--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 XROOT = /usr/X11R6
 
 # Uncomment to enable Shape extension support
-#OPT_WMFLAGS += -DSHAPE
+OPT_WMFLAGS += -DSHAPE
 #OPT_WMLIB += -lXext
 
 # Uncomment to add Xft support
-#OPT_WMFLAGS += -DXFT `pkg-config --cflags xft`
-#OPT_WMLIB += `pkg-config --libs xft` -lXext
+OPT_WMFLAGS += -DXFT $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags xft xext)
+OPT_WMLIB += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs xft xext)
 
 # Uncomment for debugging (abandon all hope, ye who enter here)
 #OPT_WMFLAGS += -DDEBUG
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 X11FLAGS = -I$(XROOT)/include
 WMFLAGS = $(X11FLAGS) $(OPT_WMFLAGS)
-GTKFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0`
+GTKFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags gtk+-2.0)
 
 $(PLAINOBJ): %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
@@ -60,28 +60,28 @@
 $(GTKOBJ): %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(GTKFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
-X11LIB = -L$(XROOT)/lib -lX11
+X11LIB = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs x11)
 WMLIB = $(X11LIB) $(OPT_WMLIB)
-GTKLIB = `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`
+GTKLIB = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs gtk+-2.0)
 
 $(PLAINBIN): %: %.o
-	$(CC) $^ -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@
 
 $(X11BIN): %: %.o
-	$(CC) $^ $(X11LIB) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(X11LIB) -o $@
 
 $(WMBIN): %:
-	$(CC) $^ $(WMLIB) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(WMLIB) -o $@
 
 $(GTKBIN): %: %.o
-	$(CC) $^ $(GTKLIB) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(GTKLIB) $(X11LIB) -o $@
 
 AEMAN = aewm.1x aeclients.1x
 AERC = aewmrc clientsrc
 
 install: all
 	mkdir -p $(BINDIR) $(MANDIR) $(CFGDIR)
-	install -s $(ALLBIN) $(BINDIR)
+	install $(ALLBIN) $(BINDIR)
 	for i in $(AEMAN); do \
 	    install -m 644 doc/$$i $(MANDIR); \
 	    gzip -9 $(MANDIR)/$$i; \