diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index e019130ca2..c154be38c8 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
    2002-12-01 13:30 UTC+0100 Foo Bar <foo.bar@foobar.org>
 */
 
+    * minor optimizations
+
+  * harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
+    * make hb_itemClear() safe for not allocated stack items
+
+     + Generalized linker flags (LDFLAGS) and small exe generation 
+
+   By Marek Paliwoda:
 
    * harbour/makefile.vc
      + Generalized linker flags (LDFLAGS) and small exe generation
diff --git a/harbour/makefile.vc b/harbour/makefile.vc
index d45d19f7c9..ae041f245d 100644
--- a/harbour/makefile.vc
+++ b/harbour/makefile.vc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ CLIBFLAGS      = -Zi $(CLIBFLAGS)
 
 CLIBFLAGSDLL   = -D__EXPORT__ -DHB_FM_STATISTICS_OFF -MTd $(CLIBFLAGS)
 HARBOURFLAGS   = -i$(INCLUDE_DIR) -n -q0 -w -es2 -gc0 $(PRG_USR) $(HARBOURFLAGS)
-LDFLAGS        = $(LDFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS        = /NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR) $(LDFLAGS)
 LDFLAGSDLL     = /NOLOGO /DLL /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
 
 !ifdef HB_DOC_PDF
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ $(GTGUI_LIB)    : $(GTGUI_LIB_OBJS)
 $(HARBOUR_EXE) : $(HARBOUR_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HARBOUR_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HARBOUR_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HARBOUR_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ $(PP_LIB)
 $(HBPP_EXE) : $(HBPP_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HBPP_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HBPP_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HBPP_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ $(PP_LIB)
 $(HBRUN_EXE)  : $(HBRUN_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HBRUN_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HBRUN_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HBRUN_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ user32.lib winspool.lib
 $(HBTEST_EXE) : $(HBTEST_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HBTEST_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HBTEST_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HBTEST_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ user32.lib winspool.lib
 $(HBDOC_EXE)  : $(HBDOC_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HBDOC_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HBDOC_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HBDOC_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ user32.lib winspool.lib
 $(HBMAKE_EXE) : $(HBMAKE_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HBMAKE_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HBMAKE_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HBMAKE_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ user32.lib winspool.lib
 $(HBVER_EXE)  : $(HBVER_EXE_OBJS)
     $(HIDE)IF EXIST "$(HBVER_EXE)" $(DEL) "$(HBVER_EXE)" > NUL
     $(HIDE)$(LINKER) @<<
-/NOLOGO /SUBSYSTEM:console /OPT:WIN98 /LIBPATH:$(LIB_DIR)
+$(LDFLAGS)
 /OUT:$(HBVER_EXE)
 $(**: = ^
 )