diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 433acf2..c1c1a4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
+# distutils build output
 *.pyc
-/nbproject/private/
\ No newline at end of file
+build/
+dist/
+gerbmerge-*.*/
+MANIFEST
+
+/nbproject/private/
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/gerbmerge/__init__.py b/gerbmerge/__init__.py
index 9097b9a..8a25c3d 100644
--- a/gerbmerge/__init__.py
+++ b/gerbmerge/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # Placeholder for GerbMerge package
+
+# make version info available at top level
+from __version_info__ import __version__
diff --git a/gerbmerge/__main__.py b/gerbmerge/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eef894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerbmerge/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import gerbmerge
+
+# Hook to call the self standing program when used with `python -m gerbmerge`
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  gerbmerge.main()
diff --git a/gerbmerge/__version_info__.py b/gerbmerge/__version_info__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdc0f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerbmerge/__version_info__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "1.9.3"
diff --git a/gerbmerge/gerbmerge.py b/gerbmerge/gerbmerge.py
index 99db63e..3af08a6 100755
--- a/gerbmerge/gerbmerge.py
+++ b/gerbmerge/gerbmerge.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ import util
 import scoring
 import drillcluster
 
-VERSION_MAJOR=1
-VERSION_MINOR='9b'
+# make version info available when running as script
+from __version_info__ import __version__
 
 RANDOM_SEARCH = 1
 EXHAUSTIVE_SEARCH = 2
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ def updateGUI(text = None):
   if GUI != None:
     GUI.updateProgress(text)
 
-if __name__=="__main__":
+def main():
   try:
     opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hvs', ['help', 'version', 'octagons=', 'random-search', 'full-search', 'rs-fsjobs=', 'search-timeout=', 'place-file=', 'no-trim-gerber', 'no-trim-excellon', 'skipdisclaimer'])
   except getopt.GetoptError:
@@ -815,13 +815,13 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
       usage()
     elif opt in ('-v', '--version'):
       print """
-GerbMerge Version %d.%s  --  Combine multiple Gerber/Excellon files
+GerbMerge Version %s  --  Combine multiple Gerber/Excellon files
 
 This program is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
 Version 3. See LICENSE file or http://www.fsf.org for details of this license.
 
 ProvideYourOwn - http://provideyourown.com
-""" % (VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR)
+""" % (__version__)
       sys.exit(0)
     elif opt in ('--octagons', '--random-search','--full-search','--rs-fsjobs','--place-file','--no-trim-gerber','--no-trim-excellon', '--search-timeout', '-s', '--skipdisclaimer'):
       pass ## arguments are valid
@@ -832,4 +832,8 @@ ProvideYourOwn - http://provideyourown.com
     usage()
     
   sys.exit(merge(opts, args)) ## run germberge
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+  main()
+
 # vim: expandtab ts=2 sw=2 ai syntax=python
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ea39091..12c0188 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import os
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 import distutils.sysconfig
 
-from gerbmerge.gerbmerge import VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR
+from gerbmerge.__version_info__ import __version__
 
 if sys.version_info < (2,4,0):
   print '*'*73
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ if sys.platform == 'win32' or ('bdist_wininst' in sys.argv):
   BinFiles = ['misc/gerbmerge.bat']
   BinDir = '.'
 else:
-  DestLib = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPYTHON')
+  # try to find the library location on this platform
+  DestLib = None
+  if DestLib == None: DestLib = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPYTHON')
+  if DestLib == None: DestLib = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBDEST')
   DestDir = os.path.join(DestLib, 'gerbmerge')
   BinFiles = ['misc/gerbmerge']
   BinDir = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('BINDIR')  
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ python %s/site-packages/gerbmerge/gerbmerge.py $*
 
 dist=setup (name = "gerbmerge",
        license = "GPL",
-       version = "%d.%d" % (VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR),
+       version = __version__,
       long_description=\
 r"""GerbMerge is a program that combines several Gerber
 (i.e., RS274-X) and Excellon files into a single set
@@ -69,15 +72,16 @@ For more details on installation or running GerbMerge, see the
 URL below.
 """,
        description = "Merge multiple Gerber/Excellon files",
-       author = "Rugged Circuits LLC",
-       author_email = "support@ruggedcircuits.com",
-       url = "http://ruggedcircuits.com/gerbmerge",
+       author = "ProvideYourOwn.com",
+       author_email = "",
+       url = "https://github.com/provideyourown/gerbmerge",
        packages = ['gerbmerge'],
        platforms = ['all'],
        data_files = [ (DestDir, AuxFiles), 
                       (os.path.join(DestDir,'testdata'), SampleFiles),
                       (os.path.join(DestDir,'doc'), DocFiles),
-                      (BinDir, BinFiles) ]
+                      (BinDir, BinFiles) ],
+       install_requires = ['simpleparse']
 )
 
 do_fix_perms = 0