diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index c31f68513..172511286 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ivl@EXEEXT@: $O ivl.def
 	$(CXX) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ $O $(dllib) @EXTRALIBS@
 	dlltool --dllname ivl@EXEEXT@ --def ivl.def \
 		--output-lib libivl.a --output-exp ivl.exp
-	$(CXX) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ ivl.exp $O $(dllib) @EXTRALIBS@
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ ivl.exp $O $(dllib) @EXTRALIBS@
 else
 ivl@EXEEXT@: $O
 	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o ivl@EXEEXT@ $O $(dllib)
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ all: dep iverilog-vpi
 
 iverilog-vpi: iverilog-vpi.sh
 	sed -e 's;@SHARED@;@shared@;' -e 's;@PIC@;@PICFLAG@;' \
+	    -e 's;@IVCC@;$(CC);' \
+	    -e 's;@IVCXX@;$(CXX);' \
+	    -e 's;@IVCFLAGS@;$(CXXFLAGS);' \
 	    -e 's;@INCLUDEDIR@;@includedir@;' \
 	    -e 's;@LIBDIR64@;@libdir64@;' \
 	    -e 's;@VPIDIR1@;@vpidir1@;' -e 's;@VPIDIR2@;@vpidir2@;' \
diff --git a/iverilog-vpi.man b/iverilog-vpi.man
index f49af2d7f..fb559691f 100644
--- a/iverilog-vpi.man
+++ b/iverilog-vpi.man
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ first source file is named \fIfoo.c\fP, the output becomes
 Include the named library in the link of the VPI module. This allows
 VPI modules to further reference external libraries.
 
+.TP 8
+.B -I\fIdirectory\fP
+Add \fIdirectory\fP to the list of directories that will be search for
+header files.
+
+.TP 8
+.B -D\fIdefine\fP
+Define a macro named \fIdefine\fP.
+
 .TP 8
 .B --name=\fIname\fP
 Normally, the output VPI module will be named after the first source
@@ -39,6 +48,10 @@ This flag causes the program to print the install directory for VPI
 modules, then exit. It is a convenience for makefiles or automated
 plug-in installers.
 
+.TP 8
+.B --cflags, --ldflags and -ldlibs
+These flags provide compile time information.
+
 .SH "PC-ONLY OPTIONS"
 
 The PC port of \fIiverilog-vpi\fP includes two special flags needed to
diff --git a/iverilog-vpi.sh b/iverilog-vpi.sh
index 4268ca278..3643b1004 100644
--- a/iverilog-vpi.sh
+++ b/iverilog-vpi.sh
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 #ident "$Id: iverilog-vpi.sh,v 1.14 2004/05/20 00:40:34 steve Exp $"
 
 # These are the variables used for compiling files
-CC=gcc
-CXX=gcc
-CFLAGS="@PIC@ -O -I@INCLUDEDIR@"
+CC=@IVCC@
+CXX=@IVCXX@
+CFLAGS="@PIC@ @IVCFLAGS@ -I@INCLUDEDIR@"
 
 # These are used for linking...
-LD=gcc
+LD=$CC
 LDFLAGS32="@SHARED@ -L@LIBDIR@"
 LDFLAGS64="@SHARED@ -L@LIBDIR64@"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS64"
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ OBJ=
 LIB=
 OUT=
 INCOPT=
+DEFS=
 
 # --
 # parse the command line switches. This collects the source files
@@ -63,11 +64,19 @@ do
 	 ;;
 
     *.cc) CXSRC="$CXSRC $parm"
+	 LD=$CXX
          if [ x$OUT = x ]; then
 	    OUT=`basename $parm .cc`
 	 fi
 	 ;;
 
+    *.cpp) CXSRC="$CXSRC $parm"
+	 LD=$CXX
+         if [ x$OUT = x ]; then
+	    OUT=`basename $parm .cpp`
+	 fi
+	 ;;
+
     *.o) OBJ="$OBJ $parm"
          if [ x$OUT = x ]; then
 	    OUT=`basename $parm .o`
@@ -82,7 +91,9 @@ do
 	 ;;
 
     -I*) INCOPT="$INCOPT $parm"
-	 echo "$parm"
+	 ;;
+
+    -D*) DEFS="$DEFS $parm"
 	 ;;
 
     -m32) LDFLAGS="-m32 $LDFLAGS32"
@@ -130,7 +141,7 @@ do
     obj=$base".o"
 
     echo "Compiling $src..."
-    $CC -c -o $obj $CFLAGS $INCOPT $src || compile_errors=`expr $compile_errors + 1`
+    $CC -c -o $obj $DEFS $CFLAGS $INCOPT $src || compile_errors=`expr $compile_errors + 1`
     OBJ="$OBJ $obj"
 done
 
@@ -140,7 +151,7 @@ do
     obj=$base".o"
 
     echo "Compiling $src..."
-    $CXX -c -o $obj $CFLAGS $INCOPT $src || compile_errors=`expr $compile_errors + 1`
+    $CXX -c -o $obj $DEFS $CFLAGS $INCOPT $src || compile_errors=`expr $compile_errors + 1`
     OBJ="$OBJ $obj"
 done