> -CRTSTUFF_T_CFLAGS_S = -fPIC > +CRTSTUFF_T_CFLAGS_S = $(CRTSTUFF_T_CFLAGS) -fPIC This CRTSTUFF_T_CFLAGS_S = $(CRTSTUFF_T_CFLAGS_S) -fPIC wouldn't actually work at all (infinite recursion). :-) Paolo