--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 SRC = xssstate.c
 OBJ = ${SRC:.c=.o}
 
-all: options xssstate
+all: xssstate
 
 options:
 	@echo xssstate build options:
@@ -14,42 +14,34 @@
 	@echo "CC       = ${CC}"
 
 .c.o:
-	@echo CC $<
-	@${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} $<
+	${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} $<
 
 ${OBJ}: config.mk
 
-xssstate: xssstate.o
-	@echo CC -o $@
-	@${CC} -o $@ xssstate.o ${LDFLAGS}
+xssstate: options xssstate.o
+	${CC} -o $@ xssstate.o ${LDFLAGS}
 
 clean:
-	@echo cleaning
 	@rm -f xssstate ${OBJ} xssstate-${VERSION}.tar.gz
 
 dist: clean
-	@echo creating dist tarball
-	@mkdir -p xssstate-${VERSION}
-	@cp -R LICENSE README Makefile config.mk xsidle.sh \
+	mkdir -p xssstate-${VERSION}
+	cp -R LICENSE README Makefile config.mk xsidle.sh \
 		xssstate.1 arg.h ${SRC} xssstate-${VERSION}
-	@tar -cf xssstate-${VERSION}.tar xssstate-${VERSION}
-	@gzip xssstate-${VERSION}.tar
-	@rm -rf xssstate-${VERSION}
+	tar -cf xssstate-${VERSION}.tar xssstate-${VERSION}
+	gzip xssstate-${VERSION}.tar
+	rm -rf xssstate-${VERSION}
 
 install: all
-	@echo installing executable file to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@cp -f xssstate ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/xssstate
-	@echo installing manual page to ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < xssstate.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/xssstate.1
-	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/xssstate.1
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	cp -f xssstate ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/xssstate
+#	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
+#	@sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < xssstate.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/xssstate.1
+#	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/xssstate.1
 
 uninstall:
-	@echo removing executable file from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/xssstate
-	@echo removing manual page from ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/xssstate.1
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/xssstate
+#	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/xssstate.1
 
 .PHONY: all options clean dist install uninstall
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
-CFLAGS = -g -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -O0 ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
-LDFLAGS = -g ${LIBS}
+CFLAGS += -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
+LDFLAGS += ${LIBS}
 
 # Solaris
 #CFLAGS = -fast ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
 #LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
 
 # compiler and linker
-CC = cc
+CC ?= cc