--- ./src/utils/Makefile.orig	Fri Apr 13 12:08:02 2007
+++ ./src/utils/Makefile	Thu May  3 14:32:03 2007
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
 AR       = ar cqs
 DEL_FILE = rm -f
-CXX      = g++
+CXX      ?= g++
 LEX      = flex
 YACC     = yacc
-CXXFLAGS = -pipe -Wall -W -Wconversion -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -ansi -pedantic -Wno-unused-variable -Wunused-function -D_REENTRANT $(UTIL_CXXFLAGS)
+CXXFLAGS += -pipe -Wall -W -Wconversion -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -ansi -pedantic -Wno-unused-variable -Wunused-function -D_REENTRANT $(UTIL_CXXFLAGS)
 INCPATH	 = -I./ -I../ -I../xpdf/ -I../xpdf/xpdf -I../xpdf/goo -I../xpdf/splash -I../xpdf/fofi 
 
 .SUFFIXES: .o .cc