--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile_new
@@ -6,19 +6,18 @@
 GKRELLM_INCLUDE = -I$(PREFIX)/include
 GTK_CFLAGS = `$(GTK_CONFIG) --cflags` 
 GTK_LIB = `$(GTK_CONFIG) --libs`
-FLAGS = -Wall -fPIC $(GTK_CFLAGS) $(GKRELLM_INCLUDE)
-CFLAGS ?= -O -g
+FLAGS = -fPIC $(GTK_CFLAGS) $(GKRELLM_INCLUDE)
 CFLAGS += $(FLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 LIBS = $(GTK_LIB)
 LFLAGS = -shared
-CC ?= gcc
+CC = $(CC)
 INSTALL = install -c
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL) -s
 OBJS = trayicons.o
 
 trayicons.so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $(OBJS) -o trayicons.so $(LIBS) $(LFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o trayicons.so $(LIBS) $(LFLAGS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o core *.so* *.bak *~