>> 	env COPTS=-pipe make

> So try this instead:
> makeoptions     COPTS+="-O3 -m68040"

How about

makeoptions	COPTS="-O2 -m68040 $(COPTS_ENV)"

and then, of course,

	env COPTS_ENV=-pipe make

with appropriate uses of COPTS_ENV elsewhere?

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