--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,9 +67,6 @@
 AC_SUBST(LT_REVISION)
 AC_SUBST(LT_AGE)
 
-# Prevents setting flags.
-CXXFLAGS=""
-
 # More secret source
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@
   CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -O2 -DNDEBUG"
   if test "${GXX}" = "yes" ; then
     CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -ffast-math -fstrict-overflow -fstrict-aliasing -finline-functions -fomit-frame-pointer -fcf-protection=none -fno-stack-protector"
-    LDFLAGS="-s ${LDFLAGS}"
   fi
 fi
 
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For non-gcc compilers, change the options to "no-dependencies"
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-zip
 
-SUBDIRS    = utils include lib chart doc tests shutterbug adie pathfinder calculator controlpanel glviewer windows
+SUBDIRS    = utils include lib chart doc tests shutterbug adie pathfinder calculator controlpanel glviewer
 EXTRA_DIST = ADDITIONS AUTHORS INSTALL LICENSE LICENSE_ADDENDUM TRACING README fox.spec fox-config index.html aclocal.m4
 
 bin_SCRIPTS = fox-config