diff --git a/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gcc b/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gcc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97e8fe4b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gcc
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#
+# Specify version of gcc docker image to obtain
+#
+ARG GCC_VERSION=9.5.0
+
+#
+# This Dockerfile checks out MET from GitHub and compiles the specified branch or tag from source.
+#
+ARG SOURCE_BRANCH=feature_2281_linker_actions
+
+FROM gcc:${GCC_VERSION}
+MAINTAINER Julie Prestopnik <jpresto@ucar.edu>
+
+#
+# Set up the environment needed for MET
+#
+
+#
+# Define the compilers.
+#
+ENV CC  /usr/local/bin/gcc
+ENV CXX /usr/local/bin/g++
+ENV FC  /usr/local/bin/gfortran
+ENV F77 /usr/local/bin/gfortran
+
+#
+# Define package URL's.
+#
+ENV HDF4_URL       http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF/releases/HDF4.2r3/src/HDF4.2r3.tar.gz
+ENV HDFEOS_URL     https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/docker_data/HDF-EOS2.16v1.00.tar.Z
+
+ENV HDF5_URL       https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.8/hdf5-1.8.18/src/hdf5-1.8.18.tar.gz
+
+ENV NETCDF4C_URL   https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/archive/v4.4.1.1.zip
+ENV NETCDF4CXX_URL https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-cxx4/archive/v4.3.0.tar.gz
+
+ENV BUFRLIB_URL    https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/docker_data/BUFRLIB_v10-2-3.tar
+ENV GSFONT_URL     https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/docker_data/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz
+
+#
+# Install the required packages.
+#
+RUN apt-get update -y
+RUN apt-get install -y libpng-dev zlib1g-dev
+RUN apt-get install -y tcsh ksh 
+RUN apt-get install -y flex bison 
+RUN apt-get install -y libgslcblas0 libgsl23 grads libgrib2c-dev
+RUN apt-get install -y gv ncview 
+RUN apt-get install -y python3-pip 
+RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip 
+RUN python3 -m pip install numpy xarray netCDF4
+
+#
+# Set the working directory.
+#
+WORKDIR /met
+
+#
+# Setup the environment for interactive bash/csh container shells.
+#
+RUN echo export MET_BASE=/usr/local/share/met >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv MET_BASE /usr/local/share/met >> /etc/csh.cshrc \
+ && echo export MET_FONT_DIR=/usr/local/share/met/fonts >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv MET_FONT_DIR /usr/local/share/met/fonts >> /etc/csh.cshrc \
+ && echo export RSCRIPTS_BASE=/usr/local/share/met/Rscripts >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv RSCRIPTS_BASE /usr/local/share/met/Rscripts >> /etc/csh.cshrc \
+ && echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib >> /etc/csh.cshrc
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
+ENV MET_FONT_DIR /usr/local/share/met/fonts
+
+#
+# Download and install BUFRLIB.
+#
+RUN mkdir -p /met/logs \
+ && mkdir -p /met/external_libs/BUFRLIB \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/BUFRLIB \
+ && echo "Downloading BUFRLIB from ${BUFRLIB_URL}" \
+ && curl -SL ${BUFRLIB_URL} | tar xC /met/external_libs/BUFRLIB \
+ && cat preproc.sh | sed 's/cpp /cpp -traditional-cpp /g' > preproc_patch.sh \
+ && chmod +x preproc_patch.sh \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/BUFRLIB_build.log \
+ && echo "Compiling BUFRLIB and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./preproc_patch.sh *.F > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && ${CC} -c -DUNDERSCORE *.c >> ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && ${FC} -c -fno-second-underscore *.f >> ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && ar crv libbufr.a *.o >> ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && rm -f /usr/local/lib/libbufr.a \
+ && cp  *.a /usr/local/lib \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf BUFRLIB
+
+#
+# Download and install HDF5.
+#
+
+RUN mkdir -p /met/external_libs/hdf5 \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/hdf5 \
+ && echo "Downloading hdf5-1.8.18 from ${HDF5_URL}" \
+ && wget ${HDF5_URL} \
+ && tar -xzf hdf5-1.8.18.tar.gz  \
+ && cd hdf5-1.8.18 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdf5-1.8.18_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring hdf5-1.8.18 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local CFLAGS=-fPIC CXXFLAGS=-fPIC FFLAGS=-fPIC  > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdf5-1.8.18_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling hdf5-1.8.18 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf hdf5
+
+#
+# Download and install NetCDF4 (C and C++).
+#
+
+RUN mkdir -p /met/external_libs/netcdf \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/netcdf \
+ && echo "Downloading netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 from ${NETCDF4C_URL}" \
+ && wget ${NETCDF4C_URL} \
+ && unzip v4.4.1.1.zip \
+ && cd netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-c-4.4.1.1_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include:/usr/include LIBS="${LIBS} -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz" > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-c-4.4.1.1_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && echo "Downloading  from ${NETCDF4CXX_URL}" \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/netcdf \
+ && wget ${NETCDF4CXX_URL} \
+ && tar -xzf v4.3.0.tar.gz \
+ && cd netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf netcdf
+
+#
+# Download and install HDF4 and HDFEOS.
+#
+RUN echo "Downloading HDF4.2r3 from ${HDF4_URL}" \
+ && curl -SL ${HDF4_URL} | tar zxC /met/external_libs \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/HDF4.2r3 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/HDF4.2r3_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring HDF4.2r3 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/hdf --disable-netcdf > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && cat mfhdf/hdiff/Makefile | sed 's/LIBS = -ljpeg -lz/LIBS = -ljpeg -lz -lm/g' > Makefile_NEW \
+ && mv -f Makefile_NEW mfhdf/hdiff/Makefile \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/HDF4.2r3_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling HDF4.2r3 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && echo "Downloading hdfeos from ${HDFEOS_URL}" \
+ && curl -SL ${HDFEOS_URL} | tar zxC /met/external_libs \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/hdfeos \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdfeos_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring hdfeos and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/hdfeos --with-hdf4=/usr/local/hdf CC=/usr/local/hdf/bin/h4cc > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdfeos_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling hdfeos and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && mkdir /usr/local/hdfeos/include \
+ && cp include/*.h /usr/local/hdfeos/include/. \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf HDF4.2r3 hdfeos
+
+RUN echo "Downloading GhostScript fonts from ${GSFONT_URL} into /usr/local/share/met" \
+ && mkdir -p /usr/local/share/met \
+ && curl -SL ${GSFONT_URL} | tar zxC /usr/local/share/met
+
+#
+# SOURCE_BRANCH is not defined when built via Docker Hub.
+#
+RUN if [ "x${SOURCE_BRANCH}" = "x" ]; then \
+      echo "ERROR: SOURCE_BRANCH undefined! Rebuild with \"--build-arg SOURCE_BRANCH={branch name}\""; \
+      exit 1; \
+    else \
+      echo "Build Argument SOURCE_BRANCH=${SOURCE_BRANCH}"; \
+    fi
+
+ENV MET_GIT_NAME    ${SOURCE_BRANCH}
+ENV MET_REPO_DIR    /met/MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}
+ENV MET_GIT_URL     https://github.com/dtcenter/MET
+ENV MET_DEVELOPMENT true
+
+#
+# Set the working directory.
+#
+WORKDIR /met
+
+#
+# Download and install MET and GhostScript fonts.
+# Delete the MET source code for tagged releases matching "v"*.
+#
+RUN echo "Checking out MET ${MET_GIT_NAME} from ${MET_GIT_URL}" \
+ && git clone ${MET_GIT_URL} ${MET_REPO_DIR} \
+ && cd ${MET_REPO_DIR} \
+ && git checkout ${MET_GIT_NAME} \
+ && internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
diff --git a/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gcc.copy b/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gcc.copy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fb8ca387f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gcc.copy
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+#
+# Specify version of gcc docker image to obtain
+#
+ARG GCC_VERSION=9.5.0
+
+#
+# This Dockerfile checks out MET from GitHub and compiles the specified branch or tag from source.
+#
+ARG SOURCE_BRANCH=feature_2281_linker_actions
+
+FROM gcc:${GCC_VERSION}
+MAINTAINER Julie Prestopnik <jpresto@ucar.edu>
+
+#
+# Set up the environment needed for MET
+#
+
+#
+# Define the compilers.
+#
+ENV CC  /usr/local/bin/gcc
+ENV CXX /usr/local/bin/g++
+ENV FC  /usr/local/bin/gfortran
+ENV F77 /usr/local/bin/gfortran
+
+#
+# Define package URL's.
+#
+ENV HDF4_URL       http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF/releases/HDF4.2r3/src/HDF4.2r3.tar.gz
+ENV HDFEOS_URL     https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/docker_data/HDF-EOS2.16v1.00.tar.Z
+
+ENV HDF5_URL       https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.8/hdf5-1.8.18/src/hdf5-1.8.18.tar.gz
+
+ENV NETCDF4C_URL   https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/archive/v4.4.1.1.zip
+ENV NETCDF4CXX_URL https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-cxx4/archive/v4.3.0.tar.gz
+
+ENV BUFRLIB_URL    https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/docker_data/BUFRLIB_v10-2-3.tar
+ENV GSFONT_URL     https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/docker_data/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz
+
+#
+# Install the required packages.
+#
+RUN apt-get update -y
+RUN apt-get install -y libpng-dev zlib1g-dev
+RUN apt-get install -y tcsh ksh 
+RUN apt-get install -y flex bison 
+RUN apt-get install -y libgslcblas0 libgsl23 grads libgrib2c-dev
+RUN apt-get install -y gv ncview 
+RUN apt-get install -y python3-pip 
+RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip 
+RUN python3 -m pip install numpy xarray netCDF4
+
+#
+# Set the working directory.
+#
+WORKDIR /met
+
+#
+# Setup the environment for interactive bash/csh container shells.
+#
+RUN echo export MET_BASE=/usr/local/share/met >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv MET_BASE /usr/local/share/met >> /etc/csh.cshrc \
+ && echo export MET_FONT_DIR=/usr/local/share/met/fonts >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv MET_FONT_DIR /usr/local/share/met/fonts >> /etc/csh.cshrc \
+ && echo export RSCRIPTS_BASE=/usr/local/share/met/Rscripts >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv RSCRIPTS_BASE /usr/local/share/met/Rscripts >> /etc/csh.cshrc \
+ && echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib >> /etc/bashrc \
+ && echo setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib >> /etc/csh.cshrc
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
+ENV MET_FONT_DIR /usr/local/share/met/fonts
+
+#
+# Download and install BUFRLIB.
+#
+RUN mkdir -p /met/logs \
+ && mkdir -p /met/external_libs/BUFRLIB \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/BUFRLIB \
+ && echo "Downloading BUFRLIB from ${BUFRLIB_URL}" \
+ && curl -SL ${BUFRLIB_URL} | tar xC /met/external_libs/BUFRLIB \
+ && cat preproc.sh | sed 's/cpp /cpp -traditional-cpp /g' > preproc_patch.sh \
+ && chmod +x preproc_patch.sh \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/BUFRLIB_build.log \
+ && echo "Compiling BUFRLIB and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./preproc_patch.sh *.F > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && ${CC} -c -DUNDERSCORE *.c >> ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && ${FC} -c -fno-second-underscore *.f >> ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && ar crv libbufr.a *.o >> ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && rm -f /usr/local/lib/libbufr.a \
+ && cp  *.a /usr/local/lib \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf BUFRLIB
+
+#
+# Download and install HDF5.
+#
+
+RUN mkdir -p /met/external_libs/hdf5 \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/hdf5 \
+ && echo "Downloading hdf5-1.8.18 from ${HDF5_URL}" \
+ && wget ${HDF5_URL} \
+ && tar -xzf hdf5-1.8.18.tar.gz  \
+ && cd hdf5-1.8.18 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdf5-1.8.18_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring hdf5-1.8.18 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local CFLAGS=-fPIC CXXFLAGS=-fPIC FFLAGS=-fPIC  > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdf5-1.8.18_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling hdf5-1.8.18 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf hdf5
+
+#
+# Download and install NetCDF4 (C and C++).
+#
+
+RUN mkdir -p /met/external_libs/netcdf \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/netcdf \
+ && echo "Downloading netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 from ${NETCDF4C_URL}" \
+ && wget ${NETCDF4C_URL} \
+ && unzip v4.4.1.1.zip \
+ && cd netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-c-4.4.1.1_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include:/usr/include LIBS="${LIBS} -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz" > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-c-4.4.1.1_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling netcdf-c-4.4.1.1 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && echo "Downloading  from ${NETCDF4CXX_URL}" \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/netcdf \
+ && wget ${NETCDF4CXX_URL} \
+ && tar -xzf v4.3.0.tar.gz \
+ && cd netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling netcdf-cxx4-4.3.0 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf netcdf
+
+#
+# Download and install HDF4 and HDFEOS.
+#
+RUN echo "Downloading HDF4.2r3 from ${HDF4_URL}" \
+ && curl -SL ${HDF4_URL} | tar zxC /met/external_libs \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/HDF4.2r3 \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/HDF4.2r3_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring HDF4.2r3 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/hdf --disable-netcdf > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && cat mfhdf/hdiff/Makefile | sed 's/LIBS = -ljpeg -lz/LIBS = -ljpeg -lz -lm/g' > Makefile_NEW \
+ && mv -f Makefile_NEW mfhdf/hdiff/Makefile \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/HDF4.2r3_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling HDF4.2r3 and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && echo "Downloading hdfeos from ${HDFEOS_URL}" \
+ && curl -SL ${HDFEOS_URL} | tar zxC /met/external_libs \
+ && cd /met/external_libs/hdfeos \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdfeos_configure.log \
+ && echo "Configuring hdfeos and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/hdfeos --with-hdf4=/usr/local/hdf CC=/usr/local/hdf/bin/h4cc > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && LOG_FILE=/met/logs/hdfeos_make_install.log \
+ && echo "Compiling hdfeos and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}" \
+ && make install > ${LOG_FILE} \
+ && mkdir /usr/local/hdfeos/include \
+ && cp include/*.h /usr/local/hdfeos/include/. \
+ && cd /met/external_libs \
+ && rm -rf HDF4.2r3 hdfeos
+
+RUN echo "Downloading GhostScript fonts from ${GSFONT_URL} into /usr/local/share/met" \
+ && mkdir -p /usr/local/share/met \
+ && curl -SL ${GSFONT_URL} | tar zxC /usr/local/share/met
+
+#
+# SOURCE_BRANCH is not defined when built via Docker Hub.
+#
+RUN if [ "x${SOURCE_BRANCH}" = "x" ]; then \
+      echo "ERROR: SOURCE_BRANCH undefined! Rebuild with \"--build-arg SOURCE_BRANCH={branch name}\""; \
+      exit 1; \
+    else \
+      echo "Build Argument SOURCE_BRANCH=${SOURCE_BRANCH}"; \
+    fi
+
+ENV MET_GIT_NAME    ${SOURCE_BRANCH}
+ENV MET_REPO_DIR    /met/MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}
+ENV MET_GIT_URL     https://github.com/dtcenter/MET
+ENV MET_DEVELOPMENT true
+
+#
+# Set the working directory.
+#
+WORKDIR /met
+
+#
+# Download and install MET and GhostScript fonts.
+# Delete the MET source code for tagged releases matching "v"*.
+#
+RUN echo "Copying MET into ${MET_REPO_DIR}" \
+ && mkdir -p ${MET_REPO_DIR}
+
+COPY . ${MET_REPO_DIR}
+
+RUN if [ ! -e "${MET_REPO_DIR}/configure.ac" ]; then \
+    echo "ERROR: docker build must be run from the MET directory"; \
+    exit 1; \
+  fi
+
+RUN cd ${MET_REPO_DIR} \
+ && internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
diff --git a/internal/scripts/environment/development.docker b/internal/scripts/environment/development.docker
index ec4bd202c3..65a0987d3b 100644
--- a/internal/scripts/environment/development.docker
+++ b/internal/scripts/environment/development.docker
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ export MET_DEVELOPMENT=true
 
 export MET_NETCDF=/usr/local
 export MET_HDF5INC=/usr/include
-export MET_HDF5LIB=/usr/lib64
+export MET_HDF5LIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 export MET_HDF=/usr/local/hdf
 export MET_HDFEOS=/usr/local/hdfeos
 export MET_BUFR=/usr/local
 export MET_GRIB2CINC=/usr/include
-export MET_GRIB2CLIB=/usr/lib64
+export MET_GRIB2CLIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 export MET_GSLINC=/usr/include/gsl
-export MET_GSLLIB=/usr/lib64
+export MET_GSLLIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 export MET_CAIROINC=/usr/include/cairo
-export MET_CAIROLIB=/usr/lib64 
+export MET_CAIROLIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu 
 export MET_FREETYPEINC=/usr/include/freetype2
-export MET_FREETYPELIB=/usr/lib64
-export MET_JASPERLIB=/usr/lib64
+export MET_FREETYPELIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+export MET_JASPERLIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 
 export MET_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3
-export MET_PYTHON_CC="-I/usr/include/python3.6m -I/usr/include/python3.6m"
-export MET_PYTHON_LD="-L/usr/lib64 -lpython3.6m -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm"
+export MET_PYTHON_CC="-I/usr/include/python3.7m -I/usr/include/python3.7m"
+export MET_PYTHON_LD="-L/usr/lib/python3.7/config-3.7m-x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib -lpython3.7m -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -Xlinker -export-dynamic"
 
 # -D__64BIT__ is required because we've compiled libgrib2c.a with that flag
 export CFLAGS="-DUNDERSCORE -fPIC -D__64BIT__ -g"
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export CXXFLAGS=${CFLAGS}
 
 # Set LDFLAGS to include -rpath settings when compiling MET
 export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--disable-new-dtags"
-export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib64:${MET_HDF}/lib:${MET_HDFEOS}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed"
+export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:${MET_HDF}/lib:${MET_HDFEOS}/lib"
 
 # Variables required to run MET
 export MET_TEST_INPUT=${MET_PROJ_DIR}/MET_test_data/unit_test