diff -ur wmmisc-1.1.orig/src/general.mk wmmisc-1.1/src/general.mk
--- wmmisc-1.1.orig/src/general.mk	2006-01-07 19:50:31.000000000 +0200
+++ wmmisc-1.1/src/general.mk	2008-01-16 20:44:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 MANDIR      = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 # Set some destination locations.
 
-CC          = gcc
+CC         ?= gcc
 CXX         = g++
 # Set the compilers.
 
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@
 # Set the assembler and flags.
 
 LD          = ld
-LDFLAGS     = -lm
-ifeq ($(MODULAR_X),1)
-LDFLAGS    += $(shell pkg-config --libs x11 xpm xext)
-else
-LDFLAGS    += -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXpm -lXext
-endif
-LDFLAGS    += -Wl,-O1
+LIBS        = -lm -lX11 -lXpm -lXext
 # Set the linker and flags.
 
 AR          = ar
@@ -64,7 +58,7 @@
 ifeq ($(MODULAR_X),1)
 INCLUDES    = $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11 xpm xext)
 else
-INCLUDES    = -I/usr/X11R6/include
+INCLUDES    = -I/usr/include
 endif
 INCLUDES   += -I.
 # Set the include locations.
diff -ur wmmisc-1.1.orig/src/Makefile wmmisc-1.1/src/Makefile
--- wmmisc-1.1.orig/src/Makefile	2006-01-07 20:45:59.000000000 +0200
+++ wmmisc-1.1/src/Makefile	2008-01-16 20:43:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 $(package): $(objects)
 	rm -f $(package)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(package) $(objects) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(package) $(objects) $(LIBS)
 
 wmgeneral.o: wmgeneral.c wmgeneral.h
 	rm -f wmgeneral.o