diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index ae291d2d3..95797748d 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -377,11 +377,6 @@ def definePostBuildTargets(env, artifacts):
     """ define further actions after the core build (e.g. Documentaion).
         define alias targets to trigger the installing.
     """
-    ib = env.Alias('install-bin', '$DESTDIR/bin')
-    il = env.Alias('install-lib', '$DESTDIR/lib')
-    id = env.Alias('install-dat', '$DESTDIR/share')
-    env.Alias('install', [ib, il, id])
-    
     build = env.Alias('build', artifacts['lumiera']+artifacts['gui']+artifacts['plugins']+artifacts['tools'])
     env.Default('build')
     # additional files to be cleaned when cleaning 'build'
@@ -404,6 +399,8 @@ def defineInstallTargets(env, artifacts):
     
     env.Install(dir = env.path.installConf, source=env.path.srcConf+'dummy_lumiera.ini') ### TODO should become a resource builder
 #   env.Install(dir = '$DESTDIR/share/doc/lumiera$VERSION/devel', source=artifacts['doxydoc'])
+    
+    env.Alias('install', '$DESTDIR')
 
 #####################################################################
 
diff --git a/admin/scons/LumieraEnvironment.py b/admin/scons/LumieraEnvironment.py
index c4bf30172..12f5dbcc7 100644
--- a/admin/scons/LumieraEnvironment.py
+++ b/admin/scons/LumieraEnvironment.py
@@ -187,12 +187,15 @@ class WrappedStandardExeBuilder(SCons.Util.Proxy):
     def __call__(self, env, target=None, source=None, **kw):
         """ when the builder gets invoked from the SConscript...
             create a clone environment for specific configuration
-            and then pass on the call to the wrapped original builder
+            and then pass on the call to the wrapped original builder.
+            Automatically define installation targets for build results.
+            @note only returning the build targets, not the install targets 
         """
         customisedEnv = self.getCustomEnvironment(env, target=target, **kw)       # defined in subclasses
         buildTarget   = self.buildLocation(customisedEnv, target)
-        buildTarget   = self.invokeOriginalBuilder (customisedEnv, buildTarget, source, **kw) 
-        return buildTarget + self.installTarget(customisedEnv, buildTarget, **kw)
+        buildTarget   = self.invokeOriginalBuilder (customisedEnv, buildTarget, source, **kw)
+        self.installTarget(customisedEnv, buildTarget, **kw) 
+        return buildTarget 
     
     
     def invokeOriginalBuilder(self, env, target, source, **kw):
diff --git a/tests/SConscript b/tests/SConscript
index ac00d1f13..cc6078878 100644
--- a/tests/SConscript
+++ b/tests/SConscript
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ envPlu.Append(CPPPATH='#/.')
 
 def testExecutable(env,tree, exeName=None, obj=None):
     """ declare all targets needed to create a standalone
-        Test executable of the given Sub-tree. Note that
-        each subdir is built in its own Environment.
+        Test executable of the given Sub-tree.
+        @note this tree uses separate Environment/Includepath
     """
     env = env.Clone()
     env.Append(CPPPATH=tree) # add Subdir to Includepath