-override CFLAGS += $(WARN_FLAGS) $(extra_cflags)
-override CXXFLAGS += $(WARN_FLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags)
+FINAL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS) $(extra_cflags)
+FINAL_CXXFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags)
+FINAL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS)
+
+all: all-without-message
+ @echo ""
+ @echo "Compilation of notmuch is now complete. You can install notmuch with:"
+ @echo ""
+ @echo " make install"
+ @echo ""
+ @echo "Note that depending on the prefix to which you are installing"
+ @echo "you may need root permission (such as \"sudo make install\")."
+ @echo "See \"./configure --help\" for help on setting an alternate prefix."
+
+all-without-message: notmuch notmuch.1.gz
+
+# Before including any other Makefile fragments, get settings from the
+# output of configure
+Makefile.config: configure
+ @echo ""
+ @echo "Note: Calling ./configure with no command-line arguments. This is often fine,"
+ @echo " but if you want to specify any arguments (such as an alternate prefix"
+ @echo " into which to install), call ./configure explicitly and then make again."
+ @echo " See \"./configure --help\" for more details."
+ @echo ""
+ ./configure