diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 23795966e27ba97b7fcf80698c182eb97859ef53..8ccf55b4deec5b154147c546136e6a8079f528bf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ SUBDIRS = gnu-compat ALBERTA_UTIL SOLVER PLOT_ANSI ALBERTA
 if GRAPE
  SUBDIRS += GRAPE
 endif
+if HAVE_SILO
+ SUBDIRS += MESHTV
+endif
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS  = -I ./m4
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 70ed210e90a21d48cab462f547d5c5a5b8b6a758..fd9f6bef7649277dcebd0025e40070b08f39c6ba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile ALBERTA_UTIL/Makefile
                  GRAPE/mesh/2d/Makefile
                  GRAPE/mesh/3d/Makefile
                  GRAPE/mesh/Common/Makefile
+		 MESHTV/Makefile
+		 MESHTV/2d/Makefile
+		 MESHTV/3d/Makefile
 		 SOLVER/Makefile SOLVER/src/Makefile
 		 PLOT_ANSI/Makefile PLOT_ANSI/src/Makefile
 		 DEMO/src/Makefile
@@ -216,6 +219,11 @@ dnl GRAPE interface stuff
 dnl
 ALBERTA_GRAPE_STUFF
 
+dnl
+dnl MeshTV interface stuff
+dnl
+ALBERTA_CHECK_PACKAGE(silo, silo, ,, silo.h, , ,optional)
+
 #
 # EL_INDEX
 #
@@ -232,7 +240,7 @@ dnl NOTA BENE: using NEIGH_IN_EL=1 is probably buggy.], 0)
 SIMPLE_ENABLE_FLAG([debug], [disable building of ALBERTA libraries with debugging information.], 1)
 
 # building of all versions is enabled by default, but can be
-# disabled using --disable-DIM-dimension switches (the macros
+# disabled using --disable-DOW-dimension switches (the macros
 # below do _not_ disable the builds, but simply implement
 # AC_ARG_ENABLE() stuff
 #