diff --git a/japanese/recjis/files/patch-Makefile b/japanese/recjis/files/patch-Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c7e850da8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/japanese/recjis/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- Makefile.orig	Sun Oct 19 03:06:42 2003
++++ Makefile	Sun Oct 19 03:06:56 2003
+@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
+ 
+ BINDIR=/usr/local/bin
+ LIBDIR=/usr/local/lib/recjis
+-CFLAGS=-O -DLIBDIR=\"$(LIBDIR)\"
++CC?=cc
++CFLAGS?= -O -pipe
++CFLAGS+= -DLIBDIR=\"$(LIBDIR)\"
+ 
+ prog: rjis rujis rsjis dejis
+ 
diff --git a/japanese/typist/files/patch-aa b/japanese/typist/files/patch-aa
index 8ce2a803247c..0a91c4c237c2 100644
--- a/japanese/typist/files/patch-aa
+++ b/japanese/typist/files/patch-aa
@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
-*** Makefile.orig	Wed May 21 13:41:33 1997
---- Makefile	Mon Jun 23 19:45:04 1997
-***************
-*** 54,66 ****
-  ##### INSTALL PARAMETERS #####
-  LIBS=-ltermcap
-  DEBUG=-O -s
-! LESSONDIR=/usr/local/lib/typist
-! TARGETDIR=/usr/local/bin
-! MANPATH=/usr/local/man
-  # NeXT ONLY!!  To make FAT binary.
-  MAB=
-  
-! CFLAGS=$(DEBUG) $(MAB) -DTERMIO
-  # -DKEYTYPE=\"e\"
-  # -DLESSONDIR=\"$(LESSONDIR)\"
-  # -DVANISHCHAR
---- 54,67 ----
-  ##### INSTALL PARAMETERS #####
-  LIBS=-ltermcap
-  DEBUG=-O -s
-! PREFIX?=/usr/local
-! LESSONDIR=${PREFIX}/lib/typist
-! TARGETDIR=${PREFIX}/bin
-! MANPATH=${PREFIX}/man
-  # NeXT ONLY!!  To make FAT binary.
-  MAB=
-  
-! CFLAGS=$(DEBUG) $(MAB) -DLESSONDIR=\"$(LESSONDIR)\" -DKEYTYPE=\"j\"
-  # -DKEYTYPE=\"e\"
-  # -DLESSONDIR=\"$(LESSONDIR)\"
-  # -DVANISHCHAR
+--- Makefile.orig	Tue May 20 21:41:33 1997
++++ Makefile	Sun Oct 19 03:09:37 2003
+@@ -49,18 +49,19 @@
+ 
+ # following options for SGI IRIX
+ LIBS=-ltermcap
+-DEBUG=-O -s
++#DEBUG=-O -s
+ 
+ ##### INSTALL PARAMETERS #####
+ LIBS=-ltermcap
+-DEBUG=-O -s
+-LESSONDIR=/usr/local/lib/typist
+-TARGETDIR=/usr/local/bin
+-MANPATH=/usr/local/man
++#DEBUG=-O -s
++PREFIX?=/usr/local
++LESSONDIR=${PREFIX}/lib/typist
++TARGETDIR=${PREFIX}/bin
++MANPATH=${PREFIX}/man
+ # NeXT ONLY!!  To make FAT binary.
+ MAB=
+ 
+-CFLAGS=$(DEBUG) $(MAB) -DTERMIO
++CFLAGS+=$(DEBUG) $(MAB) -DLESSONDIR=\"$(LESSONDIR)\" -DKEYTYPE=\"j\"
+ # -DKEYTYPE=\"e\"
+ # -DLESSONDIR=\"$(LESSONDIR)\"
+ # -DVANISHCHAR
+@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
+ ## -DVANISHCHAR		if the character after an error vanishes.
+ 
+ LDFLAGS=$(DEBUG) $(MAB)
+-CC=cc
++CC?=cc
+ 
+ #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
diff --git a/korean/nhpf/files/patch-Makefile b/korean/nhpf/files/patch-Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da4a39d8dcba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/korean/nhpf/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--- Makefile.orig	Sun Oct 19 03:12:14 2003
++++ Makefile	Sun Oct 19 03:12:40 2003
+@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+ # Makefile for Netscape Hangul PS file filter
+ # Lee yongjae, setup@shiva.snu.ac.kr, 1997.1.22.
+ 
+-CC=cc
+-CFLAG=-O
++CC?=cc
++CFLAGS?=-O -pipe
+ 
+ ALL = nhpf wrapstr
+ 
+ .c.o:
+-	$(CC) $(CFLAG) -c $<
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+ 
+ all: $(ALL)
+ clean:
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+ 	rm -f wrapstr
+ 
+ wrapstr: wrapstr.c
+-	$(CC) $(CFLAG) -o wrapstr wrapstr.c
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o wrapstr wrapstr.c
+ 
+ nhpf.o: ncode.h fontdef.str n3f-5.str n3f-5b.str 
+