--- Makefile.in.orig	2006-08-31 08:22:01.000000000 -0400
+++ Makefile.in	2012-03-15 12:48:32.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
 
 # Which compiler to use
-CC = cc
 
 # What optimization level to use
-OPTFLAGS = -O2 
 
 # What options to be used by the compiler
-COPTIONS = 
 
 # What options to be used by the loader
-LDOPTIONS = 
 
 # What archiving to use
-AR = ar rv
+AR += ${ARFLAGS}
 
 # What to use for indexing the archive
-RANLIB = ranlib
 #RANLIB = ar -ts
 #RANLIB =