diff --git a/etc/relocateQt b/etc/relocateQt
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+#!/bin/sh
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# =========                 |
+# \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+#  \\    /   O peration     |
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#    \\/     M anipulation  |
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# License
+#     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#     under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#     (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+#     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#     for more details.
+#
+#     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#     along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Script
+#     etc/relocateQt
+#
+# Description
+#     Change prefix when relocating qt installation
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+qtVERSION=4.7.2
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# run from third-party directory only
+wmakeCheckPwd "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR" || {
+    echo "Error: Current directory is not \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR"
+    echo "    The environment variables are inconsistent with the installation."
+    echo "    Check the OpenFOAM entries in your dot-files and source them."
+    exit 1
+}
+. etc/tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
+. etc/tools/QtFunctions
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+usage() {
+    exec 1>&2
+    while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
+    cat<<USAGE
+
+usage: ${0##*/} [OPTION] [VERSION]
+options:
+  -force            create qt.conf and edit pkgconfig to use \${prefix}
+  -help
+
+* adjust relocation prefix for $qtVERSION
+
+USAGE
+    exit 1
+}
+
+
+unset forceOpt
+# parse options
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]
+do
+    case "$1" in
+    -h | -help)
+        usage
+        ;;
+    -f | -force)
+        forceOpt=true
+        shift
+        ;;
+    [1-9]* | qt-[1-9]*)
+        qtVERSION="${1%%/}";
+        qtVERSION="${qtVERSION#qt-}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    *)
+        usage "unknown option/argument: '$*'"
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+prefixDIR=$installBASE/qt-$qtVERSION
+
+[ "${forceOpt:-false}" = true ] && finalizeQt
+changePrefix
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/etc/tools/QtFunctions b/etc/tools/QtFunctions
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+++ b/etc/tools/QtFunctions
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+#---------------------------------*- sh -*-------------------------------------
+# =========                 |
+# \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+#  \\    /   O peration     |
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#    \\/     M anipulation  |
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# License
+#     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#     under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#     (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+#     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#     for more details.
+#
+#     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#     along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# File
+#     etc/tools/QtFunction
+#
+# Description
+#     Functions for helping relocate a QT installation
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#
+# create a qt.conf file in the QT bin/
+# this can be modified easily if the qt installation gets relocated
+#
+createQtConf()
+{
+    echo "create:"
+    echo "    $prefixDIR/bin/qt.conf"
+
+    [ -n "$prefixDIR" -a -d "$prefixDIR/bin" ] || {
+        echo "Error: prefixDIR not correctly set"
+        return
+    }
+
+    echo "[Paths]"            > $prefixDIR/bin/qt.conf
+    echo "Prefix=$prefixDIR" >> $prefixDIR/bin/qt.conf
+}
+
+
+#
+# adjust pkgconfig information
+# to generalize *location=, -L/... and -I/...
+# to use ${prefix}
+#
+adjustPkgConfig()
+{
+    echo "edit pkgconfig:"
+    echo "    $prefixDIR/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc"
+
+    [ -n "$prefixDIR" -a -d "$prefixDIR/lib/pkgconfig" ] || {
+        echo "Error: prefixDIR not correctly set"
+        return
+    }
+
+    (
+        cd $prefixDIR/lib/pkgconfig || exit
+
+        unset nfiles
+        for i in *.pc
+        do
+            if [ -f "$i" ]
+            then
+                nfiles="x$nfiles"
+                sed -i \
+                    -e 's@\(location=\)'"$prefixDIR/"'@\1${prefix}/@' \
+                    -e 's@\(-[IL]\)'"$prefixDIR/"'@\1${prefix}/@g'    \
+                    $i
+            fi
+        done
+        echo "    edited ${#nfiles} files"
+    )
+}
+
+
+#
+# change prefix=... and Prefix=... to use ${prefix}
+#
+changePrefix()
+{
+    echo "relocate QT installation to new prefix directory:"
+    echo "    $prefixDIR"
+    echo "edit:"
+    echo "    $prefixDIR/bin/qt.conf"
+    echo "    $prefixDIR/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc"
+
+    [ -n "$prefixDIR" -a -d "$prefixDIR/bin" -a -d "$prefixDIR/lib/pkgconfig" ] || {
+        echo "Error: prefixDIR not correctly set"
+        return
+    }
+
+    # adjust qt.conf
+    for i in $prefixDIR/bin/qt.conf
+    do
+        if [ -f "$i" ]
+        then
+            nfiles="x$nfiles"
+            sed -i \
+                -e 's@^\([Pp]refix=\).*$@\1'"$prefixDIR@" \
+                $i
+            echo "    edited 1 file"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # adjust pkgconfig files
+    (
+        cd $prefixDIR/lib/pkgconfig || exit
+
+        unset nfiles
+        for i in *.pc
+        do
+            if [ -f "$i" ]
+            then
+                nfiles="x$nfiles"
+                sed -i \
+                    -e 's@^\([Pp]refix=\).*$@\1'"$prefixDIR@" \
+                    $i
+            fi
+        done
+        echo "    edited ${#nfiles} files"
+    )
+
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#
+# create qt.conf and adjustPkgConfig to use ${prefix} internally
+#
+finalizeQt()
+{
+    echo "Create/Edit files to ease later relocation of a QT installation"
+    createQtConf
+    adjustPkgConfig
+}
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/makeQt b/makeQt
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+++ b/makeQt
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+#!/bin/sh
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# =========                 |
+# \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+#  \\    /   O peration     |
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#    \\/     M anipulation  |
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# License
+#     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#     under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#     (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#     OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+#     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#     for more details.
+#
+#     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#     along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Script
+#     makeQt
+#
+# Description
+#     Build script for qt-everywhere-opensource-src
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+qtVERSION=4.7.3
+qtTYPE=qt-everywhere-opensource-src
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# run from third-party directory only
+wmakeCheckPwd "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR" || {
+    echo "Error: Current directory is not \$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR"
+    echo "    The environment variables are inconsistent with the installation."
+    echo "    Check the OpenFOAM entries in your dot-files and source them."
+    exit 1
+}
+. etc/tools/ThirdPartyFunctions
+. etc/tools/QtFunctions
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+usage() {
+    exec 1>&2
+    while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
+    cat<<USAGE
+
+usage: ${0##*/} [OPTION] [VERSION]
+options:
+  -gcc              force g++ instead of the value from \$WM_CXX
+  -help
+
+* build $qtTYPE, version $qtVERSION
+
+USAGE
+    exit 1
+}
+
+
+# ensure configure gets the correct C++ compiler
+[ -n "$WM_CXX" ] && export CXX="$WM_CXX"
+
+
+# parse options
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]
+do
+    case "$1" in
+    -h | -help)
+        usage
+        ;;
+    -gcc)
+        export CXX=g++   # use g++
+        shift
+        ;;
+    [1-9]* | qt-[1-9]*)
+        qtVERSION="${1%%/}";
+        qtVERSION="${qtVERSION#qt-}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    *)
+        usage "unknown option/argument: '$*'"
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+qtPACKAGE=$qtTYPE-$qtVERSION
+prefixDIR=$installBASE/qt-$qtVERSION
+
+
+#
+# Build QT
+#
+echo "---------------"
+if [ -d "$prefixDIR" -a -r "$prefixDIR/bin/qmake" ]
+then
+    echo "Already built: Qt-$qtVERSION"
+else
+    echo "Starting build: Qt-$qtVERSION"
+(
+    sourceDIR=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/$qtPACKAGE
+    buildDIR=$buildBASE/$qtPACKAGE
+
+    cd $sourceDIR || exit 1
+    make distclean 2>/dev/null
+
+    rm -rf $buildDIR
+    mkdir -p $buildDIR
+    cd $buildDIR
+
+    # remove old junk
+    rm -rf $prefixDIR
+
+    # remove any remnants from a previous shadow build
+    rm -f "$sourceDIR/.qmake.cache" 2>/dev/null
+    rm -f "$sourceDIR/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h" 2>/dev/null
+    rm -f "$sourceDIR/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp" 2>/dev/null
+
+    # compile as opensource, accepting LGPL conditions
+    echo "yes" | \
+    $sourceDIR/configure \
+        --prefix=$prefixDIR \
+        -opensource \
+        -nomake demos \
+        -nomake examples \
+    && time make -j $WM_NCOMPPROCS \
+    && make install \
+    && echo "Built: Qt-$qtVERSION" \
+    && finalizeQt
+) || {
+    echo "Error building: Qt-$qtVERSION"
+    exit 1
+}
+fi
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file