diff -Naur ms2gt/src/fornav/Makefile ms2gt_new/src/fornav/Makefile
--- ms2gt/src/fornav/Makefile	2001-05-30 23:19:23.000000000 +0000
+++ ms2gt/src/fornav/Makefile	2011-04-19 19:30:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #	on least significant byte first machines (Intel, Vax)
 #	add -DLSB1ST option to enable byteswapping of cdb files
 #
-CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O
+CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O -static -D_GNU_SOURCE
 #CONFIG_CFLAGS = -DDEBUG -g
 
 #
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 CFLAGS = -I$(INCDIR) $(CONFIG_CFLAGS)
-LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) -lmaps $(SYSLIBS)
+LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) -L/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-redhat-linux5E/lib64 -lmaps $(SYSLIBS)
 
 SRCS = fornav.c
 OBJS = fornav.o
diff -Naur ms2gt/src/ll2cr/Makefile ms2gt_new/src/ll2cr/Makefile
--- ms2gt/src/ll2cr/Makefile	2001-05-30 23:19:23.000000000 +0000
+++ ms2gt/src/ll2cr/Makefile	2011-04-19 19:31:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #
 #	debug or optimization settings
 #
-CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O
+CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O -static -D_GNU_SOURCE
 #CONFIG_CFLAGS = -DDEBUG -g
 LOCAL_CFLAGS =
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 CFLAGS = -I$(INCDIR) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CONFIG_CFLAGS)
-LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) $(LOCAL_LIBS) $(SYSTEM_LIBS)
+LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) -L/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-redhat-linux5E/lib64 $(LOCAL_LIBS) $(SYSTEM_LIBS)
 
 SRCS = ll2cr.c
 OBJS = ll2cr.o
diff -Naur ms2gt/src/Makefile ms2gt_new/src/Makefile
--- ms2gt/src/Makefile	2001-05-30 23:19:23.000000000 +0000
+++ ms2gt/src/Makefile	2011-04-19 19:32:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #	on least significant byte first machines (Intel, Vax)
 #	add -DLSB1ST option to enable byteswapping of cdb files
 #
-CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O
+CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O -D_GNU_SOURCE
 #CONFIG_CFLAGS = -DDEBUG -g
 
 #
diff -Naur ms2gt/src/maps/Makefile ms2gt_new/src/maps/Makefile
--- ms2gt/src/maps/Makefile	2001-05-30 23:19:23.000000000 +0000
+++ ms2gt/src/maps/Makefile	2011-04-19 19:34:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #	on least significant byte first machines (Intel, Vax)
 #	add -DLSB1ST option to enable byteswapping of cdb files
 #
-CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O
+CONFIG_CFLAGS = -O -static -D_GNU_SOURCE
 #CONFIG_CFLAGS = -DDEBUG -g
 
 #
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 CFLAGS = -I$(INCDIR) $(CONFIG_CFLAGS)
-LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) -lmaps $(SYSLIBS)
+LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) -L/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-redhat-linux5E/lib64 -lmaps $(SYSLIBS)
 DEPEND_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/libmaps.a
 
 PROJECTION_SRCS = polar_stereographic.c orthographic.c cylindrical_equal_area.c \
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@
 # interactive tests
 #
 mtest : mapx.c mapx.h maps.c maps.h keyval.o $(PROJECTION_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DMTEST -o mtest mapx.c maps.c keyval.o $(PROJECTION_OBJS) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS) -DMTEST -o mtest mapx.c maps.c keyval.o $(PROJECTION_OBJS) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(INSTALL) mtest $(BINDIR)
 
 gtest : grids.c grids.h mapx.c mapx.h maps.c maps.h  $(PROJECTION_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DGTEST -o gtest grids.c mapx.c maps.c keyval.o $(PROJECTION_OBJS) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS) -DGTEST -o gtest grids.c mapx.c maps.c keyval.o $(PROJECTION_OBJS) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(INSTALL) gtest $(BINDIR)
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------