--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Customize below to fit your system
 
 # paths
-PREFIX = /usr/local
+PREFIX = /usr
 MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
 
 X11INC = /usr/X11R6/include
@@ -19,55 +19,12 @@
 # Comment  : Add # to the beginning of the respective lines
 
 ## Option 1: No Xinerama no XPM no XFT
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
-
-
-## Option 2: No Xinerama with XPM
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXpm
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XPM
-
-
-# Option 3: With Xinerama no XPM
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXinerama
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XINERAMA
-
-
-## Option 4: With Xinerama and XPM
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXinerama -lXpm
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XINERAMA -DDZEN_XPM
-
-
-## Option 5: With XFT
-LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 `pkg-config --libs xft`
-CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XFT `pkg-config --cflags xft`
-
-
-## Option 6: With XPM and XFT
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXpm `pkg-config --libs xft`
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XPM -DDZEN_XFT `pkg-config --cflags xft`
-
-
-## Option 7: With Xinerama and XPM and XFT
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXinerama -lXpm `pkg-config --libs xft`
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XINERAMA -DDZEN_XPM -DDZEN_XFT `pkg-config --cflags xft`
-
-
+LIBS = -lX11
+CFLAGS += -Wall ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
 
 # END of feature configuration
 
-
-LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
-
-# Solaris, uncomment for Solaris
-#CFLAGS = -fast ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
-#LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
-#CFLAGS += -xtarget=ultra
-
-# Debugging
-#CFLAGS = ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -std=gnu89 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -O2 -pipe -DDZEN_XFT `pkg-config --cflags xft`
-#LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
+LDFLAGS += ${LIBS}
 
 # compiler and linker
-CC = gcc
-LD = ${CC}
+LD = $(CC)
--- a/gadgets/config.mk
+++ b/gadgets/config.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Customize below to fit your system
 
 # paths
-PREFIX = /usr/local
+PREFIX = /usr
 MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
 
 X11INC = /usr/X11R6/include
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 LIBS = -L/usr/lib 
 
-CFLAGS = -Os ${INCS} 
-LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
+CFLAGS += ${INCS} 
+LDFLAGS += ${LIBS}
 
 # compiler and linker
-CC = gcc
-LD = ${CC}
+LD = $(CC)