diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0cb52d0873c553bebdfccfde71f6bc5167167c6..a04b10834be9a3e4913a1733fbc3d721b2d99a33 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ fi
 
 # eliminate any /usr/lib and and /usr/include from $BOOST_LIB and $BOOST_INCLUDE
 
-BOOST_LDFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_LDFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-L\/usr\/lib64//g' | sed -e 's/-L\/usr\/lib//g')
-BOOST_CPPFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_CPPFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-I\/usr\/include//g')
+BOOST_LDFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_LDFLAGS" | sed -e 's/ -L\/usr\/lib64[ \b]//g' | sed -e 's/ -L\/usr\/lib[ \b]//g')
+BOOST_CPPFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_CPPFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-I\/usr\/include[ \b]//g')
 
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/openfpm_data b/openfpm_data
index 90170160c28d16850d43a9c54cbde1f2624d87a1..8c0697ce972fc6c4f82aefea2750b12c4bd40b18 160000
--- a/openfpm_data
+++ b/openfpm_data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 90170160c28d16850d43a9c54cbde1f2624d87a1
+Subproject commit 8c0697ce972fc6c4f82aefea2750b12c4bd40b18
diff --git a/openfpm_devices b/openfpm_devices
index 2252634e1b618e7da8a2c86a58abaef4747d405e..990728ade63fe50f19ff82dbd555862c74dc8329 160000
--- a/openfpm_devices
+++ b/openfpm_devices
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2252634e1b618e7da8a2c86a58abaef4747d405e
+Subproject commit 990728ade63fe50f19ff82dbd555862c74dc8329
diff --git a/openfpm_io b/openfpm_io
index 7117dab0c2bc4db60e8313fc83b8792330079719..a57523c7d63fba78fafe6385db759984fc70bc04 160000
--- a/openfpm_io
+++ b/openfpm_io
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7117dab0c2bc4db60e8313fc83b8792330079719
+Subproject commit a57523c7d63fba78fafe6385db759984fc70bc04
diff --git a/openfpm_vcluster b/openfpm_vcluster
index e881918b1ce36402589981ea93d5dcd5b3f5e49a..a8cd9b06236b6956dc0e243c259f12471743f07e 160000
--- a/openfpm_vcluster
+++ b/openfpm_vcluster
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e881918b1ce36402589981ea93d5dcd5b3f5e49a
+Subproject commit a8cd9b06236b6956dc0e243c259f12471743f07e