--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-Wall -g
+CFLAGS += -Wall
 BINS=cdctl sndreset
 OBJS=cdctl.o version.o ioctls.o iso_header.o
-DOCS=NEWS NUTSANDBOLTS LICENSE PUBLICKEY README SEGFAULTS
+DOCS=NEWS NUTSANDBOLTS LICENSE PUBLICKEY README
 # NOTE:  all man pages are installed in $(mandir)/man1 -- see install-mans
 MANS=cdctl.1
 MOS=cdctl.mo
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@ INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DIR = $(INSTALL) -d
 INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
 
+DESTDIR =
+
 all: $(BINS)
 
 cdctl: $(OBJS)
@@ -35,25 +36,21 @@ iso_header.o: iso_header.c
 indent:
 	indent -kr -cdb -sc *.c
 
-install: install-bins install-docs install-mans install-mos
+install: install-bins install-mans install-mos
 
 install-bins: $(BINS)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(bindir)
-	$(INSTALL) -s $(BINS) $(bindir)
-
-install-docs: $(DOCS)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(docdir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(DOCS) $(docdir)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	$(INSTALL) $(BINS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 
 install-mans: $(MANS)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(mandir)/man1
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MANS) $(mandir)/man1
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)/man1
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MANS) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
 
 # FIXME: need to deal with other languages besides German
 
 install-mos: cdctl.mo
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(localedir)/de/LC_MESSAGES
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MOS) $(localedir)/de/LC_MESSAGES
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(localedir)/de/LC_MESSAGES
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MOS) $(DESTDIR)$(localedir)/de/LC_MESSAGES
 
 cdctl.mo: cdctl.po
 	msgfmt cdctl.po -o cdctl.mo