diff --git a/abc_with_bb_support/Makefile b/abc_with_bb_support/Makefile
index a2982baff..3b3ab3e3c 100644
--- a/abc_with_bb_support/Makefile
+++ b/abc_with_bb_support/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-CC   := gcc
+CC   := gcc-4.9 # only version of gcc working on abc
 CXX  := g++
 LD   := g++
 CP   := cp
diff --git a/fpga_flow/generate_config.sh b/fpga_flow/generate_config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..69fc03249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fpga_flow/generate_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+PATH=$PWD
+#DEST=configs/fpga_spice/k6_N10_sram_tsmc40nm_TT.conf
+DEST=configs/fpga_spice/test.conf
+
+if [ -e "$DEST" ]; then
+echo "" > $DEST;
+fi
+
+echo "# Standard Configuration Example" >> $DEST
+echo "[dir_path]" >> $DEST
+echo "script_base = ${PATH}/scripts/" >> $DEST
+echo "benchmark_dir = ${PATH}/benchmarks/FPGA_SPICE_bench" >> $DEST
+echo "odin2_path = ${PATH}/not_used_atm/odin2.exe" >> $DEST
+echo "cirkit_path = ${PATH}/not_used_atm/cirkit" >> $DEST
+echo "abc_path = ${PATH}/../abc_with_bb_support/abc" >> $DEST
+echo "abc_mccl_path = ${PATH}/../abc_with_bb_support/abc" >> $DEST
+echo "abc_with_bb_support_path = ${PATH}/../abc_with_bb_support/abc" >> $DEST
+echo "mpack1_path = ${PATH}/not_used_atm/mpack1" >> $DEST
+echo "m2net_path = ${PATH}/not_used_atm/m2net" >> $DEST
+echo "mpack2_path = ${PATH}/not_used_atm/mpack2" >> $DEST
+echo "vpr_path = ${PATH}/../vpr7_rram/vpr/vpr" >> $DEST
+echo "rpt_dir = ${PATH}/results" >> $DEST
+echo "ace_path = ${PATH}/../ace2/ace\n" >> $DEST
+echo "" >> $DEST
+echo "[flow_conf]" >> $DEST
+echo "flow_type = standard #standard|mpack2|mpack1|vtr_standard|vtr" >> $DEST
+echo "vpr_arch = ${PATH}/arch/fpga_spice/k6_N10_sram_tsmc40nm_TT.xml # Use relative path under VPR folder is OK" >> $DEST
+echo "!mpack1_abc_stdlib = DRLC7T_SiNWFET.genlib # Use relative path under ABC folder is OK" >> $DEST
+echo "m2net_conf = ${PATH}/m2net_conf/m2x2_SiNWFET.conf" >> $DEST
+echo "!mpack2_arch = K6_pattern7_I24.arch" >> $DEST
+echo "power_tech_xml = ${PATH}/tech/tsmc40nm.xml # Use relative path under VPR folder is OK\n" >> $DEST
+echo "" >> $DEST
+echo "[csv_tags]" >> $DEST
+echo "mpack1_tags = Global mapping efficiency:|efficiency:|occupancy wo buf:|efficiency wo buf:" >> $DEST
+echo "mpack2_tags = BLE Number:|BLE Fill Rate: " >> $DEST
+echo "vpr_tags = Netlist clb blocks:|Final critical path:|Total logic delay:|total net delay:|Total routing area:|Total used logic block area:|Total wirelength:|Packing took|Placement took|Routing took|Average net density:|Median net density:|Recommend no. of clock cycles:" >> $DEST
+echo "vpr_power_tags = PB Types|Routing|Switch Box|Connection Box|Primitives|Interc Structures|lut6|ff" >> $DEST
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fpga_flow/run_fpga_spice_testbench_study.sh b/fpga_flow/run_fpga_spice_testbench_study.sh
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new mode 100755
diff --git a/fpga_flow/scripts/fpga_arch_gen.pl b/fpga_flow/scripts/fpga_arch_gen.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/fpga_flow/scripts/fpga_flow.pl b/fpga_flow/scripts/fpga_flow.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/fpga_flow/scripts/m2net.pl b/fpga_flow/scripts/m2net.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/fpga_flow/scripts/pro_blif.pl b/fpga_flow/scripts/pro_blif.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/fpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_spice.pl b/fpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_spice.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/fpga_flow/scripts/run_multi.pl b/fpga_flow/scripts/run_multi.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755