diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9738c1bd..4529743e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             make gnu90build; make clean
             make gnu99build; make clean
-            make ppc64build; make clean
-            make ppcbuild  ; make clean
-            make armbuild  ; make clean
+            make ppc64build V=1; make clean
+            make ppcbuild   V=1; make clean
+            make armbuild   V=1; make clean
             make -C tests test-legacy test-longmatch; make clean
             make -C lib libzstd-nomt; make clean
   # This step is only run on release tags.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml
index 621aea32..fab0f2da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         make gcc8install
         CC=gcc-8 CFLAGS="-Werror" make -j all
         make clean
-        CC=gcc-8 make -j uasan-test-zstd </dev/null
+        CC=gcc-8 make -j uasan-test-zstd </dev/null V=1
 
   gcc-6-asan-ubsan-testzstd-32bit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -85,17 +85,15 @@ jobs:
         make clean
         CC=gcc-6 make -j uasan-test-zstd32
 
-  clang-38-msan-testzstd:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-16.04 # fails on 18.04
+  clang-msan-testzstd:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: clang-3.8 + MSan + Test Zstd
+    - name: clang + MSan + Test Zstd
       run: |
-        # make clang38install (doesn't work)
-        sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://llvm.org/apt/trusty/ llvm-toolchain-trusty-3.8 main"
         sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install clang-3.8
-        CC=clang-3.8 make clean msan-test-zstd HAVE_ZLIB=0 HAVE_LZ4=0 HAVE_LZMA=0
+        sudo apt-get install clang
+        CC=clang make msan-test-zstd HAVE_ZLIB=0 HAVE_LZ4=0 HAVE_LZMA=0 V=1
 
     # Note : external libraries must be turned off when using MSAN tests,
     # because they are not msan-instrumented,
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2832fb47..bf9cf3e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ allmost: allzstd zlibwrapper
 
 # skip zwrapper, can't build that on alternate architectures without the proper zlib installed
 .PHONY: allzstd
-allzstd: lib-all
+allzstd: lib
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(PRGDIR) all
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR) all
 
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ all32:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PRGDIR) zstd32
 	$(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR) all32
 
-.PHONY: lib lib-release libzstd.a
-lib-all : lib
-lib lib-release lib-all :
+.PHONY: lib lib-release
+lib lib-release :
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(ZSTDDIR) $@
 
 .PHONY: zstd zstd-release
@@ -225,10 +224,10 @@ aarch64build: clean
 	CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
 
 ppcbuild: clean
-	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-m32 -Wno-attributes -Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
+	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-m32 -Wno-attributes -Werror" $(MAKE) -j allzstd
 
 ppc64build: clean
-	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-m64 -Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
+	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-m64 -Werror" $(MAKE) -j allzstd
 
 armfuzz: clean
 	CC=arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc QEMU_SYS=qemu-arm-static MOREFLAGS="-static" FUZZER_FLAGS=--no-big-tests $(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR) fuzztest
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0e872557..17215931 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     - COMPILER: "clang"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x64"
-      SCRIPT:   "MOREFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make allzstd"
+      SCRIPT:   "MOREFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make -j allzstd V=1"
       BUILD:    "true"
 
     - COMPILER: "gcc"
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     - COMPILER: "clang"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x64"
-      SCRIPT:   "CFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make -j allzstd"
+      SCRIPT:   "CFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make -j allzstd V=1"
 
     - COMPILER: "visual"
       HOST:     "visual"
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 869d7663..c9bd4244 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -215,13 +215,10 @@ SET_CACHE_DIRECTORY = \
     LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)"
 
 
-.PHONY: lib-all all clean install uninstall
-
-# alias
-lib-all: all
-
+.PHONY: all
 all: lib
 
+
 .PHONY: libzstd.a  # must be run every time
 
 ifndef BUILD_DIR
@@ -339,6 +336,7 @@ libzstd-nomt: $(ZSTD_NOMT_FILES)
 	@echo files : $(ZSTD_NOMT_FILES)
 	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) $(SONAME_FLAGS) -o $@
 
+.PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r *.dSYM   # macOS-specific
 	$(RM) core *.o *.a *.gcda *.$(SHARED_EXT) *.$(SHARED_EXT).* libzstd.pc
@@ -407,6 +405,7 @@ libzstd.pc: libzstd.pc.in
           -e 's|@VERSION@|$(VERSION)|' \
           $< >$@
 
+.PHONY: install
 install: install-pc install-static install-shared install-includes
 	@echo zstd static and shared library installed
 
@@ -437,6 +436,7 @@ install-includes:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) common/zstd_errors.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) dictBuilder/zdict.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)
 
+.PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.a
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT)
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 8641d0ee..e66d182f 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ DEBUGFLAGS+=-Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow \
             -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef -Wpointer-arith \
             -Wvla -Wformat=2 -Winit-self -Wfloat-equal -Wwrite-strings \
             -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-prototypes -Wc++-compat
-CFLAGS   += $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(MOREFLAGS)
-FLAGS     = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+CFLAGS   += $(DEBUGFLAGS)
+CPPFLAGS += $(MOREFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS  += $(MOREFLAGS)
+FLAGS     = $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 ZSTDLIB_COMMON := $(ZSTDDIR)/common
 ZSTDLIB_COMPRESS := $(ZSTDDIR)/compress
@@ -196,7 +198,8 @@ SET_CACHE_DIRECTORY = \
     BUILD_DIR=obj/$(HASH_DIR) \
     CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
     CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" \
-    LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)"
+    LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" \
+    LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)"
 
 
 .PHONY: all
@@ -207,7 +210,8 @@ allVariants: zstd zstd-compress zstd-decompress zstd-small zstd-nolegacy zstd-di
 
 .PHONY: zstd  # must always be run
 zstd : CPPFLAGS += $(THREAD_CPP) $(ZLIBCPP) $(LZMACPP) $(LZ4CPP)
-zstd : LDFLAGS += $(THREAD_LD) $(ZLIBLD) $(LZMALD) $(LZ4LD) $(DEBUGFLAGS_LD)
+zstd : LDFLAGS += $(THREAD_LD) $(DEBUGFLAGS_LD)
+zstd : LDLIBS += $(ZLIBLD) $(LZMALD) $(LZ4LD)
 zstd : CPPFLAGS += -DZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=$(ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT)
 ifneq (,$(filter Windows%,$(OS)))
 zstd : $(RES_FILE)
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/zstd : $(ZSTD_OBJ)
 	@echo "$(LZMA_MSG)"
 	@echo "$(LZ4_MSG)"
 	@echo LINK $@
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ -o $@$(EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@$(EXT)
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_HASH),1)
 SRCBIN_HASH = $(shell cat $(BUILD_DIR)/zstd 2> $(VOID) | $(HASH) | cut -f 1 -d " ")
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 42bc353c..1c667cf8 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS     += -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow                 \
               -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef                                     \
               -Wvla -Wformat=2 -Winit-self -Wfloat-equal -Wwrite-strings      \
               -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-prototypes
-CFLAGS     += $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(MOREFLAGS)
-FLAGS       = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+CFLAGS     += $(DEBUGFLAGS)
+CPPFLAGS   += $(MOREFLAGS)
 
 
 ZSTDCOMMON_FILES := $(ZSTDDIR)/common/*.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ libzstd :
 %-dll : libzstd
 %-dll : LDFLAGS += -L$(ZSTDDIR) -lzstd
 
-.PHONY: $(ZSTDDIR)/libzstd.a
 $(ZSTDDIR)/libzstd.a :
 	$(MAKE) -C $(ZSTDDIR) libzstd.a
 
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ fullbench-lib : $(PRGDIR)/datagen.c $(PRGDIR)/util.c $(PRGDIR)/timefn.c $(PRGDIR
 # note : broken : requires symbols unavailable from dynamic library
 fullbench-dll: $(PRGDIR)/datagen.c $(PRGDIR)/util.c $(PRGDIR)/benchfn.c $(PRGDIR)/timefn.c fullbench.c
 #	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $(filter %.c,$^) -o $@$(EXT) -DZSTD_DLL_IMPORT=1 $(ZSTDDIR)/dll/libzstd.dll
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $(filter %.c,$^) -o $@$(EXT)
+	$(LINK.c) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@$(EXT)
 
 fuzzer : CPPFLAGS += $(MULTITHREAD_CPP)
 fuzzer : LDFLAGS += $(MULTITHREAD_LD)
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ zbufftest zbufftest32 zbufftest-dll : CPPFLAGS += -I$(ZSTDDIR)/deprecated
 zbufftest zbufftest32 zbufftest-dll : CFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations   # required to silence deprecation warnings
 zbufftest32 : CFLAGS +=  -m32
 zbufftest zbufftest32 : $(ZSTD_OBJECTS) $(ZBUFF_FILES) $(PRGDIR)/util.c $(PRGDIR)/timefn.c $(PRGDIR)/datagen.c zbufftest.c
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ -o $@$(EXT)
+	$(LINK.c) $^ -o $@$(EXT)
 
 zbufftest-dll : $(ZSTDDIR)/common/xxhash.c $(PRGDIR)/util.c $(PRGDIR)/timefn.c $(PRGDIR)/datagen.c zbufftest.c
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(filter %.c,$^) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@$(EXT)