--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 DOC_DIR		=	$(INSTDIR)/share/doc/$(PROG)
 
 
-VERBOSE		=
+VERBOSE		=	1
 ifeq ($(VERBOSE), 1)
 	Q	=
 else
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 endif
 
 CC		=	@CC@
-CFLAGS		=	@CFLAGS@ @X_CFLAGS@ -g -O2 -Wall
+CFLAGS		=	@CFLAGS@ @X_CFLAGS@
+CPPFLAGS	=	@CPPFLAGS@
 LIBS		=	@LIBS@ @X_LIBS@
 LDFLAGS		=	@LDFLAGS@
 RCFILE		=	.$(PROG)rc
@@ -55,11 +56,11 @@
 
 $(PROG): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "[ linking $< ]"
-	$Q$(CC) $< $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$Q$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ $(LIBS)
 
 $(OBJS): %.o: %.c $(HEADERS)
 	@echo "[ compiling $< ]"
-	$Q$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -c $< -o $@
+	$Q$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -c $< -o $@
 
 install-mans:
 	@echo "[ installing manpages. (section 1) ]"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 	$Q$(INSTALL) $(INST_CREATEDIR) $(DOC_DIR)
 	$Q$(INSTALL) $(INST_DOC_OPTS) $(DOCS) $(DOC_DIR)
 
-install: all install-mans install-docs
+install: all install-mans 
 	@echo "[ installing $(PROG) ]"
 	$Q$(INSTALL) $(INST_PROG_OPTS) $(PROG) $(BIN_DIR)/$(PROG)