--- config.mk.orig	Tue May 28 23:47:33 2013
+++ config.mk	Sat Nov  9 10:19:13 2013
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ VERSION = 0.5
 # Customize below to fit your system
 
 # paths
-TARGET = sltar
-PREFIX = /usr/local
-MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/man
 
 # includes and libs
-INCS = -I. -I/usr/include
-LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc
+INCS = -I${PREFIX}/include
+LIBS = -L${PREFIX}/lib
 
 # flags
-CFLAGS = -static -Os -g -Wall -Werror ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
-LDFLAGS = -g ${LIBS}
+CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+LDFLAGS += ${LIBS}
 
 # compiler and linker
-CC = cc
+CC ?= cc
