--- lmbench3/src/Makefile.orig	2011-02-07 20:17:46.000000000 -0800
+++ lmbench3/src/Makefile	2011-02-07 20:18:02.000000000 -0800
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 # I finally know why Larry Wall's Makefile says "Grrrr".
 SHELL=/bin/sh
 
-CC=`../scripts/compiler`
+CC ?= `../scripts/compiler`
 MAKE=`../scripts/make`
-AR=ar
+AR ?= ar
 ARCREATE=cr
 
 # base of installation location