diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index b1e18531d0..cb8d2eeb9e 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-08-09 01:35 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/global.cf
+    + Added build presets based on some predefined HB_BUILD_NAME values:
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.r     RELEASE
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.rx    RELEASE C++
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.ru    RELEASE UNICODE
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.rux   RELEASE UNICODE C++
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.d     DEBUG
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.dx    DEBUG C++
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.du    DEBUG UNICODE
+      HB_BUILD_NAME=.dux   DEBUG UNICODE C++
+    ; Initial/experimental commit, names may change yet.
+
+  * external/sqlite3/Makefile
+  * external/libhpdf/Makefile
+  * external/libpng/Makefile
+    % Minor opt.
+
 2009-08-09 01:09 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * contrib/hbwin/win_prt.c
     % Optimized out port name from port structure. 3KB runtime
diff --git a/harbour/config/global.cf b/harbour/config/global.cf
index d8c1a94a95..a8d56f6310 100644
--- a/harbour/config/global.cf
+++ b/harbour/config/global.cf
@@ -103,6 +103,61 @@ endif
 
 endef
 
+# Some presets based on HB_BUILD_NAME
+ifneq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),)
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.r)
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := no
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := yes
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= c
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.rx)
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := no
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := yes
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= cpp
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.ru)
+      HB_USER_CFLAGS += -DUNICODE
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := no
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := yes
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= c
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.rux)
+      HB_USER_CFLAGS += -DUNICODE
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := no
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := yes
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= cpp
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.d)
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := yes
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := no
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= c
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.dx)
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := yes
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := no
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= cpp
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.du)
+      HB_USER_CFLAGS += -DUNICODE
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := yes
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := no
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= c
+   else
+   ifeq ($(HB_BUILD_NAME),.dux)
+      HB_USER_CFLAGS += -DUNICODE
+      HB_BUILD_DEBUG := yes
+      HB_BUILD_OPTIM := no
+      HB_BUILD_MODE ?= cpp
+   endif
+   endif
+   endif
+   endif
+   endif
+   endif
+   endif
+   endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HB_CONFIG_SHOWN),)
 
    ifneq ($(MAKE_381),)
diff --git a/harbour/external/libhpdf/Makefile b/harbour/external/libhpdf/Makefile
index b14ff9a4b6..0daf06cc28 100644
--- a/harbour/external/libhpdf/Makefile
+++ b/harbour/external/libhpdf/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # $Id$
 #
 
-HB_BUILD_WARN = no
-HB_BUILD_MODE = c
+HB_BUILD_WARN := no
+HB_BUILD_MODE := c
 HB_USER_CFLAGS += -I$(TOP)$(ROOT)source/hbzlib
 
 ROOT = ../../
diff --git a/harbour/external/libpng/Makefile b/harbour/external/libpng/Makefile
index a3530cf42f..297db257da 100644
--- a/harbour/external/libpng/Makefile
+++ b/harbour/external/libpng/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $Id$
 #
 
-HB_BUILD_WARN = no
+HB_BUILD_WARN := no
 HB_USER_CFLAGS += -I$(TOP)$(ROOT)source/hbzlib
 
 ifeq ($(HB_COMPILER),djgpp)
diff --git a/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile b/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile
index d88b84cc82..fd236c5b65 100644
--- a/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # $Id$
 #
 
-HB_BUILD_WARN = no
-HB_BUILD_MODE = c
+HB_BUILD_WARN := no
+HB_BUILD_MODE := c
 
 ifeq ($(HB_ARCHITECTURE),wce)
 HB_USER_CFLAGS += -D_WIN32_WCE