diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3ab71f762f236..f4cac4cbe85ae 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -223,6 +223,30 @@ opt() {
      fi
 }
 
+envopt() {
+    local NAME=$1
+    local V="CFG_${NAME}"
+    eval VV=\$$V
+
+    # If configure didn't set a value already, then check environment.
+    #
+    # (It is recommended that the configure script always check the
+    # environment before setting any values to envopt variables; see
+    # e.g.  how CFG_CC is handled, where it first checks `-z "$CC"`,
+    # and issues msg if it ends up employing that provided value.)
+    if [ -z "$VV" ]
+    then
+        eval $V=\$$NAME
+        eval VV=\$$V
+    fi
+
+    # If script or environment provided a value, save it.
+    if [ ! -z "$VV" ]
+    then
+        putvar $V
+    fi
+}
+
 msg "looking for configure programs"
 need_cmd cmp
 need_cmd mkdir
@@ -621,7 +645,7 @@ then
             if !((chk_cc gcc clang  && chk_cc g++ clang) ||
                 (chk_cc gcc gcc  &&( chk_cc g++ g++ || chk g++ gcc))) then
                 err "the gcc and g++ in your path point to different compilers.
-    Check which versions are in your path with  cc --version and g++ --version.
+    Check which versions are in your path with gcc --version and g++ --version.
     To resolve this problem, either fix your PATH  or run configure with --enable-clang"
             fi
 
@@ -646,41 +670,101 @@ then
     esac
 fi
 
-if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CLANG" ]
+# Even when the user overrides the choice of CC, still try to detect
+# clang to disable some clang-specific warnings.  We here draw a
+# distinction between:
+#
+#  CFG_ENABLE_CLANG : passed --enable-clang, or host "requires" clang,
+#  CFG_USING_CLANG : compiler (clang / gcc / $CC) looks like clang.
+#
+# This distinction is important because there are some safeguards we
+# would prefer to skip when merely CFG_USING_CLANG is set; but when
+# CFG_ENABLE_CLANG is set, that indicates that we are opting into
+# running such safeguards.
+
+if [ ! -z "$CC" ]
 then
-    if [ -z "$CFG_CLANG" ]
+    msg "skipping compiler inference steps; using provided CC=$CC"
+    CFG_CC="$CC"
+
+    CFG_OSX_CC_VERSION=$("$CFG_CC" --version 2>&1 | grep "clang")
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]
     then
-        err "clang requested but not found"
+        step_msg "note, user-provided CC looks like clang; CC=$CC."
+        CFG_USING_CLANG=1
+        putvar CFG_USING_CLANG
     fi
-    CFG_CLANG_VERSION=$("$CFG_CLANG" \
-                      --version \
-                      | grep version \
-                      | sed 's/.*\(version .*\)/\1/; s/.*based on \(LLVM .*\))/\1/' \
-                      | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-
-    case $CFG_CLANG_VERSION in
-        (3.0svn | 3.0 | 3.1* | 3.2* | 3.3* | 3.4* | 3.5* )
-        step_msg "found ok version of CLANG: $CFG_CLANG_VERSION"
-        CFG_C_COMPILER="clang"
-        ;;
-        (*)
-        err "bad CLANG version: $CFG_CLANG_VERSION, need >=3.0svn"
-        ;;
-    esac
 else
-    CFG_C_COMPILER="gcc"
+    if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CLANG" ]
+    then
+        if [ -z "$CFG_CLANG" ]
+        then
+            err "clang requested but not found"
+        fi
+        CFG_CC="$CFG_CLANG"
+        CFG_USING_CLANG=1
+        putvar CFG_USING_CLANG
+    else
+        CFG_CC="gcc"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CLANG" ]
+then
+    if [ -z "$CC" ] || [[ $CC == *clang ]]
+    then
+        CFG_CLANG_VERSION=$($CFG_CC \
+            --version \
+            | grep version \
+            | sed 's/.*\(version .*\)/\1/; s/.*based on \(LLVM .*\))/\1/' \
+            | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+
+        case $CFG_CLANG_VERSION in
+            (3.0svn | 3.0 | 3.1* | 3.2* | 3.3* | 3.4* | 3.5* )
+            step_msg "found ok version of CLANG: $CFG_CLANG_VERSION"
+            if [ -z "$CC" ]
+            then
+                CFG_CC="clang"
+            fi
+            ;;
+            (*)
+            err "bad CLANG version: $CFG_CLANG_VERSION, need >=3.0svn"
+            ;;
+        esac
+    else
+        msg "skipping CFG_ENABLE_CLANG version check; provided CC=$CC"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CCACHE" ]
 then
-    if [ -z "$CFG_CCACHE" ]
+    if [ -z "$CC" ]
     then
-        err "ccache requested but not found"
+        if [ -z "$CFG_CCACHE" ]
+        then
+            err "ccache requested but not found"
+        fi
+
+        CFG_CC="ccache $CFG_CC"
     fi
+fi
 
-    CFG_C_COMPILER="ccache $CFG_C_COMPILER"
+if [ -z "$CC" -a -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CLANG" -a -z "$CFG_GCC" ]
+then
+    err "either clang or gcc is required"
 fi
 
+# All safeguards based on $CFG_ENABLE_CLANG should occur before this
+# point in the script; after this point, script logic should inspect
+# $CFG_USING_CLANG rather than $CFG_ENABLE_CLANG.
+
+# Set CFG_{CC,CXX,CPP,CFLAGS,CXXFLAGS}
+envopt CC
+envopt CXX
+envopt CPP
+envopt CFLAGS
+envopt CXXFLAGS
+
 # a little post-processing of various config values
 CFG_PREFIX=${CFG_PREFIX%/}
 CFG_MANDIR=${CFG_MANDIR%/}
@@ -742,11 +826,6 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-if [ -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CLANG" -a -z "$CFG_GCC" ]
-then
-    err "either clang or gcc is required"
-fi
-
 if [ ! -z "$CFG_PERF" ]
 then
     HAVE_PERF_LOGFD=`$CFG_PERF stat --log-fd 2>&1 | grep 'unknown option'`
@@ -961,7 +1040,7 @@ do
             ;;
         esac
 
-        case "$CFG_C_COMPILER" in
+        case "$CFG_CC" in
             ("ccache clang")
             LLVM_CXX_32="ccache clang++ -m32 -Qunused-arguments"
             LLVM_CC_32="ccache clang -m32 -Qunused-arguments"
@@ -991,6 +1070,16 @@ do
 
             LLVM_CXX_64="g++"
             LLVM_CC_64="gcc"
+            ;;
+
+            (*)
+            msg "inferring LLVM_CXX/CC from CXX/CC = $CXX/$CC"
+            LLVM_CXX_32="$CXX -m32"
+            LLVM_CC_32="$CC -m32"
+
+            LLVM_CXX_64="$CXX"
+            LLVM_CC_64="$CC"
+            ;;
         esac
 
         LLVM_CFLAGS_32="-m32"
@@ -1073,7 +1162,6 @@ putvar CFG_PREFIX
 putvar CFG_BUILD
 putvar CFG_HOST
 putvar CFG_TARGET
-putvar CFG_C_COMPILER
 putvar CFG_LIBDIR
 putvar CFG_LIBDIR_RELATIVE
 putvar CFG_DISABLE_MANAGE_SUBMODULES
@@ -1084,7 +1172,7 @@ putvar CFG_DISABLE_INJECT_STD_VERSION
 
 # Avoid spurious warnings from clang by feeding it original source on
 # ccache-miss rather than preprocessed input.
-if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CCACHE" ] && [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CLANG" ]
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CCACHE" ] && [ ! -z "$CFG_USING_CLANG" ]
 then
     CFG_CCACHE_CPP2=1
     putvar CFG_CCACHE_CPP2
diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index 76c9debba8016..ecc4c33d15484 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -81,57 +81,27 @@ CFG_DEPEND_FLAGS = -MMD -MP -MT $(1) -MF $(1:%.o=%.d)
 
 AR := ar
 
-CFG_INFO := $(info cfg: using $(CFG_C_COMPILER))
-ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),clang)
-  # The -Qunused-arguments sidesteps spurious warnings from clang
-  ifeq ($(origin CC),default)
-    CC=clang -Qunused-arguments
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CXX),default)
-    CXX=clang++ -Qunused-arguments
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CPP),default)
-    CPP=clang -Qunused-arguments
-  endif
-else
-ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),gcc)
-  ifeq ($(origin CC),default)
-    CC=gcc
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CXX),default)
-    CXX=g++
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CPP),default)
-    CPP=gcc
+define SET_FROM_CFG
+  ifdef CFG_$(1)
+    ifeq ($(origin $(1)),undefined)
+      $$(info cfg: using $(1)=$(CFG_$(1)) (CFG_$(1)))
+      $(1)=$(CFG_$(1))
+    endif
+    ifeq ($(origin $(1)),default)
+      $$(info cfg: using $(1)=$(CFG_$(1)) (CFG_$(1)))
+      $(1)=$(CFG_$(1))
+    endif
   endif
-else
-ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),ccache clang)
+endef
+
+$(foreach cvar,CC CXX CPP CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS,\
+  $(eval $(call SET_FROM_CFG,$(cvar))))
+
+ifeq ($(CFG_USING_CLANG),1)
   # The -Qunused-arguments sidesteps spurious warnings from clang
-  ifeq ($(origin CC),default)
-    CC=ccache clang -Qunused-arguments
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CXX),default)
-    CXX=ccache clang++ -Qunused-arguments
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CPP),default)
-    CPP=ccache clang -Qunused-arguments
-  endif
-else
-ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),ccache gcc)
-  ifeq ($(origin CC),default)
-    CC=ccache gcc
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CXX),default)
-    CXX=ccache g++
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(origin CPP),default)
-    CPP=ccache gcc
-  endif
-else
-  CFG_ERR := $(error please try on a system with gcc or clang)
-endif
-endif
-endif
+  CFLAGS += -Qunused-arguments
+  CXXFLAGS += -Qunused-arguments
+  CPPFLAGS += -Qunused-arguments
 endif
 
 CFG_RLIB_GLOB=lib$(1)-*.rlib
@@ -173,9 +143,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1).so
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1)-*.so
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -m32
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -m32
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -m32 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -m32 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -shared -fPIC -ldl -pthread  -lrt -g -m32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_i686-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wl,-whole-archive
@@ -203,9 +173,9 @@ AR_arm-apple-darwin = $(shell xcrun -find -sdk iphoneos ar)
 CFG_LIB_NAME_arm-apple-darwin = lib$(1).dylib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_arm-apple-darwin = lib$(1)-*.dylib
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_arm-apple-darwin = lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := $(CFG_IOS_FLAGS)
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC $(CFG_IOS_FLAGS)
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := -fno-rtti $(CFG_IOS_FLAGS)
+CFG_CFLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := $(CFG_IOS_FLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC $(CFG_IOS_FLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := -fno-rtti $(CFG_IOS_FLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_arm-apple-darwin := -dynamiclib -lpthread -framework CoreServices -Wl,-no_compact_unwind
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_arm-apple-darwin := -Wl,-exported_symbols_list,
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_arm-apple-darwin :=
@@ -232,9 +202,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_x86_64-apple-darwin=lib$(1).dylib
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_x86_64-apple-darwin=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_x86_64-apple-darwin=lib$(1)-*.dylib
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_x86_64-apple-darwin=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -m64 -arch x86_64
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -m64 -arch x86_64
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -m64 -arch x86_64 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -m64 -arch x86_64 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin := -dynamiclib -pthread  -framework CoreServices -m64
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_x86_64-apple-darwin := -Wl,-exported_symbols_list,
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_x86_64-apple-darwin :=
@@ -260,9 +230,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_i686-apple-darwin=lib$(1).dylib
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_i686-apple-darwin=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_i686-apple-darwin=lib$(1)-*.dylib
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_i686-apple-darwin=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -m32 -arch i386
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -m32 -arch i386
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -m32 -arch i386 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -m32 -arch i386 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_i686-apple-darwin := -dynamiclib -pthread  -framework CoreServices -m32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_i686-apple-darwin := -Wl,-exported_symbols_list,
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_i686-apple-darwin :=
@@ -288,9 +258,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_arm-linux-androideabi=lib$(1).so
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_arm-linux-androideabi=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_arm-linux-androideabi=lib$(1)-*.so
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_arm-linux-androideabi=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -D__arm__ -DANDROID -D__ANDROID__
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -Wall -g -fPIC -D__arm__ -DANDROID -D__ANDROID__
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -D__arm__ -DANDROID -D__ANDROID__ $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -Wall -g -fPIC -D__arm__ -DANDROID -D__ANDROID__ $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -shared -fPIC -ldl -g -lm -lsupc++
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_arm-linux-androideabi := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_arm-linux-androideabi := -Wl,-whole-archive
@@ -319,9 +289,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf=lib$(1).so
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf=lib$(1)-*.so
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -D__arm__
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -Wall -g -fPIC -D__arm__
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -D__arm__ $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -Wall -g -fPIC -D__arm__ $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -shared -fPIC -g
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf := -Wl,-whole-archive
@@ -350,9 +320,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi=lib$(1).so
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi=lib$(1)-*.so
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -D__arm__ -mfpu=vfp
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -Wall -g -fPIC -D__arm__ -mfpu=vfp
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -D__arm__ -mfpu=vfp $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -Wall -g -fPIC -D__arm__ -mfpu=vfp $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -shared -fPIC -g
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi := -Wl,-whole-archive
@@ -380,9 +350,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_mips-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1).so
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_mips-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_mips-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1)-*.so
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_mips-unknown-linux-gnu=lib$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -mips32r2 -msoft-float -mabi=32 -mno-compact-eh
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wall -g -fPIC -mips32r2 -msoft-float -mabi=32 -mno-compact-eh
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -mips32r2 -msoft-float -mabi=32 -mno-compact-eh $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wall -g -fPIC -mips32r2 -msoft-float -mabi=32 -mno-compact-eh $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -shared -fPIC -g -mips32r2 -msoft-float -mabi=32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_mips-unknown-linux-gnu := -Wl,-whole-archive
@@ -409,9 +379,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_i686-pc-mingw32=$(1).dll
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_i686-pc-mingw32=$(1).lib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_i686-pc-mingw32=$(1)-*.dll
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_i686-pc-mingw32=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_mips-i686-pc-mingw32 := -m32 -march=i686 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-pc-mingw32 := -Wall -Werror -g -m32 -march=i686 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -I$(CFG_SRC_DIR)src/etc/mingw-fix-include
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-pc-mingw32 := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_mips-i686-pc-mingw32 := -m32 -march=i686 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-pc-mingw32 := -Wall -Werror -g -m32 -march=i686 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -I$(CFG_SRC_DIR)src/etc/mingw-fix-include $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-pc-mingw32 := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_i686-pc-mingw32 := -shared -fPIC -g -m32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_i686-pc-mingw32 :=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_i686-pc-mingw32 :=
@@ -438,9 +408,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_i586-mingw32msvc=$(1).dll
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_i586-mingw32msvc=$(1).lib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_i586-mingw32msvc=$(1)-*.dll
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_i586-mingw32msvc=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -march=i586 -m32
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -Wall -Werror -g -march=i586 -m32
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -march=i586 -m32 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -Wall -Werror -g -march=i586 -m32 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc := -shared -g -m32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_i586-mingw32msvc :=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_i586-mingw32msvc :=
@@ -469,9 +439,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_i686-w64-mingw32=$(1).dll
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_i686-w64-mingw32=$(1).lib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_i686-w64-mingw32=$(1)-*.dll
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_i686-w64-mingw32=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_i586-w64-mingw32 := -march=i586 -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-w64-mingw32 := -Wall -Werror -g -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-w64-mingw32 := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_i586-w64-mingw32 := -march=i586 -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_i686-w64-mingw32 := -Wall -Werror -g -m32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_i686-w64-mingw32 := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_i686-w64-mingw32 := -shared -g -m32
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_i686-w64-mingw32 :=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_i686-w64-mingw32 :=
@@ -499,9 +469,9 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_x86_64-w64-mingw32=$(1).dll
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_x86_64-w64-mingw32=$(1).lib
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_x86_64-w64-mingw32=$(1)-*.dll
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_x86_64-w64-mingw32=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -Wall -Werror -g -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
-CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -fno-rtti
+CFG_CFLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -Wall -Werror -g -m64 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CXXFLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -fno-rtti $(CXXFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 := -shared -g -m64
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_x86_64-w64-mingw32 :=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_x86_64-w64-mingw32 :=
@@ -528,8 +498,8 @@ CFG_LIB_NAME_x86_64-unknown-freebsd=lib$(1).so
 CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_x86_64-unknown-freebsd=lib$(1).a
 CFG_LIB_GLOB_x86_64-unknown-freebsd=lib$(1)-*.so
 CFG_LIB_DSYM_GLOB_x86_64-unknown-freebsd=$(1)-*.dylib.dSYM
-CFG_CFLAGS_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -I/usr/local/include
-CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -I/usr/local/include
+CFG_CFLAGS_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -I/usr/local/include $(CFLAGS)
+CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -I/usr/local/include $(CFLAGS)
 CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -shared -fPIC -g -pthread  -lrt
 CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
 CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS_x86_64-unknown-freebsd := -Wl,-whole-archive