diff --git a/ppkg b/ppkg
index c12ee98..b3743f1 100755
--- a/ppkg
+++ b/ppkg
@@ -3127,6 +3127,25 @@ EOF
     run bsdtar tf "$TEPPUT_FILEPATH"
 }
 
+# }}}
+##############################################################################
+# {{{ add_ldflags
+
+add_ldflags() {
+    for FLAG in "$@"
+    do
+        case $FLAG in
+            -l*)
+                PROXIED_CC_ARGS="$PROXIED_CC_ARGS $FLAG"
+                PROXIED_CXX_ARGS="$PROXIED_CXX_ARGS $FLAG"
+                ;;
+            *)  LDFLAG="$LDFLAG $FLAG"
+        esac
+        shift
+    done
+}
+
+
 # }}}
 ##############################################################################
 # {{{ waf
@@ -9162,6 +9181,7 @@ export UPPM_HOME="$PPKG_HOME/uppm"
 
 if [ -n  "$PPKG_URL_TRANSFORM" ] ; then
     export UPPM_URL_TRANSFORM="$PPKG_URL_TRANSFORM"
+    export      URL_TRANSFORM="$PPKG_URL_TRANSFORM"
 fi
 
 uppm() {
diff --git a/xbuilder b/xbuilder
index 25d9dca..8dca1c9 100755
--- a/xbuilder
+++ b/xbuilder
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ ${COLOR_GREEN}xbuilder ls-available [-v]${COLOR_OFF}
 ${COLOR_GREEN}xbuilder install <PACKAGE-NAME>... [OPTIONS]${COLOR_OFF}
     install the specified packages.
 
-    Influential environment variables: CC, CXX, CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AS, LD, AR, RANLIB
+    Influential environment variables: CC, CXX, CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AS, LD, AR, RANLIB, GMAKE, CMAKE, URL_TRANSFORM
 
     OPTIONS:
         ${COLOR_BLUE}--prefix=<DIR>${COLOR_OFF}