--- src/Makefile.in.orig	Fri Jun 30 09:25:00 2000
+++ src/Makefile.in	Fri Jun 30 09:25:25 2000
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = Gabber.hh GladeHelper.hh gabber.glade GabberGladeStrings.c GabberConfig.hh
 
-CXXFLAGS = -g -O2
+CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = ../config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =  GabberConfig.hh
