--- ../plugins/hesstrans/Makefile.orig	2012-03-19 19:58:44.000000000 -0400
+++ ../plugins/hesstrans/Makefile	2012-03-19 19:59:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ARCHDIR=${COMPILEDIR}/lib_${ARCH}/tcl/hesstrans$(VERSION)
 SRCDIR=src
 INCDIR=-Isrc
-CXXFLAGS = -g $(CXXFLAGS)
+CXXFLAGS += -g
 VPATH = src ${ARCHDIR}
 
 ##
