diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5ad6ff0..fb4f341 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -143,16 +143,16 @@ install-extras:
 install-app-extras:
 
 .cflags-host:
-	@true : $(CFLAGS)
+	@echo $(CFLAGS)
 
 .cflags-native:
-	@true : $(NATIVE_CFLAGS)
+	@echo $(NATIVE_CFLAGS)
 
 .ldflags-host:
-	@true : $(LDFLAGS_APP)
+	@echo $(LDFLAGS_APP)
 
 .ldflags-native:
-	@true : $(NATIVE_LDFLAGS)
+	@echo $(NATIVE_LDFLAGS)
 
 
 include ./ccenv/host.mk
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 839d8b3..d36ca54 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -679,12 +679,12 @@ common_defaults()
 	if [ -z "$mb_makemode" ]; then
 		mb_makemode='posix'
 
-		printf '%s\n%s\n%s\n\n%s\n\n'        \
-				'ifeq (a,b)'          \
-				'VAR = val'            \
-				'endif'                 \
-				'all:'                   \
-			| ${mb_make} -s -f - 2>/dev/null  \
+		printf '%s\n%s\n%s\n\n%s\n\n'           \
+				'ifeq (a,b)'             \
+				'VAR = val'               \
+				'endif'                    \
+				'all:'                      \
+			| ${mb_make} -s -f - >/dev/null 2>&1 \
 		&& mb_makemode='modern'
 
 	fi
@@ -914,10 +914,8 @@ config_host()
 	mb_cfghost_cc="$ccenv_host_cc"
 	mb_cfghost_tmpname='ccenv/c3RyaWN0X21vZGUK.c'
 
-	mb_cfghost_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_makefile" \
-		.cflags-host)
-
-	mb_cfghost_cflags="${mb_cfghost_cflags#*: }"
+	mb_cfghost_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_makefile" \
+		.cflags-host | tail -1)
 
 	if [ "$mb_cc_environment" = 'freestanding' ]; then
 		if [ -z "mb_cc_underscore" ]; then
@@ -955,7 +953,7 @@ config_host()
 	printf '\n\n' >&3
 
 	# execute
-	if eval $mb_cfghost_cc "$ccenv_tmpname" -o a.out    \
+	if $mb_cfghost_cc "$ccenv_tmpname" -o a.out        \
 			$(printf '%s' "$mb_cfghost_cflags") \
 			2>&3; then
 		rm a.out
diff --git a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh
index 30e28fd..a331029 100644
--- a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh
+++ b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ ccenv_set_cc()
 			ccenv_host="$mb_native_host"
 
 		elif [ -n "$ccenv_dumpmachine_switch" ]; then
-			ccenv_host=$(eval $ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
+			ccenv_host=$($ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
 				$ccenv_dumpmachine_switch 2>&3)
 
 		elif command -v slibtool > /dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ ccenv_set_cc()
 	fi
 
 	if [ -z "$ccenv_host" ] && [ -n "$ccenv_dumpmachine_switch" ]; then
-		ccenv_host=$(eval $ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
+		ccenv_host=$($ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
 			$ccenv_dumpmachine_switch 2>&3)
 		ccenv_cchost=$ccenv_host
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ ccenv_set_cc()
 		rm -f "$ccenv_tmp"
 		unset ccenv_tmp
 
-		ccenv_cchost=$(eval $ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
+		ccenv_cchost=$($ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
 			$ccenv_dumpmachine_switch 2>&3)
 	fi
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ ccenv_set_cc_bits()
 
 			if [ "$ccenv_stdin_input" = 'yes' ]; then
 				printf '%s' "$ccenv_internal_str"                   \
-						| eval $ccenv_cc -S -xc - -o -      \
+						| $ccenv_cc -S -xc - -o -           \
 						  $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags")    \
 					> /dev/null 2>&3                            \
 				&& ccenv_internal_size=$ccenv_internal_guess
@@ -1513,17 +1513,14 @@ ccenv_output_defs()
 
 
 	if [ "${ccenv_cfgtype}" = 'host' ]; then
-		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .cflags-host)
-		ccenv_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .ldflags-host)
+		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .cflags-host | tail -1)
+		ccenv_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .ldflags-host | tail -1)
 	else
-		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .cflags-native)
-		ccenv_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .ldflags-native)
+		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .cflags-native | tail -1)
+		ccenv_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" .ldflags-native | tail -1)
 	fi
 
-	ccenv_cflags="${ccenv_cflags#*: }"
-	ccenv_ldflags="${ccenv_ldflags#*: }"
-
-	ccenv_sysroot=$(eval $ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
+	ccenv_sysroot=$($ccenv_cc $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_cflags") \
 		-print-sysroot 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 	eval 'ccenv_'${ccenv_cfgtype}'_cflags'=\'$ccenv_cflags\'
@@ -1734,13 +1731,11 @@ ccenv_common_init()
 
 	if [ $ccenv_cfgtype = 'host' ]; then
 		ccenv_tflags=
-		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
+		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
 			OS_DSO_EXRULES=default                          \
 			OS_SONAME=symlink                                \
 			OS_ARCHIVE_EXT='.a'                               \
-			.cflags-host)
-
-		ccenv_cflags="${ccenv_cflags#*: }"
+			.cflags-host | tail -1)
 
 		ccenv_cc="$mb_user_cc"
 		ccenv_cpp="$mb_user_cpp"
@@ -1750,13 +1745,11 @@ ccenv_common_init()
 		ccenv_pe_image_base="$mb_pe_image_base"
 	else
 		ccenv_tflags=
-		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
+		ccenv_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
 			OS_DSO_EXRULES=default                          \
 			OS_SONAME=symlink                                \
 			OS_ARCHIVE_EXT='.a'                               \
-			.cflags-native)
-
-		ccenv_cflags="${ccenv_cflags#*: }"
+			.cflags-native | tail -1)
 
 		ccenv_cc="$mb_native_cc"
 		ccenv_cpp="$mb_native_cpp"
diff --git a/sofort/cfgtest/cfgtest.sh b/sofort/cfgtest/cfgtest.sh
index 8e1db07..eb8d00f 100644
--- a/sofort/cfgtest/cfgtest.sh
+++ b/sofort/cfgtest/cfgtest.sh
@@ -44,21 +44,17 @@ cfgtest_host_section()
 	mb_cfgtest_stdin_input=${ccenv_host_stdin_input:-}
 	mb_cfgtest_environment=${ccenv_host_cc_environment:-}
 
-	mb_cfgtest_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
+	mb_cfgtest_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
 		OS_DSO_EXRULES=default                              \
 		OS_SONAME=symlink                                   \
 		OS_ARCHIVE_EXT='.a'                                 \
-		.cflags-host)
+		.cflags-host | tail -1)
 
-	mb_cfgtest_cflags="${mb_cfgtest_cflags#*: }"
-
-	mb_cfgtest_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
+	mb_cfgtest_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
 		OS_DSO_EXRULES=default                               \
 		OS_SONAME=symlink                                    \
 		OS_ARCHIVE_EXT='.a'                                  \
-		.ldflags-host)
-
-	mb_cfgtest_ldflags="${mb_cfgtest_ldflags#*: }"
+		.ldflags-host | tail -1)
 }
 
 
@@ -70,21 +66,17 @@ cfgtest_native_section()
 	mb_cfgtest_stdin_input=${ccenv_native_stdin_input:-}
 	mb_cfgtest_environment=${ccenv_native_cc_environment:-}
 
-	mb_cfgtest_cflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
+	mb_cfgtest_cflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
 		OS_DSO_EXRULES=default                              \
 		OS_SONAME=symlink                                   \
 		OS_ARCHIVE_EXT='.a'                                 \
-		.cflags-native)
+		.cflags-native | tail -1)
 
-	mb_cfgtest_cflags="${mb_cfgtest_cflags#*: }"
-
-	mb_cfgtest_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -n -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
+	mb_cfgtest_ldflags=$(${mb_make} -s -f "$mb_pwd/Makefile.tmp" \
 		OS_DSO_EXRULES=default                               \
 		OS_SONAME=symlink                                    \
 		OS_ARCHIVE_EXT='.a'                                  \
-		.ldflags-native)
-
-	mb_cfgtest_ldflags="${mb_cfgtest_ldflags#*: }"
+		.ldflags-native | tail -1)
 }
 
 
@@ -352,7 +344,7 @@ cfgtest_header_presence()
 
 	# execute
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'header' '-----' "<${1}>"    \
 	|| return
@@ -392,7 +384,7 @@ cfgtest_header_absence()
 
 	# execute
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	&& printf 'cfgtest: %s header <%s>: no error.' \
 		"$mb_cfgtest_cfgtype" "${1}" >&3        \
@@ -429,7 +421,7 @@ cfgtest_interface_presence()
 
 	# execute
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                  \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")   \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")        \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                        \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'interface' '(error)' "${1}"   \
 	|| return
@@ -466,7 +458,7 @@ cfgtest_decl_presence()
 
 	# execute
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'decl' '(error)' "${1}"      \
 	|| return
@@ -519,7 +511,7 @@ cfgtest_type_size()
 			cfgtest_common_init
 
 			printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-				| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+				| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 				> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 			&& mb_internal_size=$mb_internal_guess
 
@@ -570,7 +562,7 @@ cfgtest_attr_visibility()
 	cfgtest_ret=1
 
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'attr' '(error)' "${1}"      \
 	|| return
@@ -602,7 +594,7 @@ cfgtest_code_snippet_asm()
 	cfgtest_ret=1
 
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'snippet' '(error)'          \
 	|| return
@@ -635,7 +627,7 @@ cfgtest_macro_definition()
 	cfgtest_ret=1
 
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'macro' '(error)' "${1}"     \
 	|| return
@@ -683,7 +675,7 @@ cfgtest_library_presence()
 
 	# execute
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'library' '-----' "$@"       \
 	|| return 1
@@ -867,7 +859,7 @@ cfgtest_compiler_switch()
 
 	# execute
 	printf '%s\n' "$cfgtest_src"                \
-		| eval $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd") \
+		| $(printf '%s' "$cfgtest_cmd")      \
 		> /dev/null 2>&3                      \
 	|| cfgtest_epilog 'switch' '(error)' "$@"      \
 	|| return 1