diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c60892f..5480f79 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,16 +33,22 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(malloc calloc realloc free)
 
 # Check for jerasure/gf_complete headers
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(jerasure.h cauchy.h galois.h liberation.h reed_sol.h gf_complete.h)
-
+    
 # Enable this check when gf_complete is external
-AC_CHECK_LIB([gf_complete], [gf_init_easy], [],
+AC_CHECK_LIB([gf_complete], [gf_init_easy], 
 [
-    echo "Error! gf_complete is required for algorithmic signature support."
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([GF_COMPLETE_INSTALLED], [true])
+  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBGF_COMPLETE], [1], ["Defined if gf-complete is installed"])
+],
+[
+    echo "Warning gf_complete is required for *high performance* algorithmic signature support."
     echo "gf_complete is available from https://bitbucket.org/jimplank/gf-complete.git"
     echo "On Debian/Ubuntu systems, you can use \'apt-get install gf-complete\'"
-    exit -1
+    echo "This will install with a slower Galois field backend!"
+    AM_CONDITIONAL([GF_COMPLETE_INSTALLED], [false])
 ])
 
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],
                [enable debugging, default: no]),
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index cbda85e..a23e114 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <liberation.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_LIBERATION_H
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `gf_complete' library (-lgf_complete). */
+/* "Defined if gf-complete is installed" */
 #undef HAVE_LIBGF_COMPLETE
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <limits.h> header file. */
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@
    */
 #undef LT_OBJDIR
 
-/* Define to 1 if your C compiler doesn't accept -c and -o together. */
-#undef NO_MINUS_C_MINUS_O
-
 /* Name of package */
 #undef PACKAGE
 
diff --git a/include/erasurecode/galois.h b/include/erasurecode/galois.h
index d75be6a..54efb0f 100644
--- a/include/erasurecode/galois.h
+++ b/include/erasurecode/galois.h
@@ -41,11 +41,28 @@
 #ifndef _GALOIS_H
 #define _GALOIS_H
 
+#include <config.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBGF_COMPLETE
 #include <gf_complete.h>
-
 extern void galois_change_technique(gf_t *gf, int w);
+gf_t* galois_init_field(int w,
+                             int mult_type,
+                             int region_type,
+                             int divide_type,
+                             uint64_t prim_poly,
+                             int arg1,
+                             int arg2);
+
+gf_t* galois_init_composite_field(int w,
+                                int region_type,
+                                int divide_type,
+                                int degree,
+                                gf_t* base_gf);
+
+gf_t * galois_get_field_ptr(int w);
+#endif
 
 extern int galois_single_multiply(int a, int b, int w);
 extern int galois_single_divide(int a, int b, int w);
@@ -79,21 +96,6 @@ void galois_w32_region_multiply(char *region,       /* Region to multiply */
                                                        Otherwise region is overwritten */
                                   int add);         /* If (r2 != NULL && add) the produce is XOR'd with r2 */
 
-gf_t* galois_init_field(int w,
-                             int mult_type,
-                             int region_type,
-                             int divide_type,
-                             uint64_t prim_poly,
-                             int arg1,
-                             int arg2);
-
-gf_t* galois_init_composite_field(int w,
-                                int region_type,
-                                int divide_type,
-                                int degree,
-                                gf_t* base_gf);
-
-gf_t * galois_get_field_ptr(int w);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5751f5f..fb2368d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ liberasurecode_la_SOURCES = \
 
 liberasurecode_la_CPPFLAGS = -Werror
 liberasurecode_la_LIBADD = \
-		builtin/xor_codes/libXorcode.la -lgf_complete -lpthread
+		builtin/xor_codes/libXorcode.la -lpthread
+
+if GF_COMPLETE_INSTALLED
+  liberasurecode_la_LIBADD += -lgf_complete
+endif
 
 # Version format  (C - A).(A).(R) for C:R:A input
 liberasurecode_la_LDFLAGS = -rpath '$(libdir)' -version-info 9:10:9
diff --git a/src/utils/chksum/galois.c b/src/utils/chksum/galois.c
index 2cfa284..67df80a 100644
--- a/src/utils/chksum/galois.c
+++ b/src/utils/chksum/galois.c
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@
    Revision 1.0 - 2007: James S. Plank
  */
 
+#include <config.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "galois.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBGF_COMPLETE
 #define MAX_GF_INSTANCES 64
 gf_t *gfp_array[MAX_GF_INSTANCES] = { 0 };
 int  gfp_is_composite[MAX_GF_INSTANCES] = { 0 };
@@ -349,3 +351,783 @@ int galois_inverse(int y, int w)
   if (y == 0) return -1;
   return galois_single_divide(1, y, w);
 }
+
+#else
+
+#define NONE (10)
+#define TABLE (11)
+#define SHIFT (12)
+#define LOGS (13)
+#define SPLITW8 (14)
+
+static int prim_poly[33] = 
+{ 0, 
+/*  1 */     1, 
+/*  2 */    07,
+/*  3 */    013,
+/*  4 */    023,
+/*  5 */    045,
+/*  6 */    0103,
+/*  7 */    0211,
+/*  8 */    0435,
+/*  9 */    01021,
+/* 10 */    02011,
+/* 11 */    04005,
+/* 12 */    010123,
+/* 13 */    020033,
+/* 14 */    042103,
+/* 15 */    0100003,
+/* 16 */    0210013,
+/* 17 */    0400011,
+/* 18 */    01000201,
+/* 19 */    02000047,
+/* 20 */    04000011,
+/* 21 */    010000005,
+/* 22 */    020000003,
+/* 23 */    040000041,
+/* 24 */    0100000207,
+/* 25 */    0200000011,
+/* 26 */    0400000107,
+/* 27 */    01000000047,
+/* 28 */    02000000011,
+/* 29 */    04000000005,
+/* 30 */    010040000007,
+/* 31 */    020000000011, 
+/* 32 */    00020000007 };  /* Really 40020000007, but we're omitting the high order bit */
+
+static int mult_type[33] = 
+{ NONE, 
+/*  1 */   TABLE, 
+/*  2 */   TABLE,
+/*  3 */   TABLE,
+/*  4 */   TABLE,
+/*  5 */   TABLE,
+/*  6 */   TABLE,
+/*  7 */   TABLE,
+/*  8 */   TABLE,
+/*  9 */   TABLE,
+/* 10 */   LOGS,
+/* 11 */   LOGS,
+/* 12 */   LOGS,
+/* 13 */   LOGS,
+/* 14 */   LOGS,
+/* 15 */   LOGS,
+/* 16 */   LOGS,
+/* 17 */   LOGS,
+/* 18 */   LOGS,
+/* 19 */   LOGS,
+/* 20 */   LOGS,
+/* 21 */   LOGS,
+/* 22 */   LOGS,
+/* 23 */   SHIFT,
+/* 24 */   SHIFT,
+/* 25 */   SHIFT,
+/* 26 */   SHIFT,
+/* 27 */   SHIFT,
+/* 28 */   SHIFT,
+/* 29 */   SHIFT,
+/* 30 */   SHIFT,
+/* 31 */   SHIFT,
+/* 32 */   SPLITW8 };
+
+static int nw[33] = { 0, (1 << 1), (1 << 2), (1 << 3), (1 << 4), 
+(1 << 5), (1 << 6), (1 << 7), (1 << 8), (1 << 9), (1 << 10),
+(1 << 11), (1 << 12), (1 << 13), (1 << 14), (1 << 15), (1 << 16),
+(1 << 17), (1 << 18), (1 << 19), (1 << 20), (1 << 21), (1 << 22),
+(1 << 23), (1 << 24), (1 << 25), (1 << 26), (1 << 27), (1 << 28),
+(1 << 29), (1 << 30), (1 << 31), -1 };
+
+static int nwm1[33] = { 0, (1 << 1)-1, (1 << 2)-1, (1 << 3)-1, (1 << 4)-1, 
+(1 << 5)-1, (1 << 6)-1, (1 << 7)-1, (1 << 8)-1, (1 << 9)-1, (1 << 10)-1,
+(1 << 11)-1, (1 << 12)-1, (1 << 13)-1, (1 << 14)-1, (1 << 15)-1, (1 << 16)-1,
+(1 << 17)-1, (1 << 18)-1, (1 << 19)-1, (1 << 20)-1, (1 << 21)-1, (1 << 22)-1,
+(1 << 23)-1, (1 << 24)-1, (1 << 25)-1, (1 << 26)-1, (1 << 27)-1, (1 << 28)-1,
+(1 << 29)-1, (1 << 30)-1, 0x7fffffff, 0xffffffff };
+   
+static int *galois_log_tables[33] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+
+static int *galois_ilog_tables[33] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+
+static int *galois_mult_tables[33] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+
+static int *galois_div_tables[33] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+
+/* Special case for w = 32 */
+
+static int *galois_split_w8[7] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+
+int galois_create_log_tables(int w)
+{
+  int j, b;
+
+  if (w > 30) return -1;
+  if (galois_log_tables[w] != NULL) return 0;
+  galois_log_tables[w] = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int)*nw[w]);
+  if (galois_log_tables[w] == NULL) return -1; 
+  
+  galois_ilog_tables[w] = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int)*nw[w]*3);
+  if (galois_ilog_tables[w] == NULL) { 
+    free(galois_log_tables[w]);
+    galois_log_tables[w] = NULL;
+    return -1;
+  }
+  
+  for (j = 0; j < nw[w]; j++) {
+    galois_log_tables[w][j] = nwm1[w];
+    galois_ilog_tables[w][j] = 0;
+  } 
+  
+  b = 1;
+  for (j = 0; j < nwm1[w]; j++) {
+    if (galois_log_tables[w][b] != nwm1[w]) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Galois_create_log_tables Error: j=%d, b=%d, B->J[b]=%d, J->B[j]=%d (0%o)\n",
+              j, b, galois_log_tables[w][b], galois_ilog_tables[w][j], (b << 1) ^ prim_poly[w]);
+      exit(1);
+    }
+    galois_log_tables[w][b] = j;
+    galois_ilog_tables[w][j] = b;
+    b = b << 1;
+    if (b & nw[w]) b = (b ^ prim_poly[w]) & nwm1[w];
+  }
+  for (j = 0; j < nwm1[w]; j++) {
+    galois_ilog_tables[w][j+nwm1[w]] = galois_ilog_tables[w][j];
+    galois_ilog_tables[w][j+nwm1[w]*2] = galois_ilog_tables[w][j];
+  } 
+  galois_ilog_tables[w] += nwm1[w];
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int galois_logtable_multiply(int x, int y, int w)
+{
+  int sum_j;
+
+  if (x == 0 || y == 0) return 0;
+  
+  sum_j = galois_log_tables[w][x] + galois_log_tables[w][y];
+  /* if (sum_j >= nwm1[w]) sum_j -= nwm1[w];    Don't need to do this, 
+                                   because we replicate the ilog table twice.  */
+  return galois_ilog_tables[w][sum_j];
+}
+
+int galois_logtable_divide(int x, int y, int w)
+{
+  int sum_j;
+  int z;
+
+  if (y == 0) return -1;
+  if (x == 0) return 0; 
+  sum_j = galois_log_tables[w][x] - galois_log_tables[w][y];
+  /* if (sum_j < 0) sum_j += nwm1[w];   Don't need to do this, because we replicate the ilog table twice.   */
+  z = galois_ilog_tables[w][sum_j];
+  return z;
+}
+
+int galois_create_mult_tables(int w)
+{
+  int j, x, y, logx;
+
+  if (w >= 14) return -1;
+
+  if (galois_mult_tables[w] != NULL) return 0;
+  galois_mult_tables[w] = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * nw[w] * nw[w]);
+  if (galois_mult_tables[w] == NULL) return -1;
+  
+  galois_div_tables[w] = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * nw[w] * nw[w]);
+  if (galois_div_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    free(galois_mult_tables[w]);
+    galois_mult_tables[w] = NULL;
+    return -1;
+  }
+  if (galois_log_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_log_tables(w) < 0) {
+      free(galois_mult_tables[w]);
+      free(galois_div_tables[w]);
+      galois_mult_tables[w] = NULL;
+      galois_div_tables[w] = NULL;
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
+ /* Set mult/div tables for x = 0 */
+  j = 0;
+  galois_mult_tables[w][j] = 0;   /* y = 0 */
+  galois_div_tables[w][j] = -1;
+  j++;
+  for (y = 1; y < nw[w]; y++) {   /* y > 0 */
+    galois_mult_tables[w][j] = 0;
+    galois_div_tables[w][j] = 0;
+    j++;
+  }
+  
+  for (x = 1; x < nw[w]; x++) {  /* x > 0 */
+    galois_mult_tables[w][j] = 0; /* y = 0 */
+    galois_div_tables[w][j] = -1;
+    j++;
+    logx = galois_log_tables[w][x];
+    for (y = 1; y < nw[w]; y++) {  /* y > 0 */
+      galois_mult_tables[w][j] = galois_ilog_tables[w][logx+galois_log_tables[w][y]]; 
+      galois_div_tables[w][j] = galois_ilog_tables[w][logx-galois_log_tables[w][y]]; 
+      j++;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int galois_ilog(int value, int w)
+{
+  if (galois_ilog_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_log_tables(w) < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Error: galois_ilog - w is too big.  Sorry\n");
+      exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+  return galois_ilog_tables[w][value];
+}
+
+int galois_log(int value, int w)
+{
+  if (galois_log_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_log_tables(w) < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Error: galois_log - w is too big.  Sorry\n");
+      exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+  return galois_log_tables[w][value];
+}
+
+
+int galois_shift_multiply(int x, int y, int w)
+{
+  int prod;
+  int i, j, ind;
+  int k;
+  int scratch[33];
+
+  prod = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < w; i++) {
+    scratch[i] = y;
+    if (y & (1 << (w-1))) {
+      y = y << 1;
+      y = (y ^ prim_poly[w]) & nwm1[w];
+    } else {
+      y = y << 1;
+    }
+  }
+  for (i = 0; i < w; i++) {
+    ind = (1 << i);
+    if (ind & x) {
+      j = 1;
+      for (k = 0; k < w; k++) {
+        prod = prod ^ (j & scratch[i]);
+        j = (j << 1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return prod;
+}
+
+int galois_single_multiply(int x, int y, int w)
+{
+  int sum_j;
+  int z;
+
+  if (x == 0 || y == 0) return 0;
+  
+  if (mult_type[w] == TABLE) {
+    if (galois_mult_tables[w] == NULL) {
+      if (galois_create_mult_tables(w) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -- cannot make multiplication tables for w=%d\n", w);
+        exit(1);
+      }
+    }
+    return galois_mult_tables[w][(x<<w)|y];
+  } else if (mult_type[w] == LOGS) {
+    if (galois_log_tables[w] == NULL) {
+      if (galois_create_log_tables(w) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -- cannot make log tables for w=%d\n", w);
+        exit(1);
+      }
+    }
+    sum_j = galois_log_tables[w][x] + galois_log_tables[w][y];
+    z = galois_ilog_tables[w][sum_j];
+    return z;
+  } else if (mult_type[w] == SPLITW8) {
+    if (galois_split_w8[0] == NULL) {
+      if (galois_create_split_w8_tables() < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -- cannot make log split_w8_tables for w=%d\n", w);
+        exit(1);
+      }
+    }
+    return galois_split_w8_multiply(x, y);
+  } else if (mult_type[w] == SHIFT) {
+    return galois_shift_multiply(x, y, w);
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "Galois_single_multiply - no implementation for w=%d\n", w);
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+int galois_multtable_multiply(int x, int y, int w)
+{
+  return galois_mult_tables[w][(x<<w)|y];
+}
+
+int galois_single_divide(int a, int b, int w)
+{
+  int sum_j;
+
+  if (mult_type[w] == TABLE) {
+    if (galois_div_tables[w] == NULL) {
+      if (galois_create_mult_tables(w) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -- cannot make multiplication tables for w=%d\n", w);
+        exit(1);
+      }
+    }
+    return galois_div_tables[w][(a<<w)|b];
+  } else if (mult_type[w] == LOGS) {
+    if (b == 0) return -1;
+    if (a == 0) return 0;
+    if (galois_log_tables[w] == NULL) {
+      if (galois_create_log_tables(w) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -- cannot make log tables for w=%d\n", w);
+        exit(1);
+      }
+    }
+    sum_j = galois_log_tables[w][a] - galois_log_tables[w][b];
+    return galois_ilog_tables[w][sum_j];
+  } else {
+    if (b == 0) return -1;
+    if (a == 0) return 0;
+    sum_j = galois_inverse(b, w);
+    return galois_single_multiply(a, sum_j, w);
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "Galois_single_divide - no implementation for w=%d\n", w);
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+int galois_shift_divide(int a, int b, int w)
+{
+  int inverse;
+
+  if (b == 0) return -1;
+  if (a == 0) return 0;
+  inverse = galois_shift_inverse(b, w);
+  return galois_shift_multiply(a, inverse, w);
+}
+
+int galois_multtable_divide(int x, int y, int w)
+{
+  return galois_div_tables[w][(x<<w)|y];
+}
+
+void galois_w08_region_multiply(char *region,      /* Region to multiply */
+                                  int multby,       /* Number to multiply by */
+                                  int nbytes,        /* Number of bytes in region */
+                                  char *r2,          /* If r2 != NULL, products go here */
+                                  int add)
+{
+  unsigned char *ur1, *ur2, *cp;
+  unsigned char prod;
+  int i, srow, j;
+  unsigned long l, *lp2;
+  unsigned char *lp;
+  int sol;
+
+  ur1 = (unsigned char *) region;
+  ur2 = (r2 == NULL) ? ur1 : (unsigned char *) r2;
+
+/* This is used to test its performance with respect to just calling galois_single_multiply 
+  if (r2 == NULL || !add) {
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) ur2[i] = galois_single_multiply(ur1[i], multby, 8);
+  } else {
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) {
+      ur2[i] = (ur2[i]^galois_single_multiply(ur1[i], multby, 8));
+    }
+  }
+ */
+
+  if (galois_mult_tables[8] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_mult_tables(8) < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "galois_08_region_multiply -- couldn't make multiplication tables\n");
+      exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+  srow = multby * nw[8];
+  if (r2 == NULL || !add) {
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) {
+      prod = galois_mult_tables[8][srow+ur1[i]];
+      ur2[i] = prod;
+    }
+  } else {
+    sol = sizeof(long);
+    lp2 = &l;
+    lp = (unsigned char *) lp2;
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i += sol) {
+      cp = ur2+i;
+      lp2 = (unsigned long *) cp;
+      for (j = 0; j < sol; j++) {
+        prod = galois_mult_tables[8][srow+ur1[i+j]];
+        lp[j] = prod;
+      }
+      *lp2 = (*lp2) ^ l;
+    }
+  }
+  return;
+}
+
+void galois_w16_region_multiply(char *region,      /* Region to multiply */
+                                  int multby,       /* Number to multiply by */
+                                  int nbytes,        /* Number of bytes in region */
+                                  char *r2,          /* If r2 != NULL, products go here */
+                                  int add)
+{
+  unsigned short *ur1, *ur2, *cp;
+  int prod;
+  int i, log1, j, log2;
+  unsigned long l, *lp2, *lptop;
+  unsigned short *lp;
+  int sol;
+
+  ur1 = (unsigned short *) region;
+  ur2 = (r2 == NULL) ? ur1 : (unsigned short *) r2;
+  nbytes /= 2;
+
+
+/* This is used to test its performance with respect to just calling galois_single_multiply */
+/*
+  if (r2 == NULL || !add) {
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) ur2[i] = galois_single_multiply(ur1[i], multby, 16);
+  } else {
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) {
+      ur2[i] = (ur2[i]^galois_single_multiply(ur1[i], multby, 16));
+    }
+  }
+  return;
+  */
+
+  if (multby == 0) {
+    if (!add) {
+      lp2 = (unsigned long *) ur2;
+      ur2 += nbytes;
+      lptop = (unsigned long *) ur2;
+      while (lp2 < lptop) { *lp2 = 0; lp2++; }
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+    
+  if (galois_log_tables[16] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_log_tables(16) < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "galois_16_region_multiply -- couldn't make log tables\n");
+      exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+  log1 = galois_log_tables[16][multby];
+
+  if (r2 == NULL || !add) {
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i++) {
+      if (ur1[i] == 0) {
+        ur2[i] = 0;
+      } else {
+        prod = galois_log_tables[16][ur1[i]] + log1;
+        ur2[i] = galois_ilog_tables[16][prod];
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    sol = sizeof(long)/2;
+    lp2 = &l;
+    lp = (unsigned short *) lp2;
+    for (i = 0; i < nbytes; i += sol) {
+      cp = ur2+i;
+      lp2 = (unsigned long *) cp;
+      for (j = 0; j < sol; j++) {
+        if (ur1[i+j] == 0) {
+          lp[j] = 0;
+        } else {
+          log2 = galois_log_tables[16][ur1[i+j]];
+          prod = log2 + log1;
+          lp[j] = galois_ilog_tables[16][prod];
+        }
+      }
+      *lp2 = (*lp2) ^ l;
+    }
+  }
+  return; 
+}
+
+int galois_inverse(int y, int w)
+{
+
+  if (y == 0) return -1;
+  if (mult_type[w] == SHIFT || mult_type[w] == SPLITW8) return galois_shift_inverse(y, w);
+  return galois_single_divide(1, y, w);
+}
+
+/* This will destroy mat, by the way */
+
+void galois_invert_binary_matrix(int *mat, int *inv, int rows)
+{
+  int cols, i, j, k;
+  int tmp;
+
+  cols = rows;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) inv[i] = (1 << i);
+
+  /* First -- convert into upper triangular */
+
+  for (i = 0; i < cols; i++) {
+
+    /* Swap rows if we ave a zero i,i element.  If we can't swap, then the
+       matrix was not invertible */
+
+    if ((mat[i] & (1 << i)) == 0) {
+      for (j = i+1; j < rows && (mat[j] & (1 << i)) == 0; j++) ;
+      if (j == rows) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "galois_invert_matrix: Matrix not invertible!!\n");
+        exit(1);
+      }
+      tmp = mat[i]; mat[i] = mat[j]; mat[j] = tmp;
+      tmp = inv[i]; inv[i] = inv[j]; inv[j] = tmp;
+    }
+
+    /* Now for each j>i, add A_ji*Ai to Aj */
+    for (j = i+1; j != rows; j++) {
+      if ((mat[j] & (1 << i)) != 0) {
+        mat[j] ^= mat[i];
+        inv[j] ^= inv[i];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Now the matrix is upper triangular.  Start at the top and multiply down */
+
+  for (i = rows-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+      if (mat[j] & (1 << i)) {
+        inv[j] ^= inv[i];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+int galois_shift_inverse(int y, int w)
+{
+  int mat[1024], mat2[32];
+  int inv[1024], inv2[32];
+  int ind, i, j, k, prod;
+ 
+  for (i = 0; i < w; i++) {
+    mat2[i] = y;
+
+    if (y & nw[w-1]) {
+      y = y << 1;
+      y = (y ^ prim_poly[w]) & nwm1[w];
+    } else {
+      y = y << 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  galois_invert_binary_matrix(mat2, inv2, w);
+
+  return inv2[0]; 
+}
+
+int *galois_get_mult_table(int w)
+{
+  if (galois_mult_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_mult_tables(w)) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  return galois_mult_tables[w];
+}
+
+int *galois_get_div_table(int w) 
+{
+  if (galois_mult_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_mult_tables(w)) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  return galois_div_tables[w];
+}
+
+int *galois_get_log_table(int w)
+{
+  if (galois_log_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_log_tables(w)) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  return galois_log_tables[w];
+}
+
+int *galois_get_ilog_table(int w)
+{
+  if (galois_ilog_tables[w] == NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_log_tables(w)) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  return galois_ilog_tables[w];
+}
+
+void galois_w32_region_multiply(char *region,      /* Region to multiply */
+                                  int multby,       /* Number to multiply by */
+                                  int nbytes,        /* Number of bytes in region */
+                                  char *r2,          /* If r2 != NULL, products go here */
+                                  int add)
+{
+  unsigned int *ur1, *ur2, *cp, *ur2top;
+  unsigned long *lp2, *lptop;
+  int i, j, a, b, accumulator, i8, j8, k;
+  int acache[4];
+
+  ur1 = (unsigned int *) region;
+  ur2 = (r2 == NULL) ? ur1 : (unsigned int *) r2;
+  nbytes /= sizeof(int);
+  ur2top = ur2 + nbytes;
+
+  if (galois_split_w8[0]== NULL) {
+    if (galois_create_split_w8_tables(8) < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "galois_32_region_multiply -- couldn't make split multiplication tables\n");
+      exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* If we're overwriting r2, then we can't do better than just calling split_multiply.
+     We'll inline it here to save on the procedure call overhead */
+
+  i8 = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+    acache[i] = (((multby >> i8) & 255) << 8);
+    i8 += 8;
+  }
+  if (!add) {
+    for (k = 0; k < nbytes; k++) {
+      accumulator = 0;
+      for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        a = acache[i];
+        j8 = 0;
+        for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+          b = ((ur1[k] >> j8) & 255);
+          accumulator ^= galois_split_w8[i+j][a|b];
+          j8 += 8;
+        }
+      }
+      ur2[k] = accumulator;
+    }
+  } else {
+    for (k = 0; k < nbytes; k++) {
+      accumulator = 0;
+      for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        a = acache[i];
+        j8 = 0;
+        for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+          b = ((ur1[k] >> j8) & 255);
+          accumulator ^= galois_split_w8[i+j][a|b];
+          j8 += 8;
+        }
+      }
+      ur2[k] = (ur2[k] ^ accumulator);
+    }
+  }
+  return;
+}
+
+void galois_region_xor(           char *r1,         /* Region 1 */
+                                  char *r2,         /* Region 2 */
+                                  int nbytes)       /* Number of bytes in region */
+{
+  long *l1;
+  long *l2;
+  long *ltop;
+  char *ctop;
+  int res = nbytes % sizeof(long);
+  
+  ctop = r1 + (nbytes - res);
+  ltop = (long *) ctop;
+  l1 = (long *) r1;
+  l2 = (long *) r2;
+ 
+  while (l1 < ltop) {
+    *l2 = ((*l1)  ^ (*l2));
+    l1++;
+    l2++;
+  }
+
+  r1 = r1 + (nbytes - res);
+  r2 = r2 + (nbytes - res);
+  ctop = r1 + nbytes;
+  while (r1 < ctop) {
+    *r2 = ((*r1)  ^ (*r2));
+    r1++;
+    r2++;
+  }
+}
+
+int galois_create_split_w8_tables()
+{
+  int p1, p2, i, j, p1elt, p2elt, index, ishift, jshift, *table;
+
+  if (galois_split_w8[0] != NULL) return 0;
+
+  if (galois_create_mult_tables(8) < 0) return -1;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+    galois_split_w8[i] = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * (1 << 16));
+    if (galois_split_w8[i] == NULL) {
+      for (i--; i >= 0; i--) free(galois_split_w8[i]);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 4; i += 3) {
+    ishift = i * 8;
+    for (j = ((i == 0) ? 0 : 1) ; j < 4; j++) {
+      jshift = j * 8;
+      table = galois_split_w8[i+j];
+      index = 0;
+      for (p1 = 0; p1 < 256; p1++) {
+        p1elt = (p1 << ishift);
+        for (p2 = 0; p2 < 256; p2++) {
+          p2elt = (p2 << jshift);
+          table[index] = galois_shift_multiply(p1elt, p2elt, 32);
+          index++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int galois_split_w8_multiply(int x, int y)
+{
+  int i, j, a, b, accumulator, i8, j8;
+
+  accumulator = 0;
+  
+  i8 = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+    a = (((x >> i8) & 255) << 8);
+    j8 = 0;
+    for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+      b = ((y >> j8) & 255);
+      accumulator ^= galois_split_w8[i+j][a|b];
+      j8 += 8;
+    }
+    i8 += 8;
+  }
+  return accumulator;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 41763d3..1215713 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -5,16 +5,22 @@ test_xor_hd_code_SOURCES = \
 	builtin/xor_codes/test_xor_hd_code.c \
 	builtin/xor_codes/test_xor_hd_code.h
 test_xor_hd_code_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/erasurecode -I$(top_srcdir)/include/xor_codes
-test_xor_hd_code_LDFLAGS = -static-libtool-libs -lgf_complete $(top_srcdir)/src/liberasurecode.la $(top_srcdir)/src/builtin/xor_codes/libXorcode.la
+test_xor_hd_code_LDFLAGS = -static-libtool-libs $(top_srcdir)/src/liberasurecode.la $(top_srcdir)/src/builtin/xor_codes/libXorcode.la
 check_PROGRAMS = test_xor_hd_code
 
 alg_sig_test_SOURCES = utils/chksum/test_alg_sig.c
 alg_sig_test_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/erasurecode -I$(top_srcdir)/include/xor_codes
-alg_sig_test_LDFLAGS = -static-libtool-libs $(top_srcdir)/src/liberasurecode.la -lgf_complete -ldl
+alg_sig_test_LDFLAGS = -static-libtool-libs $(top_srcdir)/src/liberasurecode.la -ldl
 check_PROGRAMS += alg_sig_test
 
 liberasurecode_test_SOURCES = liberasurecode_test.c
 liberasurecode_test_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/erasurecode
-liberasurecode_test_LDFLAGS = -lgf_complete $(top_srcdir)/src/liberasurecode.la -ldl -lpthread
+liberasurecode_test_LDFLAGS = $(top_srcdir)/src/liberasurecode.la -ldl -lpthread
 check_PROGRAMS += liberasurecode_test
 
+if GF_COMPLETE_INSTALLED
+  alg_sig_test_LDFLAGS += -lgf_complete
+  liberasurecode_test_LDFLAGS += -lgf_complete 
+  test_xor_hd_code_LDFLAGS += -lgf_complete
+endif
+