diff -up net-tools-1.60/lib/Makefile.makefile-berlios net-tools-1.60/lib/Makefile
--- net-tools-1.60/lib/Makefile.makefile-berlios	2009-09-15 18:07:12.000000000 +0200
+++ net-tools-1.60/lib/Makefile	2009-09-15 18:07:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OBJS	= $(sort $(VARIA) $(AFOBJS) $(HWOBJ
 
 # This can be overwritten by the TOPLEVEL Makefile
 TOPDIR=..
-CFLAGS += -I$(TOPDIR) -idirafter $(TOPDIR)/include # -fPIC
+CFLAGS += -I$(TOPDIR) -I$(TOPDIR)/include # -fPIC
 SONAME=libnet-tools.so.0
 
 .SUFFIXES: .a .so
diff -up net-tools-1.60/Makefile.makefile-berlios net-tools-1.60/Makefile
--- net-tools-1.60/Makefile.makefile-berlios	2009-09-15 18:07:12.000000000 +0200
+++ net-tools-1.60/Makefile	2009-09-15 18:08:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ endif
 
 # Compiler and Linker Options
 # You may need to uncomment and edit these if you are using libc5 and IPv6.
-COPTS = -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -Wall -g # -I/usr/inet6/include
-ifeq ($(origin LOPTS), undefined)
-LOPTS = 
-endif
+CFLAGS ?= -O2 -g
+CFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing # code needs a lot of work before strict aliasing is safe
+CPPFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
 RESLIB = # -L/usr/inet6/lib -linet6
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_AFDECnet),1)
@@ -119,8 +118,8 @@ CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SELINUX
 else
 endif
 
-CFLAGS	= $(COPTS) -I. -idirafter ./include/ -I$(NET_LIB_PATH)
-LDFLAGS	= $(LOPTS) -L$(NET_LIB_PATH)
+CPPFLAGS += -I. -I$(TOPDIR)/include -I$(NET_LIB_PATH)
+LDFLAGS  += -L$(NET_LIB_PATH)
 
 SUBDIRS	= man/ $(NET_LIB_PATH)/
 
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ LD	= $(CC)
 
 NLIB	= -l$(NET_LIB_NAME)
 
-MDEFINES = COPTS='$(COPTS)' LOPTS='$(LOPTS)' TOPDIR='$(TOPDIR)'
-
 %.o:		%.c config.h version.h intl.h net-features.h $<
 		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
 
@@ -181,14 +178,15 @@ $(NET_LIB):	config.h version.h intl.h li
 
 i18n.h:		i18ndir
 
-libdir:
-		@$(MAKE) -C $(NET_LIB_PATH) $(MDEFINES)
+libdir:		version.h
+		@$(MAKE) -C $(NET_LIB_PATH)
 
 i18ndir:
 		@$(MAKE) -C po
 
 subdirs:
-		@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i $(MDEFINES) ; done
+		@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i || exit $$? ; done
+
 
 ifconfig:	$(NET_LIB) ifconfig.o
 		$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o ifconfig ifconfig.o $(NLIB) $(RESLIB)