diff --git a/config b/config
index 9325826..b9fb063 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ BUILD_NAME=ZEngine-0.8.4
 #GL_LIB_NAME=OpenGL32
 #GL_INC_PATH=-I/usr/include/w32api/GL
 #GL_LIB_PATH=-L/lib/w32api
+#EXTRA_OPTIONS=-mno-cygwin -O2
 
     ###Linux###
 GL_LIB_NAME=GL
+EXTRA_OPTIONS=-O2
 
 ##Define compiler commands:
 CC=g++
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b7d9687..5ae7277 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #Makefile for ZEngine
 
-#defines the user shouldn't change#
 include ./config
-CFLAGS = -O2 $(WARN_LEVEL) -I./include $(SDL_INC_PATH) $(GL_INC_PATH) -L./lib $(SDL_LIB_PATH) $(GL_LIB_PATH)
+#defines the user shouldn't change#
+INCLUDES = -I./include $(SDL_INC_PATH) $(GL_INC_PATH)
+LIBRARIES = -L./lib $(SDL_LIB_PATH) $(GL_LIB_PATH)
+CFLAGS = $(EXTRA_OPTIONS) $(WARN_LEVEL) $(INCLUDES) $(LIBRARIES)
 LIB_OUT = ./lib/libZEngineS.a
 ALL_TESTS = ZFontTest ZMouseTest ZMusicTest ZSoundTest ZTimerTest ZImageTest ZRectTest ZParticleTest