diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-     CC = gcc -g -ggdb
-    CPP = g++ -g -ggdb
+     CC = gcc -g -ggdb $(PROF)
+    CPP = g++ -g -ggdb $(PROF)
  CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -Iinclude -ansi
+ifeq ("$(PROFILING)", "linux")
+   PROF = -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -pg
+endif
 
 TARGET  = ncurses
 TARGET += numerierung
@@ -211,15 +214,15 @@
 
 lotto: lotto.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
-	@$(CPP) -o $@ $<
+	@$(CC) -o $@ $<
 
 mem2swap: mem2swap.o set_limit.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
-	@$(CPP) -o $@ mem2swap.o set_limit.o
+	@$(CC) -o $@ mem2swap.o set_limit.o
 
 prog_limit: prog_limit.o set_limit.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
-	@$(CPP) -o $@ prog_limit.o set_limit.o
+	@$(CC) -o $@ prog_limit.o set_limit.o
 
 database: database.c
 	@echo Compiling $< ...
@@ -229,11 +232,11 @@
 
 gauss: gauss.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
-	@$(CPP) -o $@ $<
+	@$(CC) -o $@ $<
 
 connection: connection.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
-	@$(CPP) -o $@ $<
+	@$(CC) -o $@ $<
 
 copy: copy.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
@@ -300,6 +303,10 @@
 clean:
 	find -name '*~' -exec rm -f {} \;
 	find -name '*.[oa]' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	find -name '*.gcov' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	find -name '*.gcda' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	find -name '*.gcno' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	find -name 'gmon.out' -exec rm -f {} \;
 	rm -f $(TARGET)
 
 beauty: