diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed824b5..cb2962b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ include
 lib
 db
 dbd
+python
 _build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0eb9545..f1da26b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ $(foreach dir, $(filter-out configure,$(DIRS)),$(eval $(call DIR_template,$(dir)
 
 iocBoot_DEPEND_DIRS += $(filter %App,$(DIRS))
 
+UNINSTALL_DIRS += $(TOP)/python
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_TOP
 
 #useful targets includ: doc-html and doc-clean
diff --git a/configure/Makefile b/configure/Makefile
index 3f54d2c..51da564 100644
--- a/configure/Makefile
+++ b/configure/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 TARGETS = $(CONFIG_TARGETS)
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_INSTALLS)))
 
-TARGETS += CONFIG_PY
+TARGETS += CONFIG_PY RULES_PY
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
 CONFIG_PY: $(TOP)/makehelper.py
 	$(PYTHON) $< $@
+
+RULES_PY: ../RULES_PY
+	install -m644 $< $@
diff --git a/configure/RULES_PY b/configure/RULES_PY
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..567bdb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/RULES_PY
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+PY_FILES = $(PY:%=$(INSTALL_LOCATION)/python/%)
+
+$(PY_FILES) : $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/python/%: ../%
+	@[ -d $(dir $@) ] || install -d $(dir $@)
+	@echo "Install PROTO $@"
+	install -m 644 $< $@
+
+build: $(PY_FILES)
diff --git a/devsupApp/src/Makefile b/devsupApp/src/Makefile
index e4a0db7..9642713 100644
--- a/devsupApp/src/Makefile
+++ b/devsupApp/src/Makefile
@@ -50,9 +50,18 @@ devsup_SRCS += dbdset.c
 # Finally link to the EPICS Base libraries
 devsup_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
 
+
+PY += devsup/__init__.py
+PY += devsup/_nullapi.py
+PY += devsup/db.py
+PY += devsup/hooks.py
+PY += devsup/interfaces.py
+PY += devsup/util.py
+
 #===========================
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_PY
 #----------------------------------------
 #  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
 
diff --git a/python/devsup/__init__.py b/devsupApp/src/devsup/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/devsup/__init__.py
rename to devsupApp/src/devsup/__init__.py
diff --git a/python/devsup/_nullapi.py b/devsupApp/src/devsup/_nullapi.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/devsup/_nullapi.py
rename to devsupApp/src/devsup/_nullapi.py
diff --git a/python/devsup/db.py b/devsupApp/src/devsup/db.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/devsup/db.py
rename to devsupApp/src/devsup/db.py
diff --git a/python/devsup/hooks.py b/devsupApp/src/devsup/hooks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/devsup/hooks.py
rename to devsupApp/src/devsup/hooks.py
diff --git a/python/devsup/interfaces.py b/devsupApp/src/devsup/interfaces.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/devsup/interfaces.py
rename to devsupApp/src/devsup/interfaces.py
diff --git a/python/devsup/util.py b/devsupApp/src/devsup/util.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/devsup/util.py
rename to devsupApp/src/devsup/util.py