--- Makefile.orig	2007-12-31 21:20:33.000000000 -0200
+++ Makefile	2009-10-21 22:24:56.000000000 -0200
@@ -45,12 +45,24 @@
 include Makefile.bsd
 else
 
+ifndef LOCALBASE
+  LOCALBASE=/usr/X11R6
+endif
+
+ifndef LOCALBASE
+  LOCALBASE=/usr/local
+endif
+
+ifndef PREFIX
+  PREFIX=$(LOCALBASE)
+endif
+
 ROOT    =
-prefix  = /usr/local
+prefix  = $(PREFIX)
 exec_prefix = ${prefix}
 bindir  = $(ROOT)${exec_prefix}/bin
 mandir  = $(ROOT)${prefix}/man/man1
-resdir  = $(ROOT)/etc/X11
+resdir  = $(ROOT)$(LOCALBASE)/lib/X11
 
 # if you have perl and/or flex set their path here, else just leave them alone
 PERL    = /usr/bin/perl
@@ -110,6 +122,8 @@
 # -> uncomment 2 lines below to put the databases in the user's home
 #USER_DBDIR  = .nxtvdb
 #DEFS       += -DEPG_DB_ENV=\"HOME\" -DEPG_DB_DIR=\"$(USER_DBDIR)\"
+USER_DBDIR  = .nxtvdb
+DEFS       += -DEPG_DB_ENV=\"HOME\" -DEPG_DB_DIR=\"$(USER_DBDIR)\"
 ifndef USER_DBDIR
 SYS_DBDIR    = /var/tmp/nxtvdb
 DEFS        += -DEPG_DB_DIR=\"$(SYS_DBDIR)\"
@@ -127,7 +141,7 @@
 LDFLAGS += -lm
 #LDFLAGS += -pg
 
-BUILD_DIR  = build-$(shell uname -m | sed -e 's/i.86/i386/' -e 's/ppc/powerpc/')
+BUILD_DIR  ?= build-$(shell uname -m | sed -e 's/i.86/i386/' -e 's/ppc/powerpc/')
 INCS      += -I$(BUILD_DIR)
 
 # end Linux specific part