diff --git a/configure b/configure
deleted file mode 100755
index a58728f9f..000000000
--- a/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-##!/bin/bash
-
-: ${INSTALLROOT=$PWD}
-read -p "Installation directory [default:\"$INSTALLROOT\"]:" -e t3
-if [ -z "$t3" ]
-then
-echo
-else
-	INSTALLROOT=$t3
-fi
-echo "INSTALLROOT will be  \"$INSTALLROOT\""	
-export INSTALLROOT
-
-: ${BINDIR="bin"}
-read -p "Binaries directory [default:\"$BINDIR\"]:" -e t4
-if [ -z "$t4" ]
-then
-	BINDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$BINDIR
-else
-	BINDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$t4
-fi
-echo "BINDIR will be  \"$BINDIR\""	
-export BINDIR
-
-: ${LIBDIR="bin"}
-read -p "Libraries directory [default:\"$LIBDIR\"]:" -e t5
-if [ -z "$t5" ]
-then
-	LIBDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$LIBDIR
-else
-	LIBDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$t5
-fi	
-echo "LIBDIR will be  \"$LIBDIR\""	
-export LIBDIR
-
-:  ${INCDIR="include"}
-read -p "Includes directory [default:\"$INCDIR\"]:" -e t6
-if [ -z "$t6" ]
-then
-	INCDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$INCDIR
-else
-	INCDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$t6
-fi	
-echo "INCDIR will be  \"$INCDIR\""	
-export INCDIR
-
-:  ${DOCDIR="doc"}
-read -p "Documentation directory [default:\"$DOCDIR\"]:" -e t7
-if [ -z "$t7" ]
-then
-	DOCDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$DOCDIR
-else	
-	DOCDIR=$INSTALLROOT/$t7
-fi
-echo "DOCDIR will be  \"$DOCDIR\""
-export DOCDIR
-
-