diff --git a/src/lib/libast/Mamfile b/src/lib/libast/Mamfile
--- a/src/lib/libast/Mamfile
+++ b/src/lib/libast/Mamfile
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ done misc/findlib.h
 done misc/fastfind.c
 meta fastfind.o %.c>%.o misc/fastfind.c fastfind
 prev misc/fastfind.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Imisc -Iinclude -Istd -D_PACKAGE_ast -c misc/fastfind.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Imisc -Iinclude -Istd -D_PACKAGE_ast -c misc/fastfind.c
 done fastfind.o generated
 make hashalloc.o
 make hash/hashalloc.c
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ done sfio/sfhdr.h
 done port/mc.c
 meta mc.o %.c>%.o port/mc.c mc
 prev port/mc.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c port/mc.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c port/mc.c
 done mc.o generated
 make base64.o
 make string/base64.c
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ prev tmx.h implicit
 done tm/tmxfmt.c
 meta tmxfmt.o %.c>%.o tm/tmxfmt.c tmxfmt
 prev tm/tmxfmt.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Iinclude -Istd -D_PACKAGE_ast -c tm/tmxfmt.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Iinclude -Istd -D_PACKAGE_ast -c tm/tmxfmt.c
 done tmxfmt.o generated
 make tmxgettime.o
 make tm/tmxgettime.c
@@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@ prev include/ast.h implicit
 done comp/spawnveg.c
 meta spawnveg.o %.c>%.o comp/spawnveg.c spawnveg
 prev comp/spawnveg.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Iinclude -Istd -D_PACKAGE_ast -c comp/spawnveg.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Iinclude -Istd -D_PACKAGE_ast -c comp/spawnveg.c
 done spawnveg.o generated
 make vfork.o
 make comp/vfork.c
@@ -3812,7 +3812,7 @@ prev regex/reglib.h implicit
 done regex/regcomp.c
 meta regcomp.o %.c>%.o regex/regcomp.c regcomp
 prev regex/regcomp.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Iregex -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c regex/regcomp.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Iregex -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c regex/regcomp.c
 done regcomp.o generated
 make regcache.o
 make regex/regcache.c
@@ -4251,7 +4251,7 @@ prev sfio/sfhdr.h implicit
 done sfio/sfprintf.c
 meta sfprintf.o %.c>%.o sfio/sfprintf.c sfprintf
 prev sfio/sfprintf.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS.FORCE} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfprintf.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${CCFLAGS.FORCE} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfprintf.c
 done sfprintf.o generated
 make sfputd.o
 make sfio/sfputd.c
@@ -4291,7 +4291,7 @@ prev sfio/sfhdr.h implicit
 done sfio/sfrd.c
 meta sfrd.o %.c>%.o sfio/sfrd.c sfrd
 prev sfio/sfrd.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfrd.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfrd.c
 done sfrd.o generated
 make sfread.o
 make sfio/sfread.c
@@ -4315,7 +4315,7 @@ prev sfio/sfhdr.h implicit
 done sfio/sfscanf.c
 meta sfscanf.o %.c>%.o sfio/sfscanf.c sfscanf
 prev sfio/sfscanf.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS.FORCE} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfscanf.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${CCFLAGS.FORCE} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfscanf.c
 done sfscanf.o generated
 make sfseek.o
 make sfio/sfseek.c
@@ -4331,7 +4331,7 @@ prev sfio/sfhdr.h implicit
 done sfio/sfset.c
 meta sfset.o %.c>%.o sfio/sfset.c sfset
 prev sfio/sfset.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfset.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfset.c
 done sfset.o generated
 make sfsetbuf.o
 make sfio/sfsetbuf.c
@@ -4445,7 +4445,7 @@ prev sfio/sfhdr.h implicit
 done sfio/sfvprintf.c
 meta sfvprintf.o %.c>%.o sfio/sfvprintf.c sfvprintf
 prev sfio/sfvprintf.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfvprintf.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} ${DEBUG+-DDEBUG=${DEBUG}} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfvprintf.c
 done sfvprintf.o generated
 make sfvscanf.o
 make sfio/sfvscanf.c
@@ -4454,7 +4454,7 @@ prev sfio/sfhdr.h implicit
 done sfio/sfvscanf.c
 meta sfvscanf.o %.c>%.o sfio/sfvscanf.c sfvscanf
 prev sfio/sfvscanf.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS.FORCE} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfvscanf.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${CCFLAGS.FORCE} ${mam_cc_NOPROTECT} -I. -Icomp -Iport -Isfio -Iinclude -Istd -I${INSTALLROOT}/include -D_PACKAGE_ast -c sfio/sfvscanf.c
 done sfvscanf.o generated
 make sfwr.o
 make sfio/sfwr.c
diff --git a/src/lib/libast/string/strdup.c b/src/lib/libast/string/strdup.c
--- a/src/lib/libast/string/strdup.c
+++ b/src/lib/libast/string/strdup.c
@@ -50,18 +50,11 @@ __STDPP__directive pragma pp:nohide strdup
 #define extern	__EXPORT__
 #endif
 
-#pragma GCC push_options
-#pragma GCC optimize ("O0")
-
-
 extern char*
-strdup(register const char* s)
+_ast_strdup(const char* s)
 {
 	register char*	t;
 	register int	n;
 
 	return (s && (t = oldof(0, char, n = strlen(s) + 1, 0))) ? (char*)memcpy(t, s, n) : (char*)0;
 }
-
-#pragma GCC pop_options
-
diff --git a/src/lib/libcmd/Mamfile b/src/lib/libcmd/Mamfile
--- a/src/lib/libcmd/Mamfile
+++ b/src/lib/libcmd/Mamfile
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ make id.o
 prev id.c
 meta id.o %.c>%.o id.c id
 prev id.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -I${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE} -DERROR_CATALOG=\""libcmd"\" -D_BLD_cmd -D_PACKAGE_ast -DUSAGE_LICENSE=\""[-author?Glenn Fowler <gsf@research.att.com>][-author?David Korn <dgk@research.att.com>][-copyright?Copyright (c) 1992-2012 AT&T Intellectual Property][-license?http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-v10.html][--catalog?libcmd]"\" -c id.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -I${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE} -DERROR_CATALOG=\""libcmd"\" -D_BLD_cmd -D_PACKAGE_ast -DUSAGE_LICENSE=\""[-author?Glenn Fowler <gsf@research.att.com>][-author?David Korn <dgk@research.att.com>][-copyright?Copyright (c) 1992-2012 AT&T Intellectual Property][-license?http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-v10.html][--catalog?libcmd]"\" -c id.c
 done id.o generated
 make join.o
 prev join.c
diff --git a/src/lib/libdll/Mamfile b/src/lib/libdll/Mamfile
index fbeea49..a392d55 100644
--- a/src/lib/libdll/Mamfile
+++ b/src/lib/libdll/Mamfile
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ prev ${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE}/ast.h implicit
 done dllscan.c
 meta dllscan.o %.c>%.o dllscan.c dllscan
 prev dllscan.c
-exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -I${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE} -D_BLD_dll -D_PACKAGE_ast -c dllscan.c
+exec - ${CC} ${mam_cc_FLAGS} ${CCFLAGS} ${-debug-symbols?1?${mam_cc_DEBUG} -D_BLD_DEBUG?${CCFLAGS.FORCE}?} -I. -I${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE} -D_BLD_dll -D_PACKAGE_ast -c dllscan.c
 done dllscan.o generated
 make dllcheck.o
 make dllcheck.c