--- SConstruct.orig	2015-03-31 21:17:22.954416228 -0400
+++ SConstruct	2015-03-31 21:22:48.863021867 -0400
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import SCons.Util
 import glob
 import sys
 import string
@@ -209,6 +210,16 @@
 crossmingwenv.Append( CPPPATH = [ '.', 'src/Lib', 'src/NetPanzer', 'src/Lib/physfs', 'src/Lib/lua'] )
 crosslinuxenv.Append( CPPPATH = [ '.', 'src/Lib', 'src/NetPanzer', 'src/Lib/physfs', 'src/Lib/lua'] )
 
+# Using suggestions for http://dev.gentoo.org/~vapier/scons-blows.txt
+if os.environ.has_key('CC'):
+	env['CC'] = os.environ['CC']
+if os.environ.has_key('CXX'):
+	env['CXX'] = os.environ['CXX']
+if os.environ.has_key('CXXFLAGS'):
+	env['CXXFLAGS'] += SCons.Util.CLVar(os.environ['CXXFLAGS'])
+if os.environ.has_key('LDFLAGS'):
+	env['LINKFLAGS'] += SCons.Util.CLVar(os.environ['LDFLAGS'])
+
 # for this platform
 if thisplatform == 'darwin':
     env.Append( CPPPATH = ['/Library/Frameworks/SDL.framework/Headers',