--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This builds the example code.
 #
 example: example.o 
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) example.o $(LIBS) -o example
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) example.o $(LIBS) -o example
 #
 # To clean up the directory.
 #
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #  Build the library.
 #
 libsdp.a: readprob.o sdp.o op_o.o psd_feas.o op_a.o op_at.o  Fnorm.o calc_pobj.o calc_dobj.o trace_prod.o zero_mat.o mat_mult.o sym_mat.o copy_mat.o addscaledmat.o  user_exit.o make_i.o allocmat.o initsoln.o initparams.o add_mat.o writesol.o readsol.o easysdp.o writeprob.o solvesys.o makefill.o mat_multsp.o norms.o linesearch.o matvec.o chol.o  qreig.o tweakgap.o freeprob.o packed.o  sortentries.o
-	ar cr libsdp.a  readprob.o sdp.o op_o.o psd_feas.o op_a.o op_at.o  Fnorm.o calc_pobj.o calc_dobj.o trace_prod.o zero_mat.o mat_mult.o sym_mat.o copy_mat.o addscaledmat.o  user_exit.o make_i.o allocmat.o initsoln.o initparams.o add_mat.o writesol.o readsol.o easysdp.o writeprob.o solvesys.o makefill.o mat_multsp.o norms.o linesearch.o matvec.o chol.o qreig.o tweakgap.o freeprob.o packed.o sortentries.o
+	$(AR) cr libsdp.a  readprob.o sdp.o op_o.o psd_feas.o op_a.o op_at.o  Fnorm.o calc_pobj.o calc_dobj.o trace_prod.o zero_mat.o mat_mult.o sym_mat.o copy_mat.o addscaledmat.o  user_exit.o make_i.o allocmat.o initsoln.o initparams.o add_mat.o writesol.o readsol.o easysdp.o writeprob.o solvesys.o makefill.o mat_multsp.o norms.o linesearch.o matvec.o chol.o qreig.o tweakgap.o freeprob.o packed.o sortentries.o
 #
 # On some systems, you might need to add after "ar cr libsdp.a ..."
 #        ranlib libsdp.a
--- a/solver/Makefile
+++ b/solver/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #  This builds the stand alone solver.
 #
 csdp: csdp.o 
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) csdp.o $(LIBS) -o csdp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) csdp.o $(LIBS) -o csdp
 #
 # To clean out the directory:
 #
--- a/theta/Makefile
+++ b/theta/Makefile
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@
 # This builds the theta number code. 
 #
 theta: theta.o 
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) theta.o $(LIBS) -o theta
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) theta.o $(LIBS) -o theta
 #
 # Complement computes the complement of a graph.
 #
 complement: complement.o 
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) complement.o $(LIBS) -o complement
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) complement.o $(LIBS) -o complement
 #
 # rand_graph generates a random graph.  
 #
 rand_graph: rand_graph.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) rand_graph.o $(LIBS) -o rand_graph
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) rand_graph.o $(LIBS) -o rand_graph
 #
 # graphtoprob converts a file in the graph format to an SDP problem in our
 # SDP format.
 #
 graphtoprob: graphtoprob.o 
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) graphtoprob.o $(LIBS) -o graphtoprob
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) graphtoprob.o $(LIBS) -o graphtoprob
 #
 # To clean up the directory.
 #