diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be1b7bfa..c1b310c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,9 +13,20 @@ GWEB_STATEDIR = /var/lib/ganglia-web
 # Gmetad rootdir (parent location of rrd folder)
 GMETAD_ROOTDIR = /var/lib/ganglia
 
-APACHE_USER = www-data
+#APACHE_USER = www-data
+#APACHE_GROUP = www-data
 ##########################################################
 
+ifndef APACHE_USER
+$(info APACHE_USER is not set using www-data)
+APACHE_USER = www-data
+endif
+
+ifndef APACHE_GROUP
+$(info APACHE_GROUP is not set, using $(APACHE_USER))
+APACHE_GROUP = $(APACHE_USER)
+endif
+
 # Gweb version
 GWEB_VERSION = 3.7.0
 
@@ -23,56 +34,127 @@ DIST_NAME = ganglia-web
 DIST_DIR = $(DIST_NAME)-$(GWEB_VERSION)
 DIST_TARBALL = $(DIST_DIR).tar.gz
 
-TARGETS = conf_default.php ganglia-web.spec version.php apache.conf
+# TARGETS: Files that needs to be patched with user chosen variables
+TARGETS = conf_default.php conf_redirect.php apache.conf
+
+# DIST_GZIP_TARGETS targets that needs to be patched once before dist-gzip
+# basicaly version and default values.
+DIST_GZIP_TARGETS = ganglia-web.spec version.php
 
 all: default
 
 default:	$(TARGETS)
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(TARGETS) $(DIST_DIR) $(DIST_TARBALL) rpmbuild
+	@echo -n "Cleaning build files ............................... "
+	@rm -rf $(TARGETS) $(DIST_DIR) $(DIST_TARBALL) rpmbuild
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 conf_default.php:	conf_default.php.in
-	sed -e "s|@vargmetadir@|$(GMETAD_ROOTDIR)|" -e "s|@vargwebstatedir@|$(GWEB_STATEDIR)|g" conf_default.php.in > conf_default.php
+	@echo -n "Generating conf_default.php ........................ "
+	@sed -e "s|@vargmetadir@|$(GMETAD_ROOTDIR)|" -e "s|@vargwebdir@|$(GWEB_STATEDIR)|g" conf_default.php.in > conf_default.php
+	@echo "DONE."
+
+conf_redirect.php:	conf_redirect.php.in
+	@echo -n "Generating conf_redirect.php ....................... "
+	@sed -e "s|@etcdir@|$(GCONFDIR)|" conf_redirect.php.in > conf_redirect.php
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 ganglia-web.spec:	ganglia-web.spec.in
-	sed -e s/@GWEB_VERSION@/$(GWEB_VERSION)/ -e "s|@vargwebdir@|$(GWEB_STATEDIR)|" -e "s|@varapacheuser@|$(APACHE_USER)|g" -e "s|@etcdir@|$(GCONFDIR)|g" ganglia-web.spec.in > ganglia-web.spec
+	@echo -n "Generating ganglia-web.spec ........................ "
+	@sed -e s/@GWEB_VERSION@/$(GWEB_VERSION)/ -e "s|@vargwebdir@|$(GWEB_STATEDIR)|" -e "s|@GDESTDIR@|$(GDESTDIR)|g" -e "s|@etcdir@|$(GCONFDIR)|g" ganglia-web.spec.in > ganglia-web.spec
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 version.php:	version.php.in
-	sed -e s/@GWEB_VERSION@/$(GWEB_VERSION)/ version.php.in > version.php
+	@echo -n "Generating version.php ............................. "
+	@sed -e s/@GWEB_VERSION@/$(GWEB_VERSION)/ version.php.in > version.php
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 apache.conf:	apache.conf.in
-	sed -e "s|@GDESTDIR@|$(GDESTDIR)|g" apache.conf.in > apache.conf
+	@echo -n "Generating apache.conf ............................. "
+	@sed -e "s|@GDESTDIR@|$(GDESTDIR)|g" apache.conf.in > apache.conf
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 dist-dir:	default
-	rsync --exclude "rpmbuild" --exclude "*.gz" --exclude "Makefile" --exclude "*debian*" --exclude "$(DIST_DIR)" --exclude ".git*" --exclude "*.in" --exclude "*~" --exclude "#*#" --exclude "ganglia-web.spec" --exclude "apache.conf" -a . $(DIST_DIR)
-
-install:	dist-dir
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)/dwoo/compiled && \
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)/dwoo/cache && \
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR) && \
-	rsync -a $(DIST_DIR)/conf $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR) && \
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR) && \
-	rsync --exclude "conf" -a $(DIST_DIR)/* $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR) && \
-	chown -R $(APACHE_USER):$(APACHE_USER) $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)
-
-dist-gzip:	dist-dir
-	if [ -f $(DIST_TARBALL) ]; then \
-	rm -rf $(DIST_TARBALL) ;\
-	fi ;\
-	tar -czf $(DIST_TARBALL) $(DIST_DIR)/*
+	@echo -n "Filling dist dir ................................... "
+	@rsync	--exclude "rpmbuild" \
+		--exclude "debian/ganglia-webfrontend" \
+		--exclude "*.gz" \
+		--exclude "$(DIST_DIR)" \
+		--exclude ".git*" \
+		--exclude "version.php.in" \
+		--exclude "ganglia-web.spec.in" \
+		--exclude "apache.conf" \
+		--exclude "conf_default.php" \
+		--exclude "*~" \
+		--exclude "#*#" \
+		-a . $(DIST_DIR)
+	@echo "DONE."
+
+install:	install-files
+	@echo -n "Setting ownership to the sharedstattedir files ..... "
+	@chown -R $(APACHE_USER):$(APACHE_GROUP) $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)
+	@echo "DONE."
+
+
+install-files:	dist-dir
+	@echo -n "Creating dwoo sharedstattedir tree ................. "
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)/dwoo/compiled
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)/dwoo/cache
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)/filters
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Installing ganglia-webfrontend low level conf ...... "
+	@rsync -a $(DIST_DIR)/conf $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Installing php files ............................... "
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR)
+	@rsync 	--exclude "conf" \
+		--exclude conf_redirect.php \
+		--exclude "*.in" \
+		--exclude "*.spec" \
+		-a $(DIST_DIR)/* $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR)
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Intalling redirect conf.php ........................ "
+	@# so it can be seen as a config file under debian packages.
+	@# Do the same for all distro to avoid specific case for debian.
+	@cp -f conf_redirect.php $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR)/conf.php
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Installing the generated conf_default.php file ..... "
+	@cp -f conf_default.php $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR)/conf_default.php
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Creating the etc/ganglia-webfrontend directory ..... "
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(GCONFDIR)
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Installing apache.conf ............................. "
+	@cp -f apache.conf $(DESTDIR)/$(GCONFDIR)/
+	@echo "DONE."
+	@echo -n "Installing the editable copy of conf_default.php ... "
+	@cp -f conf_default.php $(DESTDIR)/$(GCONFDIR)/conf.php
+	@echo "DONE."
+
+dist-gzip:	dist-dir $(DIST_GZIP_TARGETS)
+	@echo -n "Creating tarball ................................... "
+	@if [ -f $(DIST_TARBALL) ]; then \
+		rm -rf $(DIST_TARBALL) ;\
+	fi
+	@cp -pf $(DIST_GZIP_TARGETS) $(DIST_DIR)
+	@tar -czf $(DIST_TARBALL) $(DIST_DIR)/*
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 rpm: dist-gzip ganglia-web.spec apache.conf
-	rm -rf rpmbuild
-	mkdir rpmbuild
-	mkdir rpmbuild/SOURCES 
-	mkdir rpmbuild/BUILD 
-	mkdir rpmbuild/RPMS 
-	mkdir rpmbuild/SRPMS
-	cp $(DIST_TARBALL) rpmbuild/SOURCES
-	cp apache.conf rpmbuild/SOURCES
-	rpmbuild --define '_topdir $(PWD)/rpmbuild' --define 'custom_web_prefixdir $(GDESTDIR)' -bb ganglia-web.spec
+	@echo -n "Creating binary rpm ................................ "
+	@rm -rf rpmbuild
+	@mkdir rpmbuild
+	@mkdir rpmbuild/SOURCES 
+	@mkdir rpmbuild/BUILD 
+	@mkdir rpmbuild/RPMS 
+	@mkdir rpmbuild/SRPMS
+	@ln -s ../../$(DIST_TARBALL) rpmbuild/SOURCES/$(DIST_TARBALL)
+	@rpmbuild --define '_topdir $(PWD)/rpmbuild' --define 'web_prefixdir $(GDESTDIR)' -bb ganglia-web.spec
+	@echo "DONE."
 
 uninstall:
+	@echo -n "Uninstalling ganglia-web. (conf files untouched) ... "
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/$(GDESTDIR)  $(DESTDIR)/$(GWEB_STATEDIR)
+	@echo "DONE."
 
diff --git a/conf_default.php.in b/conf_default.php.in
index f12186b7..d7baa382 100644
--- a/conf_default.php.in
+++ b/conf_default.php.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Gmetad-webfrontend version. Used to check for updates.
 #
 $conf['gweb_root'] = dirname(__FILE__);
-$conf['gweb_confdir'] = "@vargwebstatedir@";
+$conf['gweb_confdir'] = "@vargwebdir@";
 
 include_once $conf['gweb_root'] . "/version.php";
 
diff --git a/conf_redirect.php.in b/conf_redirect.php.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3908841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf_redirect.php.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+if( file_exists( "@etcdir@/conf.php" ) ) {
+  include_once "@etcdir@/conf.php";
+}
+?>
diff --git a/debian/apache.conf b/debian/apache.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 88b4c4bf..00000000
--- a/debian/apache.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Alias /ganglia /usr/share/ganglia-webfrontend
-
-<Directory "/usr/share/ganglia-webfrontend">
-	AllowOverride All
-	Order allow,deny
-	Allow from all
-	Deny from none
-</Directory>
-
diff --git a/debian/conf_debian.php b/debian/conf_debian.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a0fdc625..00000000
--- a/debian/conf_debian.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-if( file_exists( "/etc/ganglia-webfrontend/conf.php" ) ) {
-  include_once "/etc/ganglia-webfrontend/conf.php";
-}
-?>
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b9623dc2..c6b619b1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -26,9 +26,4 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_installdirs
 	# Add here commands to install the package into debian/ganglia.
 	$(MAKE) install APACHE_USER=www-data DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/ganglia-webfrontend
-	# Install webfrontend
-	mkdir -p debian/ganglia-webfrontend/etc/apache2/conf.d/
-	cp -f debian/apache.conf \
-		 debian/ganglia-webfrontend/etc/ganglia-webfrontend
-	cp -f debian/conf_debian.php \
-		 debian/ganglia-webfrontend/usr/share/ganglia-webfrontend/conf.php
+	#mkdir -p debian/ganglia-webfrontend/etc/apache2/conf.d/
diff --git a/ganglia-web.spec.in b/ganglia-web.spec.in
index 6207ffa8..873df81c 100644
--- a/ganglia-web.spec.in
+++ b/ganglia-web.spec.in
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+
+# The following options are supported:
+#   --define 'httpd_user <username>'       # defaults to: apache
+#   --define 'httpd_group <group>'         # defaults to: apache
+#   --define 'web_prefixdir <path>'        # defaults to: @GDESTDIR@
+#   --define 'gweb_statedir <path>'        # defaults to: @vargwebdir@
+#   --define 'gweb_confdir <path>'         # defaults to: @etcdir@
+
+# example: rpmbuild -tb ganglia-web-3.5.12.tar.gz --define 'httpd_user www-data' --define 'httpd_group www-data' --define 'web_prefixdir /srv/www/ganglia'
+
+# Default values for Above variables.
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+%{!?web_prefixdir: %define web_prefixdir /srv/www/htdocs/ganglia}
+%else
+%{!?web_prefixdir: %define web_prefixdir /usr/share/ganglia-webfrontend}
+%endif
+
+%{!?httpd_user: %define httpd_user apache}
+%{!?httpd_group: %define httpd_group apache}
+%{!?gweb_statedir: %define gweb_statedir @vargwebdir@}
+%{!?gweb_confdir: %define gweb_confdir @etcdir@}
+
 Summary: Ganglia Web Frontend
 Name: ganglia-web
 Version: @GWEB_VERSION@
@@ -7,19 +29,9 @@ License: BSD
 Vendor: Ganglia Development Team <ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1: apache.conf
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
 Obsoletes: ganglia-webfrontend
 Requires: php >= 5, php-gd
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-%define web_prefixdir /srv/www/htdocs/ganglia
-%else
-%define web_prefixdir %{custom_web_prefixdir}
-%endif
-
-%{!?custom_web_prefixdir: %define web_prefixdir /var/www/html/ganglia}
-
-Prefix: %{web_prefixdir}
 BuildArchitectures: noarch
 
 %description
@@ -28,39 +40,39 @@ ganglia, and to provide historical graphs of collected metrics. This website is
 written in the PHP5 language and uses the Dwoo templating engine.
 
 %prep
-%setup -n %{name}-%{version}
-%__cp %{SOURCE1} .
+%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 
 %build
+# Update all needed files
+%__make GDESTDIR=%{web_prefixdir} \
+        APACHE_USER=%{httpd_user} \
+        APACHE_GROUP=%{httpd_group} \
+        GWEB_STATEDIR=%{gweb_statedir} \
+        GCONFDIR=%{gweb_confdir}
 
 %install
 # Flush any old RPM build root
 %__rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-%__mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{web_prefixdir}
-%__cp -rf * $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{web_prefixdir}
-%__rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{web_prefixdir}/conf
-%__rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{web_prefixdir}/apache.conf
-%__install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@vargwebdir@/filters
-%__install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@vargwebdir@/conf
-%__cp -rf conf/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@vargwebdir@/conf
-%__install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@vargwebdir@/dwoo
-%__install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@vargwebdir@/dwoo/compiled
-%__install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@vargwebdir@/dwoo/cache
-%__install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@etcdir@
-%__cp -f apache.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT@etcdir@/
+%__make install-files GDESTDIR=%{web_prefixdir} \
+               APACHE_USER=%{httpd_user} \
+               APACHE_GROUP=%{httpd_group} \
+               GWEB_STATEDIR=%{gweb_statedir} \
+               GCONFDIR=%{gweb_confdir} \
+               DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%attr(0755,nobody,nobody)@vargwebdir@/filters
-%dir %attr(0755,@varapacheuser@,@varapacheuser@)@vargwebdir@/conf
-%dir %attr(0755,@varapacheuser@,@varapacheuser@)@vargwebdir@/dwoo
-%attr(0755,@varapacheuser@,@varapacheuser@)@vargwebdir@/dwoo/compiled
-%attr(0755,@varapacheuser@,@varapacheuser@)@vargwebdir@/dwoo/cache
-%{web_prefixdir}/
-%config(noreplace) %{web_prefixdir}/conf_default.php
-@vargwebdir@/conf/*
-%config(noreplace) @etcdir@/apache.conf
+%dir %attr(0755,%{httpd_user},%{httpd_group})%{gweb_statedir}
+%dir %attr(0755,%{httpd_user},%{httpd_group})%{gweb_statedir}/filters
+%dir %attr(0755,%{httpd_user},%{httpd_group})%{gweb_statedir}/conf
+%{gweb_statedir}/conf/*
+%dir %attr(0755,%{httpd_user},%{httpd_group})%{gweb_statedir}/dwoo
+%attr(0755,%{httpd_user},%{httpd_group})%{gweb_statedir}/dwoo/compiled
+%attr(0755,%{httpd_user},%{httpd_group})%{gweb_statedir}/dwoo/cache
+%{web_prefixdir}/*
+%config(noreplace) %{gweb_confdir}/apache.conf
+%config(noreplace) %{gweb_confdir}/conf.php
 
 %clean
 %__rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -70,18 +82,23 @@ written in the PHP5 language and uses the Dwoo templating engine.
 %triggerin -- httpd
 if [ $1 -eq 1 -a $2 -eq 1 ]; then
 	if [ ! -e /etc/httpd/conf.d/ganglia-web.conf ] ; then
-		ln -s @etcdir@/apache.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/ganglia-web.conf
+		ln -s %{gweb_confdir}/apache.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/ganglia-web.conf
 	fi
 fi
 
 %triggerun -- httpd
 if [ $2 -eq 0 ]; then
-	if [ -h /etc/httpd/conf.d/ganglia-web -a "`readlink /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf`" = "@etcdir@/apache.conf" ]; then
+	if [ -h /etc/httpd/conf.d/ganglia-web -a "`readlink /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf`" = "%{gweb_confdir}/apache.conf" ]; then
 		rm /etc/httpd/conf.d/ganglia-web.conf
 	fi
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 28 2014 Olivier Lahaye <olivier.lahaye@cea.fr>
+- Added the ability to change Makefile variables using --define switch for the
+  following variables:
+    httpd_user, httpd_group, web_prefixdir, gweb_confdir, gweb_statedir
+- Also fixed a bug that prevented to fix the web_prefixdir on SuSE Linux.
 * Tue Jun 04 2013 Wesley Hirsch <emperorshishire@gmail.com>
 - Added default apache configuration
 * Thu Mar 17 2011 Bernard Li <bernard@vanhpc.org>