diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 486c8edb3..21ff453aa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-04-18  Joe Shaw  <joe@assbarn.com>
+
+	* */makefile: Allow a different MCS to be passed in on the make
+	command line.
+
 2002-04-09  Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
 
 	* tagging for gtk-sharp-0.1
diff --git a/atk/makefile b/atk/makefile
index 2a781a70e..d65ce290e 100644
--- a/atk/makefile
+++ b/atk/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MCS=mcs
 
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make unix'."
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ windows:
 	$(CSC) /unsafe /target:library /r:../glib/glib-sharp.dll /r:../pango/pango-sharp.dll /out:atk-sharp.dll /recurse:*.cs
 
 linux:
-	mcs --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -r ../pango/pango-sharp.dll -o atk-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
+	$(MCS) --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -r ../pango/pango-sharp.dll -o atk-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
 
 unix:
 	@echo "'make unix' is broken for now."
diff --git a/gdk/makefile b/gdk/makefile
index 269d2d61b..52a422e40 100755
--- a/gdk/makefile
+++ b/gdk/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MCS=mcs
 
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make unix'."
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ windows:
 	$(CSC) /unsafe /target:library /r:../glib/glib-sharp.dll /r:../pango/pango-sharp.dll /r:../atk/atk-sharp.dll /out:gdk-sharp.dll /recurse:*.cs
 
 linux:
-	mcs --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -r ../pango/pango-sharp.dll -r ../atk/atk-sharp.dll -o gdk-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
+	$(MCS) --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -r ../pango/pango-sharp.dll -r ../atk/atk-sharp.dll -o gdk-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
 
 unix:
 	@echo "'make unix' is broken for now."
diff --git a/generator/makefile b/generator/makefile
index 28343608f..1f49b532f 100644
--- a/generator/makefile
+++ b/generator/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MCS=mcs
 
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make linux'."
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ windows:
 	./codegen gtkapi.xml
 
 linux:
-	mcs --unsafe -o codegen.exe -r System.Xml.dll *.cs
+	$(MCS) --unsafe -o codegen.exe -r System.Xml.dll *.cs
 	mono ./codegen.exe gtkapi.xml
 
 unix:
diff --git a/glib/makefile b/glib/makefile
index 4b2c73c54..0412bbf32 100755
--- a/glib/makefile
+++ b/glib/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MCS=mcs
 
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make unix'."
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ windows:
 	$(CSC) /unsafe /target:library /out:glib-sharp.dll /recurse:*.cs
 
 linux:
-	mcs --unsafe --target library -o glib-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
+	$(MCS) --unsafe --target library -o glib-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
 
 unix:
 	@echo "'make unix' is broken for now."
diff --git a/gtk/makefile b/gtk/makefile
index c14d1da48..ff53752bb 100755
--- a/gtk/makefile
+++ b/gtk/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+MCS=mcs
+
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make unix'."
 	@echo "'make unix' is broken for now."
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ windows:
 	$(CSC) /unsafe /target:library /r:../glib/glib-sharp.dll /r:../pango/pango-sharp.dll /r:../atk/atk-sharp.dll /r:../gdk/gdk-sharp.dll /out:gtk-sharp.dll /recurse:*.cs
 
 linux:
-	mcs --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -r ../pango/pango-sharp.dll -r ../atk/atk-sharp.dll -r ../gdk/gdk-sharp.dll -o gtk-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
+	$(MCS) --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -r ../pango/pango-sharp.dll -r ../atk/atk-sharp.dll -r ../gdk/gdk-sharp.dll -o gtk-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
 
 unix:
 	@echo "'make unix' is broken for now."
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 8a140f55d..024c864a9 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 DIRS=generator glib pango atk gdk gtk sample
 ROOT=/cygdrive/$(subst \,/,$(subst :\,/,$(SYSTEMROOT)))
 CSC=$(ROOT)/microsoft.net/framework/v1.0.3705/csc.exe
+MCS=mcs
 
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make linux'."
@@ -16,5 +17,5 @@ unix:
 
 linux:
 	for i in $(DIRS); do				\
-		(cd $$i; make linux) || exit 1;\
+		(cd $$i; MCS="$(MCS)" make linux) || exit 1;\
 	done;
diff --git a/pango/makefile b/pango/makefile
index a5c262db8..0f68e9016 100644
--- a/pango/makefile
+++ b/pango/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MCS=mcs
 
 all:
 	@echo "You must use 'make windows' or 'make unix'."
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ windows:
 	$(CSC) /unsafe /target:library /r:../glib/glib-sharp.dll /out:pango-sharp.dll /recurse:*.cs
 
 linux:
-	mcs --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -o pango-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
+	$(MCS) --unsafe --target library -r ../glib/glib-sharp.dll -o pango-sharp.dll --recurse *.cs
 
 unix:
 	@echo "'make unix' is broken for now."