1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index a285842..d176ee3 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #### PROJECT SETTINGS ####
 # The name of the executable to be created
 BIN_NAME := moonp
-# Compiler used
-CXX ?= g++
+
 # Extension of source files used in the project
 SRC_EXT = cpp
 # Path to the source directory, relative to the makefile
@@ -41,6 +40,14 @@ TEST_OUTPUT = ./spec/outputs
 # Obtains the OS type, either 'Darwin' (OS X) or 'Linux'
 UNAME_S:=$(shell uname -s)
 
+# Select compiler, add platform related linker flag
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+        CXX ?= clang
+else
+        LINK_FLAGS += -lstdc++fs
+        CXX ?= g++-8
+endif
+
 # Function used to check variables. Use on the command line:
 # make print-VARNAME
 # Useful for debugging and adding features