diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
index c73c8883..09605369 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def configure(parameters = ''):
                        dirs.conf,
                        dirs.localstate,
                        parameters)
+    
     os.system(configure_string)
 
 def make(parameters = ''):
@@ -43,9 +44,7 @@ def install(parameters = ''):
     dir_suffix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.getcwd())) + \
         glb.const.install_dir_suffix
 
-
-    if not parameters:
-        install_string = 'make prefix=%(prefix)s/%(defaultprefix)s \
+    install_string = 'make prefix=%s/%(defaultprefix)s \
                 datadir=%(prefix)s/%(data)s \
                 infodir=%(prefix)s/%(info)s \
                 localstatedir=%(prefix)s/%(localstate)s \
@@ -58,8 +57,16 @@ def install(parameters = ''):
                             'localstate': dirs.localstate,
                             'conf': dirs.conf,
                             'data': dirs.data}
-    else:
-        install_string = 'make PREFIX=%s%s install' % (dir_suffix, parameters)
+
+    os.system(install_string)
+
+def installWithPrefix(parameters = ''):
+    dirs = glb.dirs
+
+    dir_suffix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.getcwd())) + \
+        glb.const.install_dir_suffix
+
+    install_string = 'make PREFIX=%s%s install' % (dir_suffix, parameters)
 
     os.system(install_string)
 
@@ -72,3 +79,13 @@ def installWithDestdir():
     install_string = 'make install DESTDIR=%s' % dir_suffix
 
     os.system(install_string)
+
+def installWithBasedir():
+    dirs = glb.dirs
+
+    dir_suffix = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.getcwd())) + \
+        glb.const.install_dir_suffix
+
+    install_string = 'make BASEDIR=%s install' % dir_suffix
+
+    os.system(install_string)
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
index 790e201a..3e1fc1a3 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ def dolib(filename, destination = '/lib', srcDir = ''):
     if os.access(libFile, os.F_OK):
         copy_file(libFile, env.install_dir + destination + '/' + filename)
 
+def dodir(parameters = ''):
+    env = glb.env
+
+    makedirs(env.install_dir + parameters)
+
 def remove(filename):
     env = glb.env