AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --quiet
 
 # makefile fragments populate these variables
 BUILT_SOURCES = 
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ CLEANFILES =
 EXTRA_DIST =
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = requirements.txt
 pkgdata_DATA =
+pkginclude_HEADERS =
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES =
 bin_PROGRAMS =
@@ -291,11 +295,18 @@ $(PREFIX)/docker.img: docker/Dockerfile Makefile
 	@mkdir -p $(prefix)
 	docker save $(PACKAGE)/$(PACKAGE_VERSION)-$(PACKAGE_BRANCH):latest -o $(prefix)/docker.img
 
-system: python-install install
+system: python-install install $(prefix)/src
 	@echo "Setting $$($(top_srcdir)/build-aux/version.sh --install) to the current system version"
 	@$(prefix)/bin/gridlabd version set
 	@test "$$(gridlabd --version=install)" = "$$($(top_srcdir)/build-aux/version.sh --install)" || echo 'WARNING : build and install versions differ; use build `--clean` option to fix this problem'
 
+$(prefix)/src:
+	@echo Copying source files to $@...
+	@mkdir -p $(prefix)/src/source $(prefix)/src/python
+	@cp $(top_srcdir)/source/*.cpp $(prefix)/src/source
+	@cp $(top_srcdir)/python/*.cpp $(prefix)/src/python
+	@chmod -R 555 $(prefix)/src
+
 index: weather library template
 
 html-local: module-html developer-html troubleshooting-html
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 9cdac8528..011553139 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ test -f $HOME/.gridlabd/bin/activate || error "$HOME/.gridlabd is not found. Run
 test ! -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV" || . $HOME/.gridlabd/bin/activate 1>$STDOUT 2>$STDERR
 test ! -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV" || error "unable to activate gridlabd venv"
 test -f ./configure || autoreconf -isf 1>$STDOUT 2>$STDERR || error "autoconf failed"
-test -f Makefile || ./configure $CONFIGURE 1>$STDOUT 2>$STDERR || error "./configure failed"
+test -f Makefile || ./configure --enable-silent-rules $CONFIGURE 1>$STDOUT 2>$STDERR || error "./configure failed"
 make $MAKEFLAGS $TARGET 1>$STDOUT 2>$STDERR || error "unable to make build"
 if [ ! -z "$VERIFY" ]; then
 	$(build-aux/version.sh --install)/bin/gridlabd $VERIFY 1>$STDOUT 2>$STDERR || error "unable to verify install"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2d33ffc5c..73bffe504 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 ###############################################################################
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects -Wall])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES])
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/python/Makefile.mk b/python/Makefile.mk
index df8b86006..cb8470dbe 100644
--- a/python/Makefile.mk
+++ b/python/Makefile.mk
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ python-uninstall:
 	@rm -rf $(PYPKG)*
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += python-install
+
+pkginclude_HEADERS += $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/python/*.h)
diff --git a/source/Makefile.mk b/source/Makefile.mk
index 5e53956b0..a34ce32dc 100644
--- a/source/Makefile.mk
+++ b/source/Makefile.mk
@@ -94,21 +94,7 @@ gridlabd_bin_SOURCES += $(top_srcdir)/source/build.h
 BUILT_SOURCES += $(top_srcdir)/source/build.h
 CLEANFILES += $(top_srcdir)/source/build.h origin.txt
 
-pkginclude_HEADERS =
-pkginclude_HEADERS += $(top_srcdir)/source/build.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/class.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/complex.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/debug.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/enduse.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/exception.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/loadshape.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/lock.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/module.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/object.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/property.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/schedule.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/test.h
-pkginclude_HEADERS += source/version.h
+pkginclude_HEADERS += $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/source/*.h)
 
 gridlabddir = $(prefix)/share/gridlabd
 gridlabd_DATA = origin.txt