diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a590cbb..e3ee964 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ VIM_DIR=$(DESTDIR)/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax
 
 OS := $(shell uname)
 
-CFLAGS = -pipe -pedantic -Wall -W -Iinclude -Iurlan -Ieval -Isupport
+CFLAGS += -pipe -pedantic -Wall -W -Iinclude -Iurlan -Ieval -Isupport
 CFLAGS += -O3 -DNDEBUG
 #CFLAGS += -g -DDEBUG
 
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ endif
 
 
 $(ODIR)/%.o: urlan/%.c
-	cc -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
 $(ODIR)/%.o: support/%.c
-	cc -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
 $(ODIR)/%.o: eval/%.c
-	cc -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
 
 boron: $(EXE_OBJS) $(BORON_LIB)
-	cc $^ -o $@ $(EXE_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(EXE_LIBS)
 
 $(ODIR)/os.o: unix/os.c
-	cc -c $(CFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(CONFIG) $< -o $@
 
 $(EXE_OBJS): | $(ODIR)
 $(LIB_OBJS): | $(ODIR)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ifdef STATIC_LIB
 else ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
 	libtool -dynamiclib -o $@ $^ -install_name @rpath/$(BORON_LIB) $(LIBS)
 else
-	cc -o $@ -shared -Wl,-soname,libboron.so.2 $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ -shared -Wl,-soname,libboron.so.2 $^ $(LIBS)
 	ln -sf $(BORON_LIB) libboron.so.2
 	ln -sf $(BORON_LIB) libboron.so
 endif
@@ -130,13 +130,12 @@ ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
 	install_name_tool -change libboron.dylib $(LIB_DIR)/libboron.dylib boron
 	install -m 644 libboron.dylib $(LIB_DIR)
 else
-	install -m 755 -s $(BORON_LIB) $(LIB_DIR)
+	install -m 755 $(BORON_LIB) $(LIB_DIR)
 	ln -s $(BORON_LIB) $(LIB_DIR)/libboron.so.2
 endif
 endif
-	install -s -m 755 boron $(BIN_DIR)
-	gzip -c -n doc/boron.troff > doc/boron.1.gz
-	install -m 644 doc/boron.1.gz $(MAN_DIR)
+	install -m 755 boron $(BIN_DIR)
+	install -m 644 doc/boron.troff $(MAN_DIR)/boron.1
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(BIN_DIR)/boron $(MAN_DIR)/boron.1