Index: build/linux/Makefile
--- build/linux/Makefile.orig
+++ build/linux/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 EXE = f1spirit
 SRC = sources
-PREFIX = /usr
+PREFIX ?= /usr
 EXTRADIR = ./build/linux
 
-GAMEDIR = $(PREFIX)/games
+GAMEDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
 STARTUP = $(GAMEDIR)/$(EXE)
-BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/games/$(EXE)
+BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/$(EXE)
 ICNDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/pixmaps
 APPDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/applications
 
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ OBJS = \
 	$(SRC)/Vector.o					$(SRC)/weather.o				\
 	$(SRC)/filehandling.o			$(SRC)/CarEngineSound.o
 
-CC = gcc
+CC ?= gcc
 #CFLAGS = -g3 -O3 -Wall `sdl-config --cflags` `curl-config --cflags` -I/usr/X11R6/include
-CFLAGS = -g3 -O3 -Wno-write-strings `sdl-config --cflags` `curl-config --cflags` -I/usr/X11R6/include
-LDFLAGS = `sdl-config --libs` `curl-config --libs` -L/usr/X11R6/lib/ -lSDL_image -lSDL_mixer -lSDL_net -lGL -lGLU
+CFLAGS += -Wno-write-strings `sdl-config --cflags` `curl-config --cflags` -I/usr/X11R6/include
+LDFLAGS += `sdl-config --libs` `curl-config --libs` -L/usr/X11R6/lib/ -lSDL_image -lSDL_mixer -lSDL_net -lGL -lGLU
 RM = rm -f
 CP = cp -r
 MD = mkdir -p
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ install: all
 	@$(ECHO) " o Creating startup script $(STARTUP)"
 	@$(MD) "$(GAMEDIR)"
 	@$(ECHO) "#!/bin/sh" >"$(STARTUP)"
-	@$(ECHO) "cd \"/usr/share/games/f1spirit/\"; ./$(EXE); cd -" >>"$(STARTUP)"
+	@$(ECHO) "cd \"${TRUEPREFIX}/share/f1spirit/\"; ./$(EXE); cd -" >>"$(STARTUP)"
 #	@$(ECHO) "cd \"$(BINDIR)\"; ./$(EXE); cd -" >>"$(STARTUP)"
 	@$(CHMOD) 755 "$(STARTUP)"
 	@$(ECHO) " o Creating application menu entry"
