diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5005246..5af907bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1165,8 +1165,17 @@ INSTALL(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libnetcdff.settings"
 # End libnetcdff.settings section.
 #####
 
+set(prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+set(exec_prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+set(libdir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+set(includedir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include")
+set(fmoddir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${Fortran_INSTALL_MODDIR}")
+set(CC "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
+set(FC "${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER}")
+set(CPPFLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CPP_FLAGS}")
+
 # Generate nf-config form template.
-CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/nf-config.cmake.in"
+CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/nf-config.in"
   "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tmp/nf-config" @ONLY
   NEWLINE_STYLE LF)
 FILE(COPY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tmp/nf-config"
diff --git a/nf-config.cmake.in b/nf-config.cmake.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c6242e32..00000000
--- a/nf-config.cmake.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-#
-# This forms the basis for the nf-config utility, which tells you
-# various things about the netCDF Fortran installation.
-
-
-prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-exec_prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
-includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/include
-fmoddir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@Fortran_INSTALL_MODDIR@
-#
-cc="@CMAKE_C_COMPILER@"
-fc="@CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER@"
-cflags="-I@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/include @CMAKE_C_FLAGS@ @CMAKE_CPP_FLAGS@"
-fflags="-I${includedir} @MOD_FLAG@${fmoddir}"
-#
-has_dap="@HAS_DAP@"
-has_nc2="@HAS_NC2@"
-has_nc4="@HAS_NC4@"
-has_f90="@HAS_F90@"
-has_f03="@HAS_F03@"
-flibs="-L${libdir} @NC_FLIBS@"
-version="@PACKAGE_NAME@ @PACKAGE_VERSION@"
-
- usage()
- {
-         echo
-         echo "This $version has been built with the following features: "
-         echo
-         echo "  --cc        -> $cc"
-         echo "  --cflags    -> $cflags"
-         echo
-         echo "  --fc        -> $fc"
-         echo "  --fflags    -> $fflags"
-         echo "  --flibs     -> $flibs"
-         echo "  --has-f90   -> $has_f90"
-         echo "  --has-f03   -> $has_f03"
-         echo
-         echo "  --has-nc2   -> $has_nc2"
-         echo "  --has-nc4   -> $has_nc4"
- 	echo
-         echo "  --prefix    -> $prefix"
-         echo "  --includedir-> $includedir"
-         echo "  --version   -> $version"
-         echo
- }
-
- if test $# -eq 0; then
-     usage 1
- fi
-
- while test $# -gt 0; do
-     case "$1" in
-      #this deals with options in the style
-      #--option=value and extracts the value part
-      #[not currently used]
-     -*=*) value=`echo "$1" | sed 's/[-_a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'` ;;
-     *) value= ;;
-     esac
-
-     case "$1" in
-
-     --help)
- 	usage 0
- 	;;
-
-     --all)
- 	all
- 	;;
-
-     --cc)
- 	echo $cc
- 	;;
-
-     --fc)
- 	echo $fc
- 	;;
-
-     --cflags)
- 	echo $cflags
- 	;;
-
-     --fflags)
- 	echo $fflags
- 	;;
-
-     --has-dap)
-        	echo $has_dap
-        	;;
-
-     --has-nc2)
-        	echo $has_nc2
-        	;;
-
-     --has-nc4)
-        	echo $has_nc4
-        	;;
-
-     --has-f90)
-        	echo $has_f90
-        	;;
-
-     --has-f03)
-        	echo $has_f03
-        	;;
-
-     --flibs)
-        	echo $flibs
-        	;;
-
-     --prefix)
-        	echo "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
-        	;;
-
-     --includedir)
-        	echo "${includedir}"
-        	;;
-
-     --version)
- 	echo $version
- 	;;
-
-     *)
-         echo "unknown option: $1"
- 	usage
- 	exit 1
- 	;;
-     esac
-     shift
- done
-
- exit 0