diff --git a/doc/chibi.scrbl b/doc/chibi.scrbl
index e832b481..1b6ff8a4 100755
--- a/doc/chibi.scrbl
+++ b/doc/chibi.scrbl
@@ -1630,15 +1630,16 @@ conventions, you can thus simply run \scheme{snow-chibi package
 \subsubsection{Other Implementations}
 
 Although the command is called \scheme{snow-chibi}, it supports
-several other R7RS implementations.  The \scheme{implementations}
-command tells you which you currently have installed.  The following
-are currently supported:
+several other R7RS implementations and generic installation of libraries.
+The \scheme{implementations} command tells you which you currently have
+installed. The following are currently supported:
 
 \itemlist[
 \item{chibi - version >= 0.7.3}
 \item{chicken - version >= 4.9.0 with the \scheme{r7rs} egg}
 \item{cyclone - version >= 0.5.3}
 \item{foment - version >= 0.4}
+\item{generic}
 \item{gauche - version >= 0.9.4}
 \item{kawa - version >= 2.0; you need to add the install dir to the search path, e.g. \scheme{-Dkawa.import.path=/usr/local/share/kawa}}
 \item{larceny - version 0.98; you need to add "lib/Snow" to the paths in startup.sch}
diff --git a/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm b/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm
index 4ea4736b..de83b3ce 100644
--- a/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm
+++ b/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
                     (warn msg)
                     #f))))))
       (and confirm?
-           (yes-or-no? cfg "Implementation " (car spec) " does not "
-                       " seem to be available, install anyway?"))))
+           (or (equal? (car spec) 'generic)
+               (yes-or-no? cfg "Implementation " (car spec) " does not "
+                " seem to be available, install anyway?")))))
 
 (define (conf-selected-implementations cfg)
   (let ((requested (conf-get-list cfg 'implementations '(chibi))))
@@ -1370,6 +1371,10 @@
                       (string-trim (process->string '(icyc -p "(Cyc-installation-dir 'sld)"))
                                    char-whitespace?)))))
        (list (or dir "/usr/local/share/cyclone/"))))
+    ((generic)
+     (list (make-path (string-append (or (conf-get cfg 'install-prefix)
+                                         "/usr/local")
+                                     "/lib/snow"))))
     ((gauche)
      (list
       (let ((dir (string-trim
@@ -1679,6 +1684,7 @@
   (cond
    ((eq? impl 'chicken) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'cyclone) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
+   ((eq? impl 'generic) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'guile) (get-guile-site-dir))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-source-dir))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-prefix)
@@ -1689,6 +1695,7 @@
   (cond
    ((eq? impl 'chicken) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'cyclone) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
+   ((eq? impl 'generic) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-data-dir))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-prefix)
     => (lambda (prefix) (make-path prefix "share/snow" impl)))
@@ -1704,6 +1711,8 @@
                            (get-chicken-binary-version cfg))))
           (else
            (car (get-install-dirs impl cfg)))))
+   ((eq? impl 'generic)
+    (car (get-install-dirs impl cfg)))
    ((eq? impl 'cyclone)
     (car (get-install-dirs impl cfg)))
    ((eq? impl 'guile)
diff --git a/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm b/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm
index 9b8324e3..0ac39fbc 100644
--- a/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm
+++ b/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
             ,(delay
                (process->sexp
                 '(foment -e "(write (features))"))))
+    (generic "generic" #f #f
+            ,(delay
+               (process->sexp
+                '(echo "generic"))))
     (gauche "gosh" (gosh -E "print (gauche-version)") "0.9.4"
             ,(delay
                (process->sexp