+# Command to execute emacs from Makefiles
+EMACS = emacs --quick
+
+# Command to execute gzip from Makefiles
+gzip = gzip
+
+# Command to create a directory
+MKDIR = install -d
+
+# Command to install an executable
+INSTALL-BIN = install
+
+# Command to install a non-executable file (documentation, etc.)
+INSTALL-DATA = install -m0644
+
+# Command to create a symbolic link
+SYMLINK = ln -sf
+