LDLAGS=LDFLAGS-L/home/ewijaya/MyBioTool/libstree-0.4.2/lib .... CFLAGS=-I/home/monkfan/MyBioTool/libstree-0.4.2/include #### prompt> export LDFLAGS="-L $HOME/MyBioTool/libstree-0.4.2/lib" prompt> printenv LDFLAGS |---> this command should give you: -L $HOME/MyBioTool/libstree-0.4.2/lib