diff --git a/recipes-musicians/guitarix/gxplugins.lv2/0001-Adjust-Makefiles-for-cross-compiling.patch b/recipes-musicians/guitarix/gxplugins.lv2/0001-Adjust-Makefiles-for-cross-compiling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afbabf40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-musicians/guitarix/gxplugins.lv2/0001-Adjust-Makefiles-for-cross-compiling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,1990 @@
+From 50092b8f2c5c2c6de3de90d97f75b6fd475b8b5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Andreas=20M=C3=BCller?= <schnitzeltony@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:37:05 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Adjust Makefiles for cross-compiling
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Andreas Müller <schnitzeltony@gmail.com>
+---
+ GxAxisFace.lv2/Makefile                       | 36 +++---------------
+ GxBoobTube.lv2/Makefile                       | 34 ++---------------
+ GxBottleRocket.lv2/Makefile                   | 38 +++----------------
+ .../gui/gx_bottlerocket_x11ui.c               |  2 +-
+ GxCreamMachine.lv2/Makefile                   | 34 ++---------------
+ GxDOP250.lv2/Makefile                         | 36 +++---------------
+ GxFz1b.lv2/Makefile                           | 38 +++----------------
+ GxFz1s.lv2/Makefile                           | 38 +++----------------
+ GxGuvnor.lv2/Makefile                         | 32 ++--------------
+ GxHeathkit.lv2/Makefile                       | 36 +++---------------
+ GxHotBox.lv2/Makefile                         | 37 +++---------------
+ GxHotBox.lv2/gui/gx_hotbox_x11ui.c            |  2 +-
+ GxHyperion.lv2/Makefile                       | 32 ++--------------
+ GxHyperion.lv2/gui/gx_hyperion_x11ui.c        |  2 +-
+ GxKnightFuzz.lv2/Makefile                     | 36 +++---------------
+ GxLiquidDrive.lv2/Makefile                    | 36 +++---------------
+ GxMicroAmp.lv2/Makefile                       | 36 +++---------------
+ GxQuack.lv2/Makefile                          | 38 +++----------------
+ GxSD1.lv2/Makefile                            | 38 +++----------------
+ GxSD2Lead.lv2/Makefile                        | 36 +++---------------
+ GxSVT.lv2/Makefile                            | 36 +++---------------
+ GxSaturator.lv2/Makefile                      | 32 ++--------------
+ GxSlowGear.lv2/Makefile                       | 32 ++--------------
+ GxSunFace.lv2/Makefile                        | 36 +++---------------
+ GxSuperFuzz.lv2/Makefile                      | 32 ++--------------
+ GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/Makefile                | 32 ++--------------
+ GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/gui/gx_vstb_x11ui.c     |  2 +-
+ GxToneMachine.lv2/Makefile                    | 32 ++--------------
+ GxTubeDistortion.lv2/Makefile                 | 36 +++---------------
+ GxUVox720k.lv2/Makefile                       | 32 ++--------------
+ GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/Makefile                    | 38 +++----------------
+ GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/gui/gx_voxbass_x11ui.c      |  2 +-
+ GxValveCaster.lv2/Makefile                    | 36 +++---------------
+ GxVintageFuzzMaster.lv2/Makefile              | 32 ++--------------
+ GxVmk2.lv2/Makefile                           | 34 ++---------------
+ GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/Makefile                      | 32 ++--------------
+ GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/gui/gx_voodoo_x11ui.c         |  2 +-
+ 37 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 950 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/GxAxisFace.lv2/Makefile b/GxAxisFace.lv2/Makefile
+index 1193800..ea27187 100644
+--- a/GxAxisFace.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxAxisFace.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_AxisFace
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxBoobTube.lv2/Makefile b/GxBoobTube.lv2/Makefile
+index 66cf7eb..1f81fcd 100644
+--- a/GxBoobTube.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxBoobTube.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_boobtube
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -84,8 +58,8 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch.png 
+ 	@$(ECHO) $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch.png -o pswitch.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch.png -o pswitch.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxBottleRocket.lv2/Makefile b/GxBottleRocket.lv2/Makefile
+index e7efdcc..b01970f 100644
+--- a/GxBottleRocket.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxBottleRocket.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_bottlerocket
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,10 +49,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxBottleRocket.lv2/gui/gx_bottlerocket_x11ui.c b/GxBottleRocket.lv2/gui/gx_bottlerocket_x11ui.c
+index 6af5bf6..e8879eb 100644
+--- a/GxBottleRocket.lv2/gui/gx_bottlerocket_x11ui.c
++++ b/GxBottleRocket.lv2/gui/gx_bottlerocket_x11ui.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ // define some MACROS to read png data from binary stream 
+ // png's been converted to object files with
+-// ld -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
++// $(LD) -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
+ 
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ #include <mach-o/getsect.h>
+diff --git a/GxCreamMachine.lv2/Makefile b/GxCreamMachine.lv2/Makefile
+index 53c1dc6..a8b3604 100644
+--- a/GxCreamMachine.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxCreamMachine.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_CreamMachine
+@@ -36,7 +10,7 @@
+ 	# set compile flags
+ 	CXXFLAGS += -I. -I./dsp -I./plugin -I./dsp/zita-resampler-1.1.0 -I./dsp/zita-resampler-1.1.0/zita-resampler -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -73,8 +47,8 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch.png 
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch.png -o pswitch.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch.png -o pswitch.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxDOP250.lv2/Makefile b/GxDOP250.lv2/Makefile
+index ba27784..a797bb4 100644
+--- a/GxDOP250.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxDOP250.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_DOP250
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxFz1b.lv2/Makefile b/GxFz1b.lv2/Makefile
+index 72df63a..6311726 100644
+--- a/GxFz1b.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxFz1b.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_maestro_fz1b
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,10 +49,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxFz1s.lv2/Makefile b/GxFz1s.lv2/Makefile
+index fd5af20..1de0565 100644
+--- a/GxFz1s.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxFz1s.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_maestro_fz1s
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,10 +49,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxGuvnor.lv2/Makefile b/GxGuvnor.lv2/Makefile
+index 065acf1..5dc4406 100644
+--- a/GxGuvnor.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxGuvnor.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_guvnor
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxHeathkit.lv2/Makefile b/GxHeathkit.lv2/Makefile
+index 1669295..ae5ba5d 100644
+--- a/GxHeathkit.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxHeathkit.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_Heathkit
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxHotBox.lv2/Makefile b/GxHotBox.lv2/Makefile
+index 8df2752..16d805f 100644
+--- a/GxHotBox.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxHotBox.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,8 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+ 
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_hotbox
+@@ -38,7 +13,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,10 +50,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxHotBox.lv2/gui/gx_hotbox_x11ui.c b/GxHotBox.lv2/gui/gx_hotbox_x11ui.c
+index 64fe692..3407828 100644
+--- a/GxHotBox.lv2/gui/gx_hotbox_x11ui.c
++++ b/GxHotBox.lv2/gui/gx_hotbox_x11ui.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ // define some MACROS to read png data from binary stream 
+ // png's been converted to object files with
+-// ld -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
++// $(LD) -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
+ 
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ #include <mach-o/getsect.h>
+diff --git a/GxHyperion.lv2/Makefile b/GxHyperion.lv2/Makefile
+index 86f8b88..2bc01e0 100644
+--- a/GxHyperion.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxHyperion.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_hyperion
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxHyperion.lv2/gui/gx_hyperion_x11ui.c b/GxHyperion.lv2/gui/gx_hyperion_x11ui.c
+index a916aee..5957e09 100644
+--- a/GxHyperion.lv2/gui/gx_hyperion_x11ui.c
++++ b/GxHyperion.lv2/gui/gx_hyperion_x11ui.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ // define some MACROS to read png data from binary stream 
+ // png's been converted to object files with
+-// ld -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
++// $(LD) -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
+ 
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ #include <mach-o/getsect.h>
+diff --git a/GxKnightFuzz.lv2/Makefile b/GxKnightFuzz.lv2/Makefile
+index 16d13b8..02a9713 100644
+--- a/GxKnightFuzz.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxKnightFuzz.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_KnightFuzz
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxLiquidDrive.lv2/Makefile b/GxLiquidDrive.lv2/Makefile
+index 92796e6..537923d 100644
+--- a/GxLiquidDrive.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxLiquidDrive.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_liquiddrive
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxMicroAmp.lv2/Makefile b/GxMicroAmp.lv2/Makefile
+index 60818f0..556ade0 100644
+--- a/GxMicroAmp.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxMicroAmp.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_MicroAmp
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxQuack.lv2/Makefile b/GxQuack.lv2/Makefile
+index 2aed99f..a39c911 100644
+--- a/GxQuack.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxQuack.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_quack
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -70,10 +44,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSD1.lv2/Makefile b/GxSD1.lv2/Makefile
+index 3b98ee0..4cbfc6a 100644
+--- a/GxSD1.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSD1.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_sd1sim
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,10 +49,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSD2Lead.lv2/Makefile b/GxSD2Lead.lv2/Makefile
+index 7759f91..0f7bb91 100644
+--- a/GxSD2Lead.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSD2Lead.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_sd2lead
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSVT.lv2/Makefile b/GxSVT.lv2/Makefile
+index 74a96a8..a8bc7f6 100644
+--- a/GxSVT.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSVT.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_ampegsvt
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSaturator.lv2/Makefile b/GxSaturator.lv2/Makefile
+index 62aea02..5c71786 100644
+--- a/GxSaturator.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSaturator.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_saturate
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSlowGear.lv2/Makefile b/GxSlowGear.lv2/Makefile
+index 6b236a1..ad72d70 100644
+--- a/GxSlowGear.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSlowGear.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_slowgear
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSunFace.lv2/Makefile b/GxSunFace.lv2/Makefile
+index 428539b..ded15f6 100644
+--- a/GxSunFace.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSunFace.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_SunFace
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSuperFuzz.lv2/Makefile b/GxSuperFuzz.lv2/Makefile
+index c3fe9f2..b102d7c 100644
+--- a/GxSuperFuzz.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSuperFuzz.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_sfp
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/Makefile b/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/Makefile
+index ab640c2..e79fc1c 100644
+--- a/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_vstb
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png 
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/gui/gx_vstb_x11ui.c b/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/gui/gx_vstb_x11ui.c
+index 95ccede..bc9dd28 100644
+--- a/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/gui/gx_vstb_x11ui.c
++++ b/GxSuppaToneBender.lv2/gui/gx_vstb_x11ui.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ // define some MACROS to read png data from binary stream 
+ // png's been converted to object files with
+-// ld -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
++// $(LD) -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
+ 
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ #include <mach-o/getsect.h>
+diff --git a/GxToneMachine.lv2/Makefile b/GxToneMachine.lv2/Makefile
+index 92b7825..43f3668 100644
+--- a/GxToneMachine.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxToneMachine.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_tonemachine
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	  -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxTubeDistortion.lv2/Makefile b/GxTubeDistortion.lv2/Makefile
+index dfb58e5..1839ed7 100644
+--- a/GxTubeDistortion.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxTubeDistortion.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_TubeDistortion
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,9 +49,9 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxUVox720k.lv2/Makefile b/GxUVox720k.lv2/Makefile
+index 3933ea2..705dd6c 100644
+--- a/GxUVox720k.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxUVox720k.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_uvox
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/Makefile b/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/Makefile
+index bc60ce1..fd6a707 100644
+--- a/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_voxbass
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,10 +49,10 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch_on.png gui/pswitch_off.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_on.png -o pswitch_on.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch_off.png -o pswitch_off.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/gui/gx_voxbass_x11ui.c b/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/gui/gx_voxbass_x11ui.c
+index d5dc134..647cb26 100644
+--- a/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/gui/gx_voxbass_x11ui.c
++++ b/GxVBassPreAmp.lv2/gui/gx_voxbass_x11ui.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ // define some MACROS to read png data from binary stream 
+ // png's been converted to object files with
+-// ld -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
++// $(LD) -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
+ 
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ #include <mach-o/getsect.h>
+diff --git a/GxValveCaster.lv2/Makefile b/GxValveCaster.lv2/Makefile
+index 54c6df5..bbfc7e9 100644
+--- a/GxValveCaster.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxValveCaster.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+-
++	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_valvecaster
+@@ -39,7 +13,7 @@
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	DEBUGFLAGS += -I. -I./dsp -I./plugin -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -D DEBUG
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -85,8 +59,8 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/pswitch.png
+ 	@$(ECHO) $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pswitch.png -o pswitch.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pswitch.png -o pswitch.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxVintageFuzzMaster.lv2/Makefile b/GxVintageFuzzMaster.lv2/Makefile
+index 03ff63e..0f96ffd 100644
+--- a/GxVintageFuzzMaster.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxVintageFuzzMaster.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_vfm
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxVmk2.lv2/Makefile b/GxVmk2.lv2/Makefile
+index 53c6dc6..74c9fa2 100644
+--- a/GxVmk2.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxVmk2.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_vmk2d
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -fPIC -DPIC -O2 -Wall -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	 -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,8 +49,8 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png gui/frame.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary frame.png -o frame.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/Makefile b/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/Makefile
+index 2f00294..fdd609a 100644
+--- a/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/Makefile
++++ b/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/Makefile
+@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
+ 	
+ 	STRIP ?= strip
+-	# check if user is root
+-	user = $(shell whoami)
+-	ifeq ($(user),root)
+ 	INSTALL_DIR = /usr/lib/lv2
+-	else 
+-	INSTALL_DIR = ~/.lv2
+-	endif
+-
+-	# check CPU and supported optimization flags
+-	ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse3 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse3 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse2 ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse2 -mfpmath=sse
+-	else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep sse ) , )
+-		SSE_CFLAGS = -msse -mfpmath=sse
+-		else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARM ) , )
+-		ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ARMv7 ) , )
+-			ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpd32 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3 
+-			else ifneq ($(shell cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vfpv3 ) , )
+-				SSE_CFLAGS = -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3
+-			endif
+-		else
+-			ARMCPU = "YES"
+-		endif
+-	else
+-		SSE_CFLAGS =
+-	endif
++	SSE_CFLAGS =
+ 
+ 	# set bundle name
+ 	NAME = gx_voodoo
+@@ -38,7 +12,7 @@
+ 	 -funroll-loops -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce \
+ 	  -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections $(SSE_CFLAGS)
+ 	LDFLAGS += -I. -shared -lm 
+-	GUI_LDFLAGS += -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
++	GUI_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -I./gui -shared -lm `pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo` -L/usr/X11/lib -lX11
+ 	# invoke build files
+ 	OBJECTS = plugin/$(NAME).cpp 
+ 	GUI_OBJECTS = gui/$(NAME)_x11ui.c
+@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ endif
+    #@build resource object files
+ $(RES_OBJECTS) : gui/pedal.png
+ 	@echo $(LGREEN)"generate resource files,"$(NONE)
+-	-@cd ./gui && ld -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
++	-@cd ./gui && $(LD) -r -b binary pedal.png -o pedal.o
+ 
+ clean :
+ 	@rm -f $(NAME).so
+diff --git a/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/gui/gx_voodoo_x11ui.c b/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/gui/gx_voodoo_x11ui.c
+index 69549d1..bedd8ce 100644
+--- a/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/gui/gx_voodoo_x11ui.c
++++ b/GxVoodoFuzz.lv2/gui/gx_voodoo_x11ui.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ // define some MACROS to read png data from binary stream 
+ // png's been converted to object files with
+-// ld -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
++// $(LD) -r -b binary name.png -o name.o
+ 
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ #include <mach-o/getsect.h>
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
diff --git a/recipes-musicians/guitarix/gxplugins.lv2_git.bb b/recipes-musicians/guitarix/gxplugins.lv2_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9319ce8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-musicians/guitarix/gxplugins.lv2_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+SUMMARY = "A set of extra lv2 plugins from the guitarix project"
+HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/brummer10/GxPlugins.lv2"
+LICENSE = "GPLv3"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=84dcc94da3adb52b53ae4fa38fe49e5d"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+    gitsm://github.com/brummer10/GxPlugins.lv2.git \
+    file://0001-Adjust-Makefiles-for-cross-compiling.patch \
+"
+SRCREV = "63f19485984c002caddec734a9ee94faad2acb55"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+PV = "0.6"
+
+inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig
+
+DEPENDS += " \
+    cairo \
+    virtual/libx11 \
+    lv2 \
+"
+
+EXTRA_OEMAKE += " \
+    PREFIX=${prefix} \
+    STRIP=echo \
+"
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/lv2"
diff --git a/recipes-support/packagegroups/meta-qt5-extra-music-world.bb b/recipes-support/packagegroups/meta-qt5-extra-music-world.bb
index 8e705011..e6d9d135 100644
--- a/recipes-support/packagegroups/meta-qt5-extra-music-world.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/packagegroups/meta-qt5-extra-music-world.bb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} += " \
     ftgl \
     gmidimonitor \
     guitarix \
+    gxplugins.lv2 \
     helm-standalone helm-lv2 helm-vst \
     hydrogen hydrogen-drumkits \
     infamousplugins \