--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # (prefixed with $DESTDIR, as most packaging systems desire)
 # All others must already exist.
 
-JOVEHOME = /usr/local
+JOVEHOME = @TERMUX_PREFIX@
 JSHAREDIR = $(JOVEHOME)/share/jove
 DSHAREDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(JSHAREDIR)
 JLIBDIR = $(JOVEHOME)/lib/jove
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
 # (in case the system startup salvages tempfiles by moving them,
 # which is probably a good idea).
 
-JETCDIR = /etc/jove
+JETCDIR = @TERMUX_PREFIX@/etc/jove
 DETCDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(JETCDIR)
-JTMPDIR = /var/tmp
-JRECDIR = /var/lib/jove/preserve
+JTMPDIR = @TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp
+JRECDIR = @TERMUX_PREFIX@/var/lib/jove/preserve
 DRECDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(JRECDIR)
 
 # Install permission for DRECDIR
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 #	PDP-11 with separate I&D: -i
 #	PDP-11 without separate I&D: -n
 
-LDFLAGS =
+LDFLAGS? =
 
 # for SCO Xenix, set
 #	MEMFLAGS = -Mle
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 #	CC = /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc
 # For DG AViiON, expect compile errors unless you use the GNU C compiler:
 #	CC=gcc
-
+CC? = gcc
 # Load invocation of cc.
 # to use Purify(TM): LDCC = purify $(CC)
 
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@
 # Set LOCALCFLAGS and LOCALLDFLAGS appropriately too. For Xenix, note
 # that LOCALCFLAGS must be set to $(MEMFLAGS)
 
-LOCALCC = $(CC)
-LOCALCFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)	# $(MEMFLAGS)
-LOCALLDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
+LOCALCC = gcc # $(CC)
+LOCALCFLAGS = $(MEMFLAGS)
+LOCALLDFLAGS = #$(LDFLAGS)
 LOCALEXTRALIBS = $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 # Objects are grouped into overlays for the benefit of (at least) 2.xBSD.
