diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2dbaf4156c95214bbb3163a92ac87132a52005b6..a650d8d95b14ab30bd00c4d985739ee5509a6516 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ message (STATUS "MODULE_PATH: " ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 set(CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE ON)
 set(JPSVIS_MAJOR_VERSION 0)
 set(JPSVIS_MINOR_VERSION 8)
-set(JPSVIS_PATCH_VERSION 0)
+set(JPSVIS_PATCH_VERSION 1)
 set(JPSVIS_VERSION
   ${JPSVIS_MAJOR_VERSION}.${JPSVIS_MINOR_VERSION}.${JPSVIS_PATCH_VERSION})
 message( STATUS "JPSVIS_VERSION: " ${JPSVIS_VERSION} )
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(README_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
 if(APPLE AND CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX MATCHES "/usr/local")
-	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/Applications")
+	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}) #"/Applications")
 endif()
 message(STATUS "${PROJECT_NAME} will be installed to ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 
@@ -304,35 +304,15 @@ elseif( ${QT5_INSTALLED})
   ${UI_HDRS} 
   ${RCS}
   )
- qt5_use_modules(JPSvis Widgets)
- target_link_libraries(JPSvis Qt5::Xml)
-  target_link_libraries(JPSvis Qt5::Network)
- target_link_libraries(JPSvis ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES})
+ qt5_use_modules(jpsvis Widgets)
+ target_link_libraries(jpsvis Qt5::Xml)
+ target_link_libraries(jpsvis Qt5::Network)
+ target_link_libraries(jpsvis ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES})
 else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "QT NOT FOUND - ABORT")
 endif()
 
 
-#======================================================================
-# debug where is python?
-# foreach(REQUIRED_PYTHON_VERSION 2.7)  # 2.6 2.5)
-#   message(STATUS "======== LOOKING FOR ${REQUIRED_PYTHON_VERSION} ========================")
-#   # find_package ( PythonInterp ${REQUIRED_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED)
-#   # find_package ( PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING} EXACT)
-#   # find_package ( PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING} EXACT REQUIRED )
-
-
-#   message(STATUS "PYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
-#   message(STATUS "PYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${PYTHON_LIBRARY}")
-#   message(STATUS "PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:FILEPATH=${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-#   message(STATUS "PYTHON_FRAMEWORK_INCLUDES=${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK_INCLUDES}")
-#   message(STATUS "PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING=${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING}")
-#   message(STATUS "Python_FRAMEWORKS=${Python_FRAMEWORKS}")
-
-#   # unset(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE CACHE)
-#   # unset(PYTHON_LIBRARY CACHE)
-#   # unset(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR CACHE)
-# endforeach()
 
 
 # For Apple set the icns file containing icons
@@ -424,8 +404,8 @@ SET(plugin_dest_dir bin)
 SET(qtconf_dest_dir bin)
 SET(APPS "\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/jpsvis")
 IF(APPLE)
-  SET(plugin_dest_dir JPSvis.app/Contents/MacOS)
-  SET(qtconf_dest_dir JPSvis.app/Contents/Resources)
+  SET(plugin_dest_dir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/jpsvis.app/Contents/MacOS)
+  SET(qtconf_dest_dir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/jpsvis.app/Contents/Resources)
   SET(APPS "\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/jpsvis.app")  
 ENDIF(APPLE)
 
@@ -471,12 +451,13 @@ SET(DIRS ${QT_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 # An alternative is the do a configure_file() on a script and use install(SCRIPT  ...).
 # Note that the image plugins depend on QtSvg and QtXml, and it got those copied
 # over.
-INSTALL(CODE "
-    file(GLOB_RECURSE QTPLUGINS
-      \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${plugin_dest_dir}/plugins/*${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}\")
-    include(BundleUtilities)
-    fixup_bundle(\"${APPS}\" \"\${QTPLUGINS}\" \"${DIRS}\")
-    " COMPONENT Runtime)
+# needed?
+# INSTALL(CODE "
+#     file(GLOB_RECURSE QTPLUGINS
+#       \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${plugin_dest_dir}/plugins/*${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}\")
+#     include(BundleUtilities)
+#     fixup_bundle(\"${APPS}\" \"\${QTPLUGINS}\" \"${DIRS}\")
+#     " COMPONENT Runtime)
 
 
 IF(APPLE)
@@ -504,10 +485,10 @@ set(CPACK_BINARY_DRAGNDROP ON)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "jpsvis")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "www.jupedsim.org")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "jpsvis - CPack Component Installation Example")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.0")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "0")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${JPSVIS_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${JPSVIS_MAJOR_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${JPSVIS_MINOR_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${JPSVIS_PATCH_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "JPSvis_dir")
 
 if(APPLE)
@@ -539,19 +520,21 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # https://github.com/artm/vision-ui-skeleton/blob/master/cmake/QArtmRelease.cmake
-  IF(APPLE)
-    SET(EXE_CONTENTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${EXECUTABLE}/Contents")
-    FILE(WRITE
-      ${EXE_CONTENTS}/Resources/qt.conf
-      "[Paths]\nPlugins=PlugIns\n")
-    FILE(COPY ${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}/imageformats
-      DESTINATION ${EXE_CONTENTS}/PlugIns/
-      PATTERN "*_debug.*" EXCLUDE)
-    ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
-      TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
-      COMMAND ruby ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ruby/fixup/fixup.rb ${EXECUTABLE}
-      COMMENT "Fixing up the app bundle")
-  ENDIF(APPLE)
+IF(APPLE)
+  SET(EXE_CONTENTS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${EXECUTABLE}/Contents")
+  message(STATUS "EXE_CONTENTS: " ${EXE_CONTENTS})
+  message(STATUS "EXECUTABLE: " ${EXECUTABLE})
+  FILE(WRITE
+    ${EXE_CONTENTS}/Resources/qt.conf
+    "[Paths]\nPlugins=PlugIns\n")
+  FILE(COPY ${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}/imageformats
+    DESTINATION ${EXE_CONTENTS}/PlugIns/
+    PATTERN "*_debug.*" EXCLUDE)
+  ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
+    TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND ruby ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ruby/fixup/fixup.rb ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${EXECUTABLE}
+    COMMENT "Fixing up the app bundle")
+ENDIF(APPLE)
 
 
 # if(APPLE OR WIN32)
diff --git a/Resources/dmg.json b/Resources/dmg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e209f1bb5cefbf747f420708f754f35c46484f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/dmg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "title": "JPSvis",
+  "icon": "../forms/jpsvis.icns",
+    "background": "back.png",
+  "contents": [
+    { "x": 348, "y": 144, "type": "link", "path": "/Applications" },
+      { "x": 220, "y": 144, "type": "file", "path": "../bin/jpsvis.app" },
+      { "x": 92, "y": 144, "type": "file", "path": "../samples" }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/checkDependencies.py b/checkDependencies.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..752457f16dd44c48dbcce56d0eb00ad644115031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkDependencies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# some vtk libs depend on python.
+# correct this dependency and make it point to local python.
+import glob2
+import subprocess
+import shlex
+import os 
+RED = '\033[0;31m'
+NC = '\033[0m' # No Color
+
+
+CMD = "jpsvis"
+PATH = "./bin/%s.app/Contents/Frameworks"  % CMD
+
+dependencies = glob2.glob("%s/**/*.dylib"%PATH)
+
+
+
+
+
+#VTK_LIBS
+for vtklib in dependencies:
+    
+    print "vtklib: <%s>" % vtklib
+
+    cmd = "otool -L %s" % vtklib
+    f = open("blah.txt", "w")
+    res = subprocess.call(shlex.split(cmd), stdout=f)
+    f.close()
+    f = open("blah.txt", "r")
+    lines = f.readlines()
+    for line in lines[1:]:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line.startswith("/usr/lib") \
+           and not line.startswith("/System") \
+           and not line.startswith("@executable_path"):
+
+            print ">> <%s>" % line.split()[0]
+            change = "install_name_tool -change %s @executable_path/../Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/Python %s"%(line.split()[0], vtklib)
+            print "<%s>" % change
+            res = subprocess.call(shlex.split(change))
+
+            
+    f.close()
+
+if os.path.exists ("blah.txt"):
+    os.remove("blah.txt")    
diff --git a/deployAPPLE.sh b/deployAPPLE.sh
index 9eefd42c78f75ee461880afdc8ffb6bfb42d5931..2069f0c5d85fea1d498012962dde68bd463be29b 100755
--- a/deployAPPLE.sh
+++ b/deployAPPLE.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-#!/bin/sh
 
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
+CMD="jpsvis"
+
+
 if [ -d build ];then
     echo "INFO: found build directory"
     echo "INFO:${RED} rm build ${NC}"
@@ -28,8 +30,38 @@ cmake ..
 echo "INFO: make .."
 make -j4
 
-echo "INFO: running  dynlibbundler .."
-dylibbundler -od -b -x ../bin/JPSvis.app/Contents/MacOS/JPSvis -d ../bin/JPSvis.app/Contents/libs/
 
-echo "INFO: running macdeployqt .."
-macdeployqt ../bin/JPSvis.app -dmg
+echo "INFO: running  <dylibbundler -od -b -x ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/MacOS/${CMD} -d ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/libs/>"
+dylibbundler -od -b -x ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/MacOS/${CMD} -d ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/libs/
+
+
+# dylibbundler has a problem linking to local python framework. So this quick fix..
+isPythonDependencyGlobal=`otool -L ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/MacOS/${CMD} | grep Python.framework`
+
+echo "isPythonDependencyGlobal: <$isPythonDependencyGlobal>"
+
+if [[ -n $isPythonDependencyGlobal ]];then
+    if [[ ! $isPythonSWDependencyGlobal == *"@executable_path"* ]]; then
+        #install_name_tool -change /usr/local/opt/python3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/Python
+        #                           @executable_path/../Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/Python
+        #                           ./bin/jpsvis.app/Contents/MacOS/jpsvis
+        
+        Python=`echo ${isPythonDependencyGlobal} | xargs | awk '{print $1}'`
+        echo "WARNING: ${RED} <$Python> is not relative to ${CMD} ${NC}."
+        
+        Frameworks=`echo ${Python} |  awk -F Frameworks '{ print "Frameworks"$2 }'`
+        echo "WARNING: ${RED} change <$Python> to <@executable_path/../$Frameworks> ${CMD} ${NC}."
+
+        install_name_tool -change $Python @executable_path/../$Frameworks ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/MacOS/${CMD}
+
+        echo "INFO: Check again"
+        otool -L ../bin/${CMD}.app/Contents/MacOS/${CMD} | grep Python.framework
+        echo "-----------------"
+
+    fi
+fi
+
+# check if dependencies to libs are local to .app
+python checkDependencies.py 
+
+appdmg Resources/dmg.json {CMD}-0.8.1.dmg
diff --git a/install_packages_debian.txt b/install_packages_debian.txt
index 4a18f2627d4b0c39b85dbcfc806d1c3b2a516eae..bf3cca17cbb2336221b67d249f2edf4c336caf04 100644
--- a/install_packages_debian.txt
+++ b/install_packages_debian.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ sudo apt-get install libmgl-qt5
 sudo apt-get install libvtk5-dev
 sudo apt-get install libvtk5.8-qt4
 * ubuntu docker
-see Dockerfile
+  see Dockerfile