diff -urN xfreecell.orig/card.cpp xfreecell/card.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/card.cpp	1999-03-27 13:36:28.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/card.cpp	2004-02-17 05:44:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     int oldy = y();
     int newx = dest_x;
     int newy = dest_y;
-    int steps = max(abs(oldx - newx), abs(oldy - newy)) / Option::speedup();
+    int steps = std::max(abs(oldx - newx), abs(oldy - newy)) / Option::speedup();
     float curx = (float) oldx;
     float cury = (float) oldy;
 
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/freecell.cpp xfreecell/freecell.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/freecell.cpp	1999-07-27 14:15:27.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/freecell.cpp	2004-02-17 06:15:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 static GameNumberManager* gnManager; 
 static const int PathLength = 256;
 static char msNumbersPath[PathLength] = "\0";;
-static const char defaultMSNumbersPath[] = "/usr/local/lib/xfreecell/MSNumbers";
+static const char defaultMSNumbersPath[] = "/usr/share/xfreecell/MSNumbers";
 
 // ##### Functions declarations #####
 static void adjustSubwindow(NSWindow*);
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 void readMSNumbersPath()
 {
   char* home = getenv("HOME");
-  string saveFile;
+  std::string saveFile;
 
   if (home == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get $HOME. Assuming I am at home directory now.\n");
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/gnmanager.cpp xfreecell/gnmanager.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/gnmanager.cpp	1999-07-27 14:18:05.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/gnmanager.cpp	2004-02-17 05:49:35.000000000 +0000
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 GameNumberManager::GameNumberManager()
 {
   char* home = getenv("HOME");
-  string directory;
+  std::string directory;
 
   if (home == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get $HOME. Assuming I am at home directory now.\n");
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
   readFile(msLostGameFile, &msLostGames);
 }
 
-void GameNumberManager::readFile(const string& file, hash_set<int>* hs)
+void GameNumberManager::readFile(const std::string& file, hash_set<int>* hs)
 {
   FILE* fp = fopen(file.c_str(), "r");
   char line[lineLength];
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   writeFile(msLostGameFile, &msLostGames);
 }
 
-void GameNumberManager::writeFile(const string& file, hash_set<int>* hs)
+void GameNumberManager::writeFile(const std::string& file, hash_set<int>* hs)
 {
   FILE* fp = fopen(file.c_str(), "w+");
 
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/gnmanager.h xfreecell/gnmanager.h
--- xfreecell.orig/gnmanager.h	1999-03-29 13:07:19.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/gnmanager.h	2004-02-17 05:39:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 #define GNManager_H
 
 #include <string>
+
+#if __GNUG__ < 3
 #include <hash_set>
+#else
+#include <ext/hash_set>
+using __gnu_cxx::hash_set;
+#endif
 
 class GameNumberManager {
 public:
@@ -20,15 +26,15 @@
   bool alreadyLost(int);
 
   void readFiles();
-  void readFile(const string&, hash_set<int>*);
-  void writeFile(const string&, hash_set<int>*);
+  void readFile(const std::string&, hash_set<int>*);
+  void writeFile(const std::string&, hash_set<int>*);
 
-  string lostGameFile, wonGameFile;
+  std::string lostGameFile, wonGameFile;
   
   hash_set<int> wonGames;
   hash_set<int> lostGames;
 
-  string msLostGameFile, msWonGameFile;
+  std::string msLostGameFile, msWonGameFile;
 
   hash_set<int> msWonGames;
   hash_set<int> msLostGames;
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/makefile xfreecell/makefile
--- xfreecell.orig/makefile	1999-04-03 13:42:49.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/makefile	2004-02-17 05:33:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 OBJECTS=card.o freecell.o option.o stack.o subwindows.o undo.o util.o gnmanager.o random.o
-CC=g++
-CFLAGS=-g -Wall -DSHAPE -DBOGUSRANDOM
+CC=$(cxx)
+CFLAGS=$(cxxflags) -Wall -DSHAPE -DBOGUSRANDOM
+LDFLAGS=$(ldflags)
 LIBS=-lm -L. -lns -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXext -lX11
 STATICDIR=xfreecell-static
 DOCS=README CHANGES mshuffle.txt xfreecell.6
 LIBDIR=/usr/local/lib/xfreecell
 
 all: $(OBJECTS) lib
-	$(CC) -o xfreecell $(CFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) -o xfreecell $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
 
 static: $(OBJECTS) lib
 	$(CC) -o xfreecell -static $(CFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
@@ -25,13 +26,13 @@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *~ *.o a.out xfreecell libns.a
-	make -C widget clean
+	$(MAKE) -C widget clean
 
 lib:
-	make -C widget lib
+	$(MAKE) -C widget lib
 
 install: all
-	install xfreecell $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/bin
-	install xfreecell.6 $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/man/man6
+	install xfreecell $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	install xfreecell.6 $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man6
 #	install -d $(LIBDIR)
-#	install ms-compatible/MSNumbers $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/lib/xfreecell
\ No newline at end of file
+#	install ms-compatible/MSNumbers $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/xfreecell
\ No newline at end of file
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/option.h xfreecell/option.h
--- xfreecell.orig/option.h	1999-03-27 19:39:17.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/option.h	2004-02-17 05:43:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   void readPrefs();
   void writePrefs();
 
-  string saveFile;
+  std::string saveFile;
 
   static int _speedup;
   static bool _queryWindow;
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/stack.h xfreecell/stack.h
--- xfreecell.orig/stack.h	1999-03-02 18:20:02.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/stack.h	2004-02-17 05:43:08.000000000 +0000
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   int _next_x, _next_y;
 
 private:
-  vector<Card*> _cards;
+  std::vector<Card*> _cards;
 };
 
 class PlayStack : public Stack {
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/subwindows.h xfreecell/subwindows.h
--- xfreecell.orig/subwindows.h	1999-03-15 23:09:49.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/subwindows.h	2004-02-17 05:46:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   int _undos;
   int _totalScore;
 
-  string saveFile;
+  std::string saveFile;
 
   bool exitPressed;
 
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/undo.cpp xfreecell/undo.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/undo.cpp	1999-03-25 15:48:40.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/undo.cpp	2004-02-17 05:48:24.000000000 +0000
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   c->moveToStack(from, false, false);
 }
 
-stack<Move> moves;
+std::stack<Move> moves;
 
 void undoClearMoves()
 {
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/widget/container.cpp xfreecell/widget/container.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/widget/container.cpp	1999-03-03 17:34:52.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/widget/container.cpp	2004-02-17 05:56:55.000000000 +0000
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@
 
 void NSContainer::remove(NSComponent* nsc)
 {
-  vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter;
+  std::vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter;
   for (iter = nscVec.begin(); iter != nscVec.end(); iter++) 
     if (*iter == nsc) nscVec.erase(iter);
 }
 
 void NSContainer::hremove(NSComponent* nsc)
 {
-  vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter;
+  std::vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter;
   for (iter = nscVec.begin(); iter != nscVec.end(); iter++) {
     if (*iter == nsc) {
       int w = (*iter)->width() + _neighborGap;
-      vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter2 = iter + 1;
+      std::vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter2 = iter + 1;
       if (nscVec.size() == 0) {
 	_width = 0; _height = 0;
       } else {
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
 
 void NSContainer::vremove(NSComponent* nsc)
 {
-  vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter;
+  std::vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter;
   for (iter = nscVec.begin(); iter != nscVec.end(); iter++) {
     if (*iter == nsc) {
       int h = (*iter)->height() + _neighborGap;
-      vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter2 = iter + 1;
+      std::vector<NSComponent*>::iterator iter2 = iter + 1;
       if (nscVec.size() == 0) {
 	_width = 0; _height = 0;
       } else {
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/widget/makefile xfreecell/widget/makefile
--- xfreecell.orig/widget/makefile	1999-03-18 05:54:57.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/widget/makefile	2004-02-17 05:01:33.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OBJECTS=window.o plate.o string.o button.o label.o textfield.o container.o frame.o util.o scrollbar.o font.o main.o
 #C=/usr/local/gcc-2.8.1/bin/g++
-CC=g++
-CFLAGS=-g -Wall
+CC=$(cxx)
+CFLAGS=$(cxxflags) -Wall
 LIBS=-L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
 LIBNAME=libns.a
 
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/widget/textfield.cpp xfreecell/widget/textfield.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/widget/textfield.cpp	1999-03-03 17:34:52.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/widget/textfield.cpp	2004-02-17 05:55:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <cctype>
 #include "widget.h"
 
 GC NSTextField::gc;
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/widget/widget.h xfreecell/widget/widget.h
--- xfreecell.orig/widget/widget.h	1999-03-15 16:29:32.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/widget/widget.h	2004-02-17 05:42:29.000000000 +0000
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     Elt(NSWindow* nw, Window w) { nswindow = nw; window = w; }
   };
 
-  static vector<Elt> eltVector;
+  static std::vector<Elt> eltVector;
   static void eraseWindow(Window);
   static void registerWindow(NSWindow*, Window);
 };
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
   void fontWindowHeight(unsigned int);
   void resizable(bool arg) { _resizable = arg; }
 
-  string _label;
+  std::string _label;
 private:
   static const int fontGap = 4;
   static XFontStruct* fontStruct;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
   static unsigned int charWidth, charHeight;
 
   unsigned int maxCharNum;
-  string _str;
+  std::string _str;
   unsigned int cursorPos;
   unsigned int strStart;
   bool cursorOnTF;
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
   unsigned int _vGap, _hGap, _neighborGap;
   Window _parentWindow;
 
-  vector<NSComponent*> nscVec;
+  std::vector<NSComponent*> nscVec;
 };
 
 // ##### NSHContainer #####
diff -urN xfreecell.orig/widget/window.cpp xfreecell/widget/window.cpp
--- xfreecell.orig/widget/window.cpp	1999-03-03 17:34:52.000000000 +0000
+++ xfreecell/widget/window.cpp	2004-02-17 05:52:54.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 bool NSWindow::windowInitialized = false;
 Window NSWindow::_root;
-vector<NSWindow::Elt> NSWindow::eltVector;
+std::vector<NSWindow::Elt> NSWindow::eltVector;
 
 NSWindow::NSWindow(bool create, Window w, int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, 
 		   unsigned int borderWidth, unsigned long border, unsigned long bg)
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 
 void NSWindow::registerWindow(NSWindow* nsw, Window w)
 {
-  vector<Elt>::iterator begin = eltVector.begin();
-  vector<Elt>::iterator end = eltVector.end();
+  std::vector<Elt>::iterator begin = eltVector.begin();
+  std::vector<Elt>::iterator end = eltVector.end();
   Elt elt(nsw, w);
 
   if (eltVector.size() == 0 || w > eltVector.back().window) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  for (vector<Elt>::iterator iter = begin; iter != end; iter++)
+  for (std::vector<Elt>::iterator iter = begin; iter != end; iter++)
     if ((*iter).window > w)
       eltVector.insert(iter, elt);
   
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
 
 void NSWindow::eraseWindow(Window w)
 {
-  vector<Elt>::iterator begin = eltVector.begin();
-  vector<Elt>::iterator end = eltVector.end();
-  vector<Elt>::iterator iter;
+  std::vector<Elt>::iterator begin = eltVector.begin();
+  std::vector<Elt>::iterator end = eltVector.end();
+  std::vector<Elt>::iterator iter;
 
   for (iter = begin; iter != end; iter++) {
     if ((*iter).window == w) eltVector.erase(iter);