--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-CC=g++
-CFLAGS=`sdl-config --cflags` #-g -Wall #-O2
+CXX?=g++
+CXXFLAGS+=$(shell sdl-config --cflags) #-g -Wall #-O2
 #CFLAGS=`sdl-config --cflags` -I./physfs#-g -Wall #-O2
 OBJS    := ${patsubst %.cpp, %.o, ${wildcard src/*.cpp}}
-LIBS = -s -Bstatic `sdl-config --static-libs` -lSDL_image -lSDL_ttf -L. -lphysfs -lopenal -Bdynamic -lGL -lGLU  
+LIBS = $(shell sdl-config --libs) -lSDL_image -lSDL_ttf -lphysfs -lopenal -lalut -lGL -lGLU
 #LIBS = -s -Bstatic `sdl-config --static-libs` SDL_image/*.o SDL_ttf/*.o -L. physfs/*.o openal/*.o -ljpeg -lpng -ltiff -lfreetype -Bdynamic -lGL -lGLU  
 PREFIX=/usr/local
 BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin/
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 
 .cpp.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -o ${patsubst %.cpp, %.o, $<} -c $<
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -o ${patsubst %.cpp, %.o, $<} -c $<
 	
 all: $(TARGET) 
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(LIBS) $(OBJS)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJS) $(TARGET)