--- acinclude.m4
+++ acinclude.m4
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@
     ])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(qt-includes,
-    [  --with-qt-includes=DIR  where the Qt includes are. ],
+    [  --with-qt-includes=DIR  where the Qt includes are ],
     [
        ac_qt_includes="$withval"
     ])
@@ -1355,11 +1355,31 @@
 kde_qt_libs_given=no
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(qt-libraries,
-    [  --with-qt-libraries=DIR where the Qt library is installed.],
+    [  --with-qt-libraries=DIR where the Qt library is installed ],
     [  ac_qt_libraries="$withval"
        kde_qt_libs_given=yes
     ])
 
+ac_kde_includes=""
+ac_kde_libraries=""
+AC_ARG_WITH(kde-dir,
+    [  --with-kde-dir=DIR      where the root of KDE is installed ],
+    [  ac_kde_includes="$withval"/include
+       ac_kde_libraries="$withval"/lib
+    ])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(kde-includes,
+    [  --with-kde-includes=DIR where the KDE includes are ],
+    [
+       ac_kde_includes="$withval"
+    ])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(kde-libraries,
+    [  --with-kde-libraries=DIR where the KDE library is installed ],
+    [
+       ac_kde_libraries="$withval"
+    ])
+
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_have_qt,
 [#try to guess Qt locations
 
--- configure.in
+++ configure.in
@@ -76,25 +76,37 @@
 dnl PQT
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for KDE or an Install directory])
 dnl /PQT
-if test "${prefix}" != NONE; then
-  kde_includes=${prefix}/include
-  ac_kde_includes=$prefix/include
 
-  if test "${exec_prefix}" != NONE; then
-     kde_libraries=${libdir}
-     ac_kde_libraries=$libdir
-     if test "$ac_kde_libraries" = '${exec_prefix}/lib'${kdelibsuff}; then
-	ac_kde_libraries=$exec_prefix/lib${kdelibsuff}
-     fi
-  else
-     kde_libraries=${prefix}/lib${kdelibsuff}
-     ac_kde_libraries=$prefix/lib${kdelibsuff}
+kde_includes=$ac_kde_includes
+kde_libraries=$ac_kde_libraries
+
+if test "${prefix}" != NONE; then
+  if test "${kde_includes}" = ""; then
+    kde_includes=${prefix}/include
+    ac_kde_includes=$prefix/include
+  fi
+  
+  if test "${kde_libraries}" = ""; then
+    if test "${exec_prefix}" != NONE; then
+       kde_libraries=${libdir}
+       ac_kde_libraries=$libdir
+       if test "$ac_kde_libraries" = '${exec_prefix}/lib'${kdelibsuff}; then
+	  ac_kde_libraries=$exec_prefix/lib${kdelibsuff}
+       fi
+    else
+       kde_libraries=${prefix}/lib${kdelibsuff}
+       ac_kde_libraries=$prefix/lib${kdelibsuff}
+    fi
   fi
 else
-  ac_kde_includes=
-  ac_kde_libraries=
-  kde_libraries=""
-  kde_includes=""
+  if test "${kde_includes}" = ""; then
+    ac_kde_includes=
+    kde_includes=""
+  fi
+  if test "${kde_libraries}" = ""; then    
+    ac_kde_libraries=
+    kde_libraries=""
+  fi
 fi
 
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_have_kde,