diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba94cce312165d0fe99f4002d205ddfd87115dc4..76ce801066d07693ffb20fa76df7423b525efdd8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ build
 test/MemorySpace.exe
 test/Options.exe
 test/Range.exe
+scons_build
 
 
diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 337b5a25ef6bf4fe35488d146346f441f769a3fb..a29729dc444049d795ed9fe9ebffdccbd0299939 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Import('env')
 # build security transforms
 irdbenv=env.Clone(); 
 
+print "zipr's LINKFLAGS="+env['LINKFLAGS']
+
 zipr=SConscript("src/SConscript", variant_dir='scons_build/zipr')
 
 if sysname  != "SunOS":
@@ -20,4 +22,5 @@ pedi = Command( target = "./testoutput",
 
 Depends(pedi,zipr)
 Default( pedi )
-
+ret=pedi+zipr
+Return('ret')
diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 38b2f8c8eaab37a7feb78b4f0dfd273916c28c10..c0979f7c0ee5d1b8dd4568454f5a22ad90a41ff1 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -76,4 +76,5 @@ ziprexe=myenv.Program("zipr.exe", Split(files))
 
 install=myenv.Install("$ZIPR_INSTALL/bin/", ziprexe)
 Default(install)
-Return('install')
+ret=install+ziprexe
+Return('ret')