--- configure.sh
+++ configure.sh
@@ -423,44 +423,12 @@ EOF
     TLOGN " ($AC_CC)"
     if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
 	TLOG " ok"
-
-	# check that the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS aren't bogus
-
-	unset AC_CFLAGS AC_LDFLAGS
-
-	if [ "$CFLAGS" ]; then
-	    test "$CFLAGS" && echo "validating CFLAGS=${CFLAGS}"
-	    if $AC_CC $CFLAGS -o /tmp/ngc$$.o /tmp/ngc$$.c ; then
-		AC_CFLAGS=${CFLAGS:-"-g"}
-		test "$CFLAGS" && echo "CFLAGS=\"${CFLAGS}\" are okay"
-	    elif [ "$CFLAGS" ]; then
-		echo "ignoring bogus CFLAGS=\"${CFLAGS}\""
-	    fi
-	else
-	    AC_CFLAGS=-g
-	fi
-	if [ "$LDFLAGS" ]; then
-	    test "$LDFLAGS" && echo "validating LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}"
-	    if $AC_CC $LDFLAGS -o /tmp/ngc$$ /tmp/ngc$$.o; then
-		AC_LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS:-"-g"}
-		test "$LDFLAGS" && TLOG "LDFLAGS=\"${LDFLAGS}\" are okay"
-	    elif [ "$LDFLAGS" ]; then
-		TLOG "ignoring bogus LDFLAGS=\"${LDFLAGS}\""
-	    fi
-	else
-	    AC_LDFLAGS=${CFLAGS:-"-g"}
-	fi
-	AC_SUB 'CFLAGS' "$AC_CFLAGS"
-	AC_SUB 'LDFLAGS' "$AC_LDFLAGS"
-    else
-	AC_SUB 'CFLAGS' ''
-	AC_SUB 'LDFLAGS' ''
-	AC_FAIL " does not compile code properly"
     fi
 
-    AC_SUB 'CC' "$AC_CC"
+    AC_SUB 'CFLAGS' "$CFLAGS"
+    AC_SUB 'LDFLAGS' "$LDFLAGS"
 
-    rm -f /tmp/ngc$$ /tmp/ngc$$.c /tmp/ngc$$.o
+    AC_SUB 'CC' "$AC_CC"
 
     return $status
 }
@@ -896,7 +864,7 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL () {
     fi
 
     AC_SUB 'INSTALL' "$PROG_INSTALL"
-    AC_SUB 'INSTALL_PROGRAM' "$PROG_INSTALL -s -m 755"
+    AC_SUB 'INSTALL_PROGRAM' "$PROG_INSTALL -m 755"
     AC_SUB 'INSTALL_DATA' "$PROG_INSTALL -m 444"
 
     # finally build a little directory installer