--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 if [ "$CC" = "" ]; then
     CC=gcc
 fi
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -Iutil"
-LIBS="util/ddutil-dbg.a"
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -Iutil"
+LIBS="util/ddutil.a"
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -m64"
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@
 
 echo "
 
-datadraw: \$(OBJECTS) util/ddutil-dbg.a
-	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) -o datadraw
+datadraw: \$(OBJECTS) util/ddutil.a
+	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(LDFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) -o datadraw
 
 clean:
 	rm -f \$(OBJECTS)
-	make -C util clean
+	+\$(MAKE) -C util clean
 
 install: datadraw
 	install -d \$(PREFIX)/bin
 	install datadraw \$(PREFIX)/bin
-	make -C util PREFIX=\$(PREFIX) install
+	+\$(MAKE) -C util PREFIX=\$(PREFIX) install
 
 deb:
 	fakeroot debian/rules binary && sudo dpkg -i ../*.deb
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
 src/dvdatabase.h src/dvdatabase.c: src/Database.dd
 	datadraw src/Database.dd
 
-util/ddutil-dbg.a:
-	make -C util
+util/ddutil.a:
+	+\$(MAKE) -C util
 
 " >> Makefile
 
--- a/dataview/configure
+++ b/dataview/configure
@@ -43,13 +43,8 @@
     shift
 done
 
-if [ "$debugging" = "true" ]; then
-    CFLAGS="-g -DDD_DEBUG $CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$LIBS ../util/ddutil-dbg.a"
-else
-    CFLAGS="-O2 $CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$LIBS ../util/ddutil.a"
-fi
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$LIBS ../util/ddutil.a"
 
 if [ ! -d obj ]; then
     mkdir obj
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@
 
 echo "
 
-dataview: \$(OBJECTS) ../util/ddutil-dbg.a
+dataview: \$(OBJECTS)
 	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) -o dataview
 
 clean:
--- a/examples/array/configure
+++ b/examples/array/configure
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ../../datadraw Array.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 echo "
 
-array: ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a \$(OBJECTS)
-	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a -o array
+array: ../../util/ddutil.a \$(OBJECTS)
+	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil.a -o array
 
 htdatabase.c htdatabase.h: Array.dd
 	../../datadraw Array.dd
--- a/examples/attributes/configure
+++ b/examples/attributes/configure
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ../../datadraw Attrtest.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 echo "
 
-attrtest: ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a \$(OBJECTS)
-	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a -o attrtest
+attrtest: ../../util/ddutil.a \$(OBJECTS)
+	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil.a -o attrtest
 
 htdatabase.c htdatabase.h: Attrtest.dd
 	../../datadraw Attrtest.dd
--- a/examples/extension/configure
+++ b/examples/extension/configure
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ../../datadraw Graph.dd
 ../../datadraw Color.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
--- a/examples/graph/configure
+++ b/examples/graph/configure
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 ../../datadraw -I ../../util Graph.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 	../../datadraw -I ../../util Graph.dd
 
 ../../util/ddutilup.a:
-	make -C ../../util clean
-	make -C ../../util ddutilup.a
+	+\$(MAKE) -C ../../util clean
+	+\$(MAKE) -C ../../util ddutilup.a
 
 clean:
 	rm -f \$(OBJECTS)
--- a/examples/hash/configure
+++ b/examples/hash/configure
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ../../datadraw Hash.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 echo "
 
-hash: ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a \$(OBJECTS)
-	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a -o hash
+hash: ../../util/ddutil.a \$(OBJECTS)
+	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil.a -o hash
 
 htdatabase.c htdatabase.h: Hash.dd
 	../../datadraw Hash.dd
--- a/examples/heap/configure
+++ b/examples/heap/configure
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 ../../datadraw -I ../../util Heap.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 	../../datadraw -I ../../util Heap.dd
 
 ../../util/ddutilup.a:
-	make -C ../../util clean
-	make -C ../../util ddutilup.a
+	+\$(MAKE) -C ../../util clean
+	+\$(MAKE) -C ../../util ddutilup.a
 
 clean:
 	rm -f \$(OBJECTS)
--- a/examples/sparse/configure
+++ b/examples/sparse/configure
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ../../datadraw Sparse.dd
 
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -DDD_DEBUG -I../../util"
+CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -I../../util"
 LIBS=""
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = x86_64 ]; then
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 echo "
 
-sparse: ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a \$(OBJECTS)
-	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil-dbg.a -o sparse
+sparse: ../../util/ddutil.a \$(OBJECTS)
+	\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(OBJECTS) \$(LIBS) ../../util/ddutil.a -o sparse
 
 htdatabase.c htdatabase.h: Sparse.dd
 	../../datadraw Sparse.dd
--- a/util/configure
+++ b/util/configure
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 if [ "$CC" = "" ]; then
     CC=gcc
 fi
-CFLAGS="-g -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function"
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function"
 
 if [ "`uname -m`" = "x86_64" ]; then
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -m64"
@@ -72,21 +72,14 @@
 makeMakefileTop "u-dbg"
 makeMakefileTop "up-dbg"
 
-echo 'all: debug optimized
-
-debug dev:
-	@echo "Making debug build:"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutil-dbg.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -DDD_DEBUG"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilp-dbg.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -DDD_DEBUG"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilu-dbg.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -DDD_DEBUG"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilup-dbg.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -DDD_DEBUG"
+echo 'all: optimized
 
 optimized opt rel:
 	@echo "Making release build:"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutil.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -O2"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilp.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -O2"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilu.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -O2"
-	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilup.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -O2"
+	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutil.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
+	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilp.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
+	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilu.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
+	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile ddutilup.a CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
 
 clean:
 	rm -f obj/* objp/* obju/* objup/* obj-dbg/* objp-dbg/* obju-dbg/* objup-dbg/* *.a
@@ -120,7 +113,7 @@
     UPPER_SUFFIX=`echo $SUFFIX | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`
     UPPER_NONDBG_SUFFIX=`echo $NONDBG_SUFFIX | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`
     echo "ddutil$SUFFIX.a: \$(OBJECTS$UPPER_SUFFIX)
-	ar -rcs ddutil$SUFFIX.a \$(OBJECTS$UPPER_SUFFIX)
+	\$(AR) -rcs ddutil$SUFFIX.a \$(OBJECTS$UPPER_SUFFIX)
 
 " >> Makefile