--- a/t_coffee_source/makefile
+++ b/t_coffee_source/makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-CC=g++
-CFLAGS=-O3 -Wno-write-strings
 SOURCES := $(shell find . -type f -name *.c)
 OBJECTS := $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
 DEPS := $(OBJECTS:.o=.deps)
  
 t_coffee: $(OBJECTS)
-	@echo " Linking..."; $(CC) $^ -o t_coffee -lm
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o t_coffee -lm $(LIBS)
  
 %.o: %.c
-	@echo " CC $<"; $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I. -MD -MF $(@:.o=.deps) -c -o $@ $<
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I. -MD -MF $(@:.o=.deps) -c -o $@ $<
  
 -include $(DEPS)