diff --git a/uppercase/Makefile b/uppercase/Makefile
index 983a1e5871..c3c11a03f6 100644
--- a/uppercase/Makefile
+++ b/uppercase/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CXXFLAGS = -g \
     -L.
 
 # the following should be freeglut; use nm to check
-LIBGLUT = /usr/local/lib/libglut.a
+LIBGLUT = /usr/lib/libglut.a
 LIBGLU = /usr/X11R6/lib/libGLU.a
 LIBJPEG = /usr/lib/libjpeg.a
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ clean:
 # to be exported to the graphics library
 
 upper_case: upper_case.o $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_api.a $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_graphics_lib.a $(BOINC_LIB_DIR)/libboinc.a
-	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -Wl,--export-dynamic -o upper_case upper_case.o libstdc++.a -pthread -lboinc_api -lboinc -lboinc_graphics_lib -ldl
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -Wl,--export-dynamic -o upper_case upper_case.o libstdc++.a -pthread -lboinc_api -lboinc -lboinc_graphics_lib -ldl
 
 upper_case.so: uc_graphics.o $(BOINC_LIB_DIR)/libboinc.a $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_graphics_impl.a
-	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -o upper_case.so \
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o upper_case.so \
     -shared -fPIC -pthread \
     uc_graphics.o \
     libstdc++.a \
diff --git a/uppercase/in b/uppercase/in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8caf86e2f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uppercase/in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test