diff --git a/analysis/Minkowski.cpp b/analysis/Minkowski.cpp
index 650d30dc..9414e02c 100644
--- a/analysis/Minkowski.cpp
+++ b/analysis/Minkowski.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 #define PI 3.14159265359
 
 // Constructor
+
+Minkowski::Minkowski():
+	kstart(0), kfinish(0), isovalue(0), Volume(0),
+    LOGFILE(NULL), Dm(NULL), Vi(0), Vi_global(0)
+{
+}
+
 Minkowski::Minkowski(std::shared_ptr <Domain> dm):
 	kstart(0), kfinish(0), isovalue(0), Volume(0),
     LOGFILE(NULL), Dm(dm), Vi(0), Vi_global(0)
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ Minkowski::Minkowski(std::shared_ptr <Domain> dm):
 // Destructor
 Minkowski::~Minkowski()
 {
-    if ( LOGFILE!=NULL ) { fclose(LOGFILE); }
+  //    if ( LOGFILE!=NULL ) { fclose(LOGFILE); }
 }
 
 double Minkowski::V(){
diff --git a/analysis/Minkowski.h b/analysis/Minkowski.h
index e2905174..778e4ee0 100644
--- a/analysis/Minkowski.h
+++ b/analysis/Minkowski.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 	double X();
 	
 	//...........................................................................
-	Minkowski(){};
+	Minkowski();
 	Minkowski(std::shared_ptr <Domain> Dm);
 	~Minkowski();
 	void ComputeScalar(const DoubleArray& Field, const double isovalue);
diff --git a/sample_scripts/configure_desktop b/sample_scripts/configure_desktop
index d4e5fb5f..3a853517 100755
--- a/sample_scripts/configure_desktop
+++ b/sample_scripts/configure_desktop
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake                                    \
     -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=mpicxx        \
     -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS="-g "         \
     -D CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-g "      \
-    -D CXX_STD=11 	   \
+    -D CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 	   \
     -D MPI_COMPILER:BOOL=TRUE            \
     -D MPIEXEC=mpirun                     \
     -D USE_EXT_MPI_FOR_SERIAL_TESTS:BOOL=TRUE \
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ cmake                                    \
     -D CUDA_FLAGS="-arch sm_35"          \
     -D CUDA_HOST_COMPILER="/usr/bin/gcc" \
     -D USE_NETCDF=0 			 \
-    -D HDF5_DIRECTORY="/home/mcclurej/TPL/hdf5/"	 \
-    -D HDF5_LIB="/home/mcclurej/TPL/hdf5/lib/libhdf5.a"	\
-    -D SILO_LIB="/home/mcclurej/TPL/silo/lib/libsiloh5.a"	 \
-    -D SILO_DIRECTORY="/home/mcclurej/TPL/silo/"	 \
+    -D HDF5_DIRECTORY="/opt/apps/hdf5/"	 \
+    -D HDF5_LIB="/opt/apps/hdf5/lib/libhdf5.a"	\
+    -D SILO_LIB="/opt/apps/silo/lib/libsiloh5.a"	 \
+    -D SILO_DIRECTORY="/opt/apps/silo/"	 \
     -D NETCDF_DIRECTORY="/apps/netcdf/"	 \
     -D USE_SILO=1			 \
     -D USE_CUDA=0                        \