--- examples/cpp/Makefile.orig	2013-10-23 00:09:37 UTC
+++ examples/cpp/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include $(BLDDIR)/config.mk
 
 default: all
 
-CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_PERSONAL) $(CADD)
+CXXFLAGS+= $(CFLAGS_PERSONAL) $(CADD)
 LDFLAGS += $(LADD)
 
 # If this were a real application, working from an installed copy of
