diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 2ee0576a..f16af7c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
+# Cyclone Scheme
+# Copyright (c) 2014, Justin Ethier
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Configuration options for the makefile
 
-# install configuration
-
+# Use these lines instead for debugging or profiling
+#CFLAGS = -g
+#CFLAGS = -g -pg
 CFLAGS  ?= -g -Wall
 CC      ?= cc
+# Commands "baked into" cycone for invoking the C compiler
 CC_PROG ?= "$(CC) ~src-file~ $(CFLAGS) -c -o ~exec-file~.o"
 CC_EXEC ?= "$(CC) ~exec-file~.o ~obj-files~ -pthread -lcyclone -lck -lm $(CFLAGS) -o ~exec-file~"
 CC_LIB  ?= "$(CC) ~src-file~ $(CFLAGS) -c -o ~exec-file~.o"