diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80c2ad2..7afb146 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,42 +14,42 @@ XSLTPROC=xsltproc
 XSL=/usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/html/docbook.xsl
 
 prefix=/usr/packages/ccollect-git
-bindir=$(prefix)/bin
-destination=$(bindir)/$(CCOLLECT_DEST)
+bindir=${prefix}/bin
+destination=${bindir}/${CCOLLECT_DEST}
 
 path_dir=/usr/local/bin
-path_destination=$(path_dir)/$(CCOLLECT_DEST)
+path_destination=${path_dir}/${CCOLLECT_DEST}
 
 # where to publish
 host=home.schottelius.org
 dir=www/org/schottelius/unix/www/ccollect/
-docdir=$(dir)/doc
+docdir=${dir}/doc
 
 #
 # Asciidoc will be used to generate other formats later
 #
 MANDOCS  = doc/man/ccollect.text
-DOCS     = $(MANDOCS) doc/ccollect.text doc/ccollect-DE.text
+DOCS     = ${MANDOCS} doc/ccollect.text doc/ccollect-DE.text
 
 #
 # Doku
 #
-HTMLDOCS = $(DOCS:.text=.html)
-DBHTMLDOCS = $(DOCS:.text=.htm)
+HTMLDOCS = ${DOCS:.text=.html}
+DBHTMLDOCS = ${DOCS:.text=.htm}
 
-TEXIDOCS = $(DOCS:.text=.texi)
+TEXIDOCS = ${DOCS:.text=.texi}
 
-MANPDOCS = $(MANDOCS:.text=.man)
+MANPDOCS = ${MANDOCS:.text=.man}
 
-DOCBDOCS = $(DOCS:.text=.docbook)
+DOCBDOCS = ${DOCS:.text=.docbook}
 
-DOC_ALL  = $(HTMLDOCS) $(DBHTMLDOCS) $(TEXIDOCS) $(MANPDOCS)
+DOC_ALL  = ${HTMLDOCS} ${DBHTMLDOCS} ${TEXIDOCS} ${MANPDOCS}
 
-html: $(HTMLDOCS)
-htm: $(DBHTMLDOCS)
-info: $(TEXIDOCS)
-man: $(MANPDOCS) 
-documentation: $(DOC_ALL)
+html: ${HTMLDOCS}
+htm: ${DBHTMLDOCS}
+info: ${TEXIDOCS}
+man: ${MANPDOCS} 
+documentation: ${DOC_ALL}
 
 #
 # End user targets
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ all:
 	@echo "documentation:    generate HTMl, Texinfo and manpage"
 	@echo "html:             only generate HTML"
 	@echo "info:             only generate Texinfo"
-	@echo "man:              only generate manpage(s)"
-	@echo "install:          install ccollect to $(prefix)"
+	@echo "man:              only generate manpage{s}"
+	@echo "install:          install ccollect to ${prefix}"
 
 install: install-script install-link
 
 install-link: install-script
-	$(LN) $(destination) $(path_destination)
+	${LN} ${destination} ${path_destination}
 
 install-script:
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(CCOLLECT_SOURCE) $(destination)
+	${INSTALL} -D -m 0755 ${CCOLLECT_SOURCE} ${destination}
 
 
 # docbook gets .htm, asciidoc directly .html
@@ -104,18 +104,18 @@ push-work:
 	@cg-push sygroup
 
 publish-doc: documentation
-	@echo "Transferring files to $(host)"
-	@chmod a+r $(DOCS) $(DOC_ALL)
-	@tar c $(DOCS) $(DOC_ALL) | ssh $(host) "cd $(dir); tar xv"
+	@echo "Transferring files to ${host}"
+	@chmod a+r ${DOCS} ${DOC_ALL}
+	@tar c ${DOCS} ${DOC_ALL} | ssh ${host} "cd ${dir}; tar xv"
 
 #
 # Distribution
 #
 allclean:
-	rm -f $(DOC_ALL)
+	rm -f ${DOC_ALL}
 
 distclean: allclean
-	rm -f $(DOCBDOCS)
+	rm -f ${DOCBDOCS}
 
 #
 # Be nice with the users and generate documentation for them