diff -Naur scilab-4.1.2/bin/scilink scilab-4.1.2.new/bin/scilink
--- scilab-4.1.2/bin/scilink	2001-04-26 03:43:33.000000000 -0400
+++ scilab-4.1.2.new/bin/scilink	2008-11-07 08:57:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -15,30 +15,31 @@
 shift
 LOCALPOS=`pwd`
 cd $SCI
-make show | grep -v make > /tmp/SciLink$$1
-sed -e "s+routines/default+\$SD+g"  -e "s+libs+\$SL+g" -e "s+./pvm3+\$SPVM+g" /tmp/SciLink$$1 > /tmp/SciLink$$2
+TMPWRKDIR=`mktemp -d sci.XXXXXXXXXX`
+make show | grep -v make > $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$1
+sed -e "s+routines/default+\$SD+g"  -e "s+libs+\$SL+g" -e "s+./pvm3+\$SPVM+g" $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$1 > $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$2
 for i in $*
 do
   x=`basename $i`
-  sed "s+\$SD/$x++g" /tmp/SciLink$$2 > /tmp/SciLink$$3
-  rm -f /tmp/SciLink$$2
-  mv /tmp/SciLink$$3 /tmp/SciLink$$2
+  sed "s+\$SD/$x++g" $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$2 > $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+  rm -f $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$2
+  mv $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3 $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$2
 done
-echo "#!/bin/sh" > /tmp/SciLink$$3
-echo  SCI=$SCI >>  /tmp/SciLink$$3
-echo "SD=\$SCI/routines/default" >>  /tmp/SciLink$$3
-echo "SPVM=\$SCI/pvm3" >>  /tmp/SciLink$$3
-echo "SL=\$SCI/libs" >>  /tmp/SciLink$$3
-echo "LOCAL=\"$*\"" >>  /tmp/SciLink$$3
-sed -e "s+\$SL+ \$LOCAL \$SL+" -e "s+show+scilex+g" /tmp/SciLink$$2 >> /tmp/SciLink$$3
+echo "#!/bin/sh" > $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+echo  SCI=$SCI >>  $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+echo "SD=\$SCI/routines/default" >>  $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+echo "SPVM=\$SCI/pvm3" >>  $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+echo "SL=\$SCI/libs" >>  $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+echo "LOCAL=\"$*\"" >>  $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
+sed -e "s+\$SL+ \$LOCAL \$SL+" -e "s+show+scilex+g" $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$2 >> $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3
 cd $LOCALPOS
-mv /tmp/SciLink$$3 Script
+mv $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink$$3 Script
 chmod +x Script 
 echo "Linking a new Scilab with " $*
 ./Script 
 echo "I've created : scilex and scilab which uses that scilex"
 sed -e "s+\$SCI/bin/scilex+`pwd`/scilex+g" $SCI/bin/scilab > scilab 
 chmod +x scilab 
-#rm -f /tmp/SciLink*
+#rm -f $TMPWRKDIR/SciLink*
 
 
diff -Naur scilab-4.1.2/util/scidem scilab-4.1.2.new/util/scidem
--- scilab-4.1.2/util/scidem	2002-09-02 07:14:52.000000000 -0400
+++ scilab-4.1.2.new/util/scidem	2008-11-07 08:57:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -6,33 +6,34 @@
 echo ------------------- File $2--------------------
 SCI1=$1
 if [ -f $3  ]; then rm $3;fi;
-trap "rm -f /tmp/$2.$$ /tmp/$2.$$.res /tmp/$2.$$.err /tmp/$2.$$.diff\
+TMPWRKDIR=`mktemp -d sci.XXXXXXXXXX`
+trap "rm -f $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.err $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.diff\
         ;exit 1"  1 2 13 15
 echo "clear;lines(0);deff('[]=bugmes()','write(%io(2),''error on test'')');\
-        diary('$3');driver('Pos');" >> /tmp/$2.$$ ;
+        diary('$3');driver('Pos');" >> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ ;
 sed     -e "s/pause,end/bugmes();quit;end/" \
         -e "s/halt()//" \
-        $2 >> /tmp/$2.$$ ;
-echo "diary(0);xend();exit;" >> /tmp/$2.$$ ;
-($SCI1/bin/scilab -nwni < /tmp/$2.$$ > /tmp/$2.$$.res ) 2> /tmp/$2.$$.err ;
+        $2 >> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ ;
+echo "diary(0);xend();exit;" >> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ ;
+($SCI1/bin/scilab -nwni < $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ > $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res ) 2> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.err ;
 sed -e "s/ \./0\./g" -e "s/E+/D+/g" -e "s/E-/D-/g" -e "s/-\./-0\./g" -e "s/^-->//g" -e "s/^-1->//g" $3 > $3.n
 grep -v "xinit(" $3.n | grep -v "diary(" | grep -v "exec("  > $3
 rm -f $3.n
-if ( grep " error" /tmp/$2.$$.res >  /dev/null ) ; then 
+if ( grep " error" $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res >  /dev/null ) ; then 
         if [ $# != 4 ]; then 
                 echo "Test failed ERROR DETECTED  while executing $2" ;
-        else if (grep "$4" /tmp/$2.$$.res >  /dev/null ) ; 
+        else if (grep "$4" $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res >  /dev/null ) ; 
              then  echo Test skipped ;
              else echo "Test failed ERROR DETECTED  while executing $2" ;
              fi;
         fi;
 else if [ -f $3.ref ];then 
-        if ( diff -w $3 $3.ref > /tmp/$2.$$.diff ) ;
+        if ( diff -w $3 $3.ref > $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.diff ) ;
         then  echo Test passed ;
         else  echo Test Failed SEE : diff -w  $3 $3.ref ;
         fi;
       fi;
 fi;
 echo ---------------------------------------------------------- 
-#rm -f /tmp/$2.$$ /tmp/$2.$$.res /tmp/$2.$$.err /tmp/$2.$$.diff
+#rm -f $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.err $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.diff
 exit 0
diff -Naur scilab-4.1.2/util/scidoc scilab-4.1.2.new/util/scidoc
--- scilab-4.1.2/util/scidoc	2006-01-04 09:40:34.000000000 -0500
+++ scilab-4.1.2.new/util/scidoc	2008-11-07 08:57:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -7,24 +7,26 @@
 SCI=$1
 export SCI
 if [ -f $3  ]; then rm $3;fi;
-trap "rm -f /tmp/$2.$$ /tmp/$2.$$.res /tmp/$2.$$.err /tmp/$2.$$.diff\
+TMPWRKDIR=`mktemp -d sci.XXXXXXXXXX`
+trap "rm -f $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.err $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.diff\
 	;exit 1"  1 2 13 15
 echo "clear;lines(0);deff('[]=bugmes()','write(%io(2),''error on test'')');\
-	diary('$3');driver('Pos');" >> /tmp/$2.$$ ;
+	diary('$3');driver('Pos');" >> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ ;
 sed     -e "s/pause,end/bugmes();quit;end/" \
 	-e "s/halt()//" \
-        $2 >> /tmp/$2.$$ ;
-echo "diary(0);xend();quit;quit;quit;quit;quit;quit;" >> /tmp/$2.$$ ;
-($SCI/bin/scilex -nw < /tmp/$2.$$ > /tmp/$2.$$.res ) 2> /tmp/$2.$$.err ;
+        $2 >> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ ;
+echo "diary(0);xend();quit;quit;quit;quit;quit;quit;" >> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ ;
+($SCI/bin/scilex -nw < $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ > $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res ) 2> $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.err ;
 sed -e "s/ \.[0-9]/0&/g" -e "s/0 \./0./g" -e "s/E+/D+/g" -e "s/E-/D-/g" -e "s/-\./-0\./g" $3 > $3.n
 grep -v "xinit(" $3.n | grep -v "diary(" | grep -v "exec("  > $3
 rm -f $3.n
-if ( grep error /tmp/$2.$$.res >  /dev/null ) ; then 
+if ( grep error $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res >  /dev/null ) ; then 
 	if [ $# != 4 ]; then 
 		echo "ERROR DETECTED  while executing $2" ;
 	fi;
 fi;
 echo ---------------------------------------------------------- 
-rm -f /tmp/$2.$$ /tmp/$2.$$.res /tmp/$2.$$.err /tmp/$2.$$.diff
+rm -f $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$ $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.res $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.err $TMPWRKDIR/$2.$$.diff 
+rmdir $TMPWRKDIR
 exit 0