diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/Makefile.am b/apps/gcc_make/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ad61e2d..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-LIBS =
-CC_FLAGS = -Wall
-
-SUBDIRS = nexus metro tri_decimator shadevis
diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/configure.ac b/apps/gcc_make/configure.ac
deleted file mode 100644
index 74edccd7..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/configure.ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
-# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-
-AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT(vcg, 0.1, ponchio@dm.unipi.it)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([../tetra_decimator/main.cpp])
-
-# Checks for programs.
-AC_PROG_CXX
-AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
-
-# Checks for libraries.
-# FIXME: Replace `main' with a function in `-lGL':
-AC_CHECK_LIB([GL], [main])
-# FIXME: Replace `main' with a function in `-lGLU':
-AC_CHECK_LIB([GLU], [main])
-# FIXME: Replace `main' with a function in `-lSDL':
-AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL], [main])
-# FIXME: Replace `main' with a function in `-lm':
-AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [main])
-# FIXME: Replace `main' with a function in `-lpthread':
-AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [main])
-
-# Checks for header files.
-AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h sys/time.h unistd.h])
-
-# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
-AC_HEADER_STDBOOL
-AC_C_CONST
-AC_C_INLINE
-AC_HEADER_TIME
-AC_STRUCT_TM
-
-# Checks for library functions.
-AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([floor ftruncate gettimeofday pow sqrt strchr])
-
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
-		nexus/Makefile
-		metro/Makefile
-		tri_decimator/Makefile
-		shadevis/Makefile])
-
-AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/metro/Makefile b/apps/gcc_make/metro/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f4a7e1e..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/metro/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-CC	 	= g++
-CFLAGS = -Wall -pedantic
-DEFINED = __GNUC
-ROOT=../../../..
-
-
-app: plylib.o $(ROOT)/apps/metro/metro.cpp
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -D$(DEFINED) -I$(ROOT) -o metro $(ROOT)/apps/metro/metro.cpp plylib.o
-	
-plylib.o: $(ROOT)/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp
-	$(CC) -c -D$(DEFINED) -I$(ROOT) $(ROOT)/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp
-
-	
diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/metro/Makefile.am b/apps/gcc_make/metro/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 706df949..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/metro/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS = metro
-
-metro_SOURCES = ../../metro/metro.cpp ../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp
-
-INCLUDES = -I../../../
diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/nexus/Makefile.am b/apps/gcc_make/nexus/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index e9a3e697..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/nexus/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS = 	nxspatcher ply2crd crdview nxsbuilder nxsview \
-                nxsedit nxsserver nxstest nxs2ply
-lib_LIBRARIES = libnexus.a
-
-LIBS=
-SDL_FLAGS = -lSDL -lpthread -lGL -lGLU
-
-libnexus_a_SOURCES =  	../../nexus/file.cpp		\
-		     	../../nexus/mfile.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nexus.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/patch.cpp 		\
-			../../nexus/history.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/borderserver.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/normalscone.cpp	
-
-nxspatcher_SOURCES =    ../../nexus/crude.cpp        	\
-			../../nexus/file.cpp         	\
-			../../nexus/mfile.cpp         	\
-			../../nexus/nxspatcher.cpp
-
-ply2crd_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/ply2crude.cpp    	\
-			../../nexus/crude.cpp        	\
-			../../nexus/file.cpp         	\
-			../../nexus/mfile.cpp         	\
-		  	../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp 	
-
-
-
-crdview_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/crudeview.cpp       \
-			../../nexus/crude.cpp           \
-			../../../wrap/gui/trackball.cpp	\
-			../../../wrap/gui/trackmode.cpp \
-			../../nexus/mfile.cpp         	\
-		 	../../nexus/file.cpp
-
-crdview_LDADD = $(SDL_FLAGS) -lGLEW
-
-
-nxstest_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/file.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nexus.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/patch.cpp 		\
-		     	../../nexus/mfile.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/history.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/normalscone.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/borderserver.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/watch.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nxstest.cpp		
-nxstest_LDADD = -llzo
-
-nxs2ply_SOURCES =       ../../nexus/nxs2ply.cpp        \
-			../../nexus/extraction.cpp 	\
-		  	../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp
-
-nxs2ply_LDADD = libnexus.a -llzo -lGLEW
-
-nxsbuilder_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/nxsbuilder.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/crude.cpp 		\
-		     	../../nexus/file.cpp		\
-		     	../../nexus/mfile.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nexus.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/patch.cpp 		\
-			../../nexus/history.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/borderserver.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/normalscone.cpp	\
-		     	../../nexus/decimate.cpp	\
-		     	../../nexus/nxsalgo.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/vchain.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/vpartition.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/remapping.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/fragment.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/watch.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nxsdispatcher.cpp   \
-			../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp 	
-
-nxsbuilder_LDADD = -llzo -lptypes -lGLEW /usr/local/lib/libANN.a 
-
-nxsserver_SOURCES =     ../../nexus/nxsserver.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/fragment.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/vpartition.cpp 	\
-		     	../../nexus/normalscone.cpp	\
-		     	../../nexus/decimate.cpp	
-
-nxsserver_LDADD = -lptypes /usr/local/lib/libANN.a 
-
-
-nxsview_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/nexusview.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/nexus.cpp 		\
-			../../nexus/history.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/extraction.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/preload.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/borderserver.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/normalscone.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/file.cpp 		\
-		     	../../nexus/mfile.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nexusmt.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/patch.cpp 		\
-		  	../../nexus/watch.cpp		\
-		  	../../../wrap/gui/trackball.cpp	\
-			../../../wrap/gui/trackmode.cpp 	
-
-nxsview_LDADD = $(SDL_FLAGS) -lGLEW -lglut -llzo -lptypes
-
-
-
-nxsedit_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/nxsedit.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/watch.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/nexus.cpp 		\
-			../../nexus/history.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/patch.cpp 		\
-			../../nexus/normalscone.cpp	\
-			../../nexus/nxsalgo.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/vpartition.cpp      \
-			../../nexus/strip.cpp	\
-			../../../wrap/strip/tristrip.cpp\
-			../../nexus/tristripper/tri_stripper.cpp \
-		 	../../nexus/file.cpp 		\
-		     	../../nexus/mfile.cpp		\
-		  	../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/borderserver.cpp
-
-nxsedit_LDADD = -llzo -lGLEW /usr/local/lib/libANN.a 
-
-exploder_SOURCES = 	../../nexus/exploder.cpp 	\
-			../../nexus/nexus.cpp 		\
-			../../nexus/patch.cpp 		\
-		 	../../nexus/file.cpp 		\
-		     	../../nexus/mfile.cpp		\
-			../../nexus/borderserver.cpp
-
-exploder_LDADD = -llzo -lGLEW
-
-
-INCLUDES = -I../../../
diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/shadevis/Makefile.am b/apps/gcc_make/shadevis/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 21b1d264..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/shadevis/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS = shadevis
-
-shadevis_SOURCES = 	../../shadevis/shadevis.cpp     \
-			../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp    \
-		   	../../../wrap/gui/trackball.cpp \
-			../../../wrap/gui/trackmode.cpp
-
-shadevis_LDADD = -lGL -lGLU -lglut -lGLEW
-
-INCLUDES = -I../../../
diff --git a/apps/gcc_make/tri_decimator/Makefile.am b/apps/gcc_make/tri_decimator/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 955678e4..00000000
--- a/apps/gcc_make/tri_decimator/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS = tri_decimator
-
-tri_decimator_SOURCES = ../../tri_decimator/main.cpp \
-			../../../wrap/ply/plylib.cpp
-
-INCLUDES = -I../../../