diff --git a/vlsisapd/agds/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/agds/CMakeLists.txt
index 4688dbc0..2e5c5baa 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/agds/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/agds/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ SET ( includes GdsLibrary.h GdsStructure.h GdsElement.h GdsRectangle.h )
 SET ( cpps     GdsLibrary.cpp GdsStructure.cpp GdsRectangle.cpp )
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(agds ${cpps})
-INSTALL(TARGETS agds DESTINATION /lib)
+INSTALL(TARGETS agds DESTINATION lib)
 
-INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION /include/io/agds)
+INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION include/io/agds)
diff --git a/vlsisapd/cif/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/cif/CMakeLists.txt
index 69fcf807..988f1501 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/cif/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/cif/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ SET ( includes CifCircuit.h   CifPolygon.h )
 SET ( cpps     CifCircuit.cpp CifPolygon.cpp )
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(cif ${cpps})
-INSTALL(TARGETS cif DESTINATION /lib)
+INSTALL(TARGETS cif DESTINATION lib)
 
-INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION /include/io/cif)
+INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION include/io/cif)
diff --git a/vlsisapd/cmake_modules/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/cmake_modules/CMakeLists.txt
index 9257ab4c..eab771c6 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/cmake_modules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/cmake_modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-install(FILES FindIO.cmake 
-        DESTINATION /share/cmake_modules) 
+install(FILES FindIO.cmake DESTINATION share/cmake_modules) 
diff --git a/vlsisapd/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ef734a22..044c8522 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/dtr/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SET ( pycpps PyTechno.cpp ${cpps})
 
           ADD_LIBRARY(dtr ${cpps})
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dtr ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
-INSTALL(TARGETS dtr     DESTINATION /lib)
+INSTALL(TARGETS dtr     DESTINATION lib)
 
 IF (Boost_FOUND)
           ADD_LIBRARY(pyDTR MODULE ${pycpps})
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(pyDTR PROPERTIES
                             PREFIX        ""
                      )
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(pyDTR dtr ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
-INSTALL(TARGETS pyDTR   DESTINATION /lib/python)
+INSTALL(TARGETS pyDTR   DESTINATION lib/python)
 ENDIF(Boost_FOUND)
 
-INSTALL(FILES   ${hpps} DESTINATION /include/io/dtr)
+INSTALL(FILES   ${hpps} DESTINATION include/io/dtr)
diff --git a/vlsisapd/openChams/CMakeLists.txt b/vlsisapd/openChams/CMakeLists.txt
index 148e9e6b..e5f89b12 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/openChams/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vlsisapd/openChams/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(openChams ${cpps})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openChams ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
 
-INSTALL(TARGETS openChams DESTINATION /lib)
+INSTALL(TARGETS openChams DESTINATION lib)
 
-INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION /include/io/openChams)
+INSTALL(FILES ${includes} DESTINATION include/io/openChams)