diff --git a/Grand_Potential_Serial/Makefile b/Grand_Potential_Serial/Makefile
index 49af245..c2a9826 100644
--- a/Grand_Potential_Serial/Makefile
+++ b/Grand_Potential_Serial/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,51 @@
-FDIR=functions
-SDIR=solverloop
-CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-I.
-
-_FUNCTION_DEPS = global_vars.h functions.h matrix.h utility_functions.h functionH.h functionF_01.h functionQ.h \
-                 functionW_01.h functionW_02.h function_A_00.h function_A_01.h anisotropy_01.h functionTau.h \
-                 functionD.h filling.h reading_input_parameters.h read_boundary_conditions.h initialize_variables.h \
+FDIR ?= functions
+SDIR ?= solverloop
+
+CC      ?= cc
+CFLAGS  ?=
+CPPFLAGS?=
+LDFLAGS ?=
+LIBS    ?=
+
+CPPFLAGS += -I.
+
+_FUNCTION_DEPS = global_vars.h functions.h matrix.h utility_functions.h functionH.h \
+                 functionF_01.h functionQ.h functionW_01.h functionW_02.h \
+                 function_A_00.h function_A_01.h anisotropy_01.h functionTau.h \
+                 functionD.h filling.h reading_input_parameters.h \
+                 read_boundary_conditions.h initialize_variables.h \
                  free_variables.h fill_domain.h shift.h Temperature_gradient.h
-                 
+
 DEPS = $(patsubst %,$(FDIR)/%,$(_FUNCTION_DEPS))
 
-_SOLVERLOOP_DEPS = serialinfo_xy.h gradients.h simplex_projection.h calculate_gradients.h \
-		   calculate_fluxes_concentration.h calculate_divergence_phasefield.h calculate_divergence_concentration.h \
-		   initialize_functions_solverloop.h solverloop.h boundary_serial.h \
-		   file_writer.h
+_SOLVERLOOP_DEPS = serialinfo_xy.h gradients.h simplex_projection.h \
+                   calculate_gradients.h calculate_fluxes_concentration.h \
+                   calculate_divergence_phasefield.h \
+                   calculate_divergence_concentration.h \
+                   initialize_functions_solverloop.h solverloop.h \
+                   boundary_serial.h file_writer.h
 
 DEPS += $(patsubst %,$(SDIR)/%,$(_SOLVERLOOP_DEPS))
 
+LIBS += -lm
 
-LIBS =-lm
+TARGET = microsim_gp
 
-microsim_gp : microsim_gp.o 
-	$(CC) -o microsim_gp microsim_gp.o $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+all: $(TARGET)
 
-microsim_gp.o : $(DEPS)       
+$(TARGET): microsim_gp.o
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
-.PHONY : clean
+microsim_gp.o: $(DEPS)
 
-clean :
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 
-	rm microsim_gp.o microsim_gp
+install: $(TARGET)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	cp $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/
 
+clean:
+	rm -f microsim_gp.o $(TARGET)
 
+.PHONY: all clean install