--- Makefile.freebsd	2011-09-11 00:51:13.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.freebsd	2011-09-18 20:22:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-CC=gcc
-CXX=g++
+CC?=gcc
+CXX?=g++
 CFLAGS+=-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 CXXFLAGS+=-Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D USE_UTF16 -I/usr/local/include
 #CXXFLAGS+=-Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I /usr/local/include