diff --git a/skel/make.sh b/skel/make.sh
index 75642a2..2aa6af1 100755
--- a/skel/make.sh
+++ b/skel/make.sh
@@ -8,25 +8,9 @@
 
 
 # This file is the script used to build @P@. There are some
-# options that can be edited; these are set below (or you can pass them
-# in as variables).
-[ -z "${CC}" ] && CC="gcc"
-[ -z "${CXX}" ] && CXX="g++"
-[ -z "${CFLAGS}" ] && CFLAGS="-g -O2 -W -Wall"
-[ -z "${PREFIX}" ] && PREFIX="/usr/local"
-[ -z "${LIBDIR}" ] && LIBDIR="${PREFIX}/lib"
-[ -z "${BINDIR}" ] && BINDIR="${PREFIX}/bin"
-[ -z "${INCLUDEDIR}" ] && INCLUDEDIR="${PREFIX}/include"
-[ -z "${DOCSDIR}" ] && DOCSDIR="${PREFIX}/share/doc/@P@"
-
-# for pkg-config
-[ -z "${PKGCONFDIR}" ] && PKGCONFDIR="${LIBDIR}/pkgconfig"
-[ -z "${FINALLIBDIR}" ] && FINALLIBDIR="${LIBDIR}"
-[ -z "${FINALINCLUDEDIR}" ] && FINALINCLUDEDIR="${INCLUDEDIR}"
-
-# for SDCC-built firmware
-[ -z "${HEXDIR}" ] && HEXDIR="${PREFIX}/share/firmware"
-[ -z "${SDCC}" ] && SDCC="sdcc"
+# options that can be edited; these are set in the file 'config' (or you
+# can pass them in as environment variables).
+source config || exit 1
 
 
 
diff --git a/skel/scripts/.gitignore b/skel/scripts/.gitignore
index 68fc41c..8e5e559 100644
--- a/skel/scripts/.gitignore
+++ b/skel/scripts/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 build.app.c
 build.app.c++
+build.app.c++-qt
 build.docs.doxygen
 build.files.none
 build.firmware.gpasm
 build.firmware.sdcc
 build.lib.c
 build.lib.c++
-build.qtapp.c++
 build.tests.c
 build.tests.c++
 module-create.sh