diff --git a/make/standalone-exe.mk b/make/standalone-exe.mk
index 3976720e..9f31a442 100644
--- a/make/standalone-exe.mk
+++ b/make/standalone-exe.mk
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 # contact@jannet.de
 # $Id$
 
-VERSION = 0.0.0.0-dev
-DIST_VERSION = $(VERSION)
-USE_CFG_XXX_MK = false
-USE_PROJECT_LIB = false
+VERSION ?= 0.0.0.0-dev
+DIST_VERSION ?= $(VERSION)
+#USE_CFG_XXX_MK ?= false
+USE_PROJECT_LIB ?= false
+DEVELOPMENT ?= true
+CVS_PROJ_DIR := $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/../..
 
 ifeq ($(PROJECT),)
 PROJECT = $(notdir $(shell pwd))