diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index d223a7ce3..7357ba2a9 100755
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 CC = g++
 CXX = $(CC)
 ASM=$(shell echo "/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include")
-LDFLAGDET = -L$(LIBDIR)  -Wl,-rpath=$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
-LDFLAGRXR = -L$(LIBDIR)  -Wl,-rpath=$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
-FLAGS= -Wall  #-DEIGER_DEBUG2 -DEIGER_DEBUG  -DEIGER_DEBUG3 #-DFIFO_DEBUG
+LDFLAGDET = -L$(LIBDIR)  -Wl,-rpath=$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
+LDFLAGRXR = -L$(LIBDIR)  -Wl,-rpath=$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
+FLAGS= -Wall  -DVERBOSE  -DVERYVERBOSE #-DEIGER_DEBUG2 -DEIGER_DEBUG  -DEIGER_DEBUG3 #-DFIFO_DEBUG
 # -DVERBOSE 
 
 # Setting up the verbose flags
diff --git a/manual/manual-api/Makefile b/manual/manual-api/Makefile
index 9c236d3ed..ac5451e01 100644
--- a/manual/manual-api/Makefile
+++ b/manual/manual-api/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ INCLUDES	=   -I .
 SRC_DET		= 	mainClient.cpp 	
 SRC_REC		=   mainReceiver.cpp
 LIBDIR		=   ../../bin
-LDFLAG_DET 	=	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
-LDFLAG_REC 	=	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
+LDFLAG_DET 	=	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
+LDFLAG_REC 	=	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
 DESTDIR		?=	../docs
 
 
diff --git a/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp b/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp
index cf2a335df..15838ba86 100644
--- a/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp
+++ b/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 This file is an example of how to implement the slsDetectorUsers class 
 You can compile it linking it to the slsDetector library
 
-gcc mainClient.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -lpthread
+gcc mainClient.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -pthread
 
 where lib is the location of libSlsDetector.so
 
diff --git a/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp b/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp
index 60276a969..c0727dfa5 100644
--- a/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp
+++ b/manual/manual-api/mainReceiver.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 This file is an example of how to implement the slsDetectorUsers class 
 You can compile it linking it to the slsDetector library
 
-gcc mainReceiver.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -lpthread
+gcc mainReceiver.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -pthread
 
 where lib is the location of libSlsDetector.so
 
diff --git a/users/Makefile b/users/Makefile
index 892283037..3c5c83e57 100644
--- a/users/Makefile
+++ b/users/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ WD				=	$(shell pwd)
 LIBDIR	 		= 	$(WD)/../bin
 LIBRARYRXRDIR 	=	$(WD)/../slsReceiverSoftware
 LIBRARYDETDIR 	=	$(WD)/../slsDetectorSoftware
-LDFLAGRXR 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
-LDFLAGDET 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
+LDFLAGRXR 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
+LDFLAGDET 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
 INCLUDESRXR		=	-I $(LIBRARYRXRDIR)/include
 INCLUDESDET		=	-I $(LIBRARYRXRDIR)/include -I $(LIBRARYDETDIR)/slsDetector -I $(LIBRARYDETDIR)/slsDetectorAnalysis
 
diff --git a/users/Makefile_new b/users/Makefile_new
index ddc005018..0f5bae42a 100644
--- a/users/Makefile_new
+++ b/users/Makefile_new
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ WD				=	$(shell pwd)
 LIBDIR	 		= 	$(WD)/../bin
 LIBRARYRXRDIR 	=	$(WD)/../slsReceiverSoftware
 LIBRARYDETDIR 	=	$(WD)/../slsDetectorSoftware
-LDFLAGRXR 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
-LDFLAGDET 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread
+LDFLAGRXR 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsReceiver -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
+LDFLAGDET 		= 	-L$(LIBDIR) -lSlsDetector -L/usr/lib64/ -pthread
 INCLUDESRXR		=	-I $(LIBRARYRXRDIR)/include
 INCLUDESDET		=	-I $(LIBRARYDETDIR)/slsDetector -I $(LIBRARYDETDIR)/slsDetectorAnalysis
 
diff --git a/users/mainClient.cpp b/users/mainClient.cpp
index df03ad74e..e7310e1a3 100644
--- a/users/mainClient.cpp
+++ b/users/mainClient.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 This file is an example of how to implement the slsDetectorUsers class 
 You can compile it linking it to the slsDetector library
 
-gcc mainClient.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -lpthread
+gcc mainClient.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -pthread
 
 where lib is the location of libSlsDetector.so
-gcc mainClient.cpp -L . -l SlsDetector -lm -lpthread -o users
+gcc mainClient.cpp -L . -l SlsDetector -lm -pthread -o users
 
 */
 
diff --git a/users/mainClient_new.cpp b/users/mainClient_new.cpp
index 9208c0b97..6490888ec 100644
--- a/users/mainClient_new.cpp
+++ b/users/mainClient_new.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 This file is an example of how to implement the slsDetectorUsers class
 You can compile it linking it to the slsDetector library
 
-gcc mainClient.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -lpthread
+gcc mainClient.cpp -L lib -l SlsDetector -lm -pthread
 
 where lib is the location of libSlsDetector.so
-gcc mainClient.cpp -L . -l SlsDetector -lm -lpthread -o users
+gcc mainClient.cpp -L . -l SlsDetector -lm -pthread -o users
 
 */