diff -uNr speech_tools.orig/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak
--- speech_tools.orig/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak	2012-11-28 18:33:27.000000000 -0500
+++ speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak	2012-11-28 18:33:46.000000000 -0500
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 COMPILER_VERSION_COMMAND=$(CXX) -v 2>&1 | tail -1 | sed -e 's/^....//'
 
 CFLAGS  = $(GCC_SYSTEM_OPTIONS) $(CC_OTHER_FLAGS)
-CXXFLAGS  =  $(GCC_SYSTEM_OPTIONS) -fno-implicit-templates $(CC_OTHER_FLAGS) $(OMP_OPTS) $(OMP_DEFS)
+CXXFLAGS  =  $(GCC_SYSTEM_OPTIONS) -fno-implicit-templates $(CXX_OTHER_FLAGS) $(OMP_OPTS) $(OMP_DEFS)
 
 DEBUG_CCFLAGS   = -g
 DEBUG_CXXFLAGS  = -g