diff -Nur src.orig/configure src/configure
--- src.orig/configure	2012-08-04 12:58:58.230092977 -0700
+++ src/configure	2012-08-04 13:30:14.441859756 -0700
@@ -4470,7 +4470,8 @@
 				COMPFLAGS_C_R="$COMPFLAGS_C_R `R CMD config CPICFLAGS`"
 				COMPFLAGS_CPP_R="$COMPFLAGS_CPP_R `R CMD config CXXPICFLAGS`"
 				INCLUDES_R="$INCLUDES_R `R CMD config --cppflags`"
-				LINKFLAGS_R="$LINKFLAGS_R `R CMD config --ldflags` `R CMD config DYLIB_LDFLAGS`"
+				PRELINKFLAGS_R="$PRELINKFLAGS_R `R CMD config DYLIB_LDFLAGS`"
+				LINKFLAGS_R="$LINKFLAGS_R `R CMD config --ldflags`"
 			fi
 
 
diff -Nur src.orig/Makefile.template src/Makefile.template
--- src.orig/Makefile.template	2012-08-04 12:58:58.229092986 -0700
+++ src/Makefile.template	2012-08-04 13:00:21.340525955 -0700
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 else
 $(TEMPLATE_TARGET): .depend $(OBJFILES) $(SRCFILES) $(HEADERFILES) $(OTHERDEPS)
 	$(LINK) $(PRELINKFLAGS) $(shell find $(SRCDIR) -name "*.$(EXT_OBJ_CPP)" -o \
-		-name "*.$(EXT_OBJ_C)" 2>/dev/null) $(LINKFLAGS) -o $@ $(POSTLINKFLAGS)
+		-name "*.$(EXT_OBJ_C)" 2>/dev/null) $(LINKFLAGS) $(POSTLINKFLAGS) -o $@
 	@$(POSTLINKCMD) $@
 	@$(LIBSYMLINKCMD)
 endif
@@ -530,18 +530,18 @@
 		($(LIBRARY_PATH)=$(CONFIGPATH)/../shogun R --no-save)
 
 $(PRE_LIB_SWIG_TEMPLATE)%${EXT_LIB_SWIG_TEMPLATE}:	%$(EXT_OBJ_SWIG)
-	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(POSTLINKFLAGS)
+	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $^ $(POSTLINKFLAGS) -o $@
 
 %${EXT_OBJ_SWIG}:	%$(EXT_SRC_SWIG)
-	$(COMP_CPP) $(COMPFLAGS_SWIG_CPP) $(DEFINES) -c $(INCLUDES) -o $@ $<
+	$(COMP_CPP) $(COMPFLAGS_SWIG_CPP) $(DEFINES) -c $(INCLUDES) $< -o $@
 
 %.$(EXT_OBJ_CPP):	%.$(EXT_SRC_CPP)
-	$(COMP_CPP) $(COMPFLAGS_CPP) $(DEFINES) -c $(INCLUDES) -o $@ $<
+	$(COMP_CPP) $(COMPFLAGS_CPP) $(DEFINES) -c $(INCLUDES) $< -o $@
 	@test -f $*.$(EXT_CPP_TMP) && test "$(SRCDIR)" != "." \
 	  && rm -f $< || true
 
 %.$(EXT_OBJ_C):	%.$(EXT_SRC_C)
-	$(COMP_C) $(COMPFLAGS_C) $(DEFINES) -c $(INCLUDES) -o $@ $<
+	$(COMP_C) $(COMPFLAGS_C) $(DEFINES) -c $(INCLUDES) $< -o $@
 
 %.$(EXT_SRC_CPP): %.$(EXT_CPP_TMP) %.$(EXT_CPP_SH) $(HEADERFILES)
 	@echo "generating $@ from $*.$(EXT_CPP_TMP) by running $*.$(EXT_CPP_SH)"