--- Makefile.bak       2011-01-14 10:45:12.000000000 -0800
+++ Makefile   2011-01-14 10:46:54.000000000 -0800
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 # COMPILER CONFIGURATION: Set "CC" to the name of the compiler to use
 # to build the binary benchmarks.  You should also set "$cCompiler" in the
 # Run script to the name of the compiler you want to test.
-CC=gcc
+CC?=gcc

 # OPTIMISATION SETTINGS: