--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 CLEAN_FILES = # deliberately empty, so we can append below.
-CXX=g++
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS= -lpthread -lrt
-PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS= -std=c++11 -fno-builtin-memcmp -msse -msse4.2 
+PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS= -std=c++11 -fno-builtin-memcmp $(CPPFLAGS)
 PROFILING_FLAGS=-pg
 OPT=
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath=$(RPATH)
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # compile with -O2 if debug level is not 2
 ifneq ($(DEBUG_LEVEL), 2)
-OPT += -O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+OPT += -Oz -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 # if we're compiling for release, compile without debug code (-DNDEBUG) and
 # don't treat warnings as errors
 OPT += -DNDEBUG
@@ -89,9 +87,7 @@
 INCLUDE_PATH = -I. \
 							 -I$(SLASH_PATH) \
 							 -I$(PINK_PATH) \
-							 -I$(BLACKWIDOW_PATH)/include \
-							 -I$(ROCKSDB_PATH) \
-							 -I$(ROCKSDB_PATH)/include \
+							 -I$(BLACKWIDOW_PATH)/include
 
 ifeq ($(360),1)
 INCLUDE_PATH += -I$(GLOG_PATH)/src
@@ -100,8 +96,7 @@
 LIB_PATH = -L./ \
 					 -L$(SLASH_PATH)/slash/lib \
 					 -L$(PINK_PATH)/pink/lib \
-					 -L$(BLACKWIDOW_PATH)/lib \
-					 -L$(ROCKSDB_PATH)        \
+					 -L$(BLACKWIDOW_PATH)/lib
 
 ifeq ($(360),1)
 LIB_PATH += -L$(GLOG_PATH)/.libs
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@
 			 		 -lpink$(DEBUG_SUFFIX) \
 			 		 -lslash$(DEBUG_SUFFIX) \
 					 -lblackwidow$(DEBUG_SUFFIX) \
-					 -lrocksdb$(DEBUG_SUFFIX) \
+					 -lrocksdb \
 					 -lglog \
 					 -lprotobuf \
 
@@ -210,7 +205,7 @@
 
 dbg: $(BINARY)
 
-$(BINARY): $(SLASH) $(PINK) $(ROCKSDB) $(BLACKWIDOW) $(GLOG) $(PROTOOBJECTS) $(LIBOBJECTS)
+$(BINARY): $(SLASH) $(PINK) $(BLACKWIDOW) $(PROTOOBJECTS) $(LIBOBJECTS)
 	$(AM_V_at)rm -f $@
 	$(AM_V_at)$(AM_LINK)
 	$(AM_V_at)rm -rf $(OUTPUT)