--- a/gif2lss.c
+++ b/gif2lss.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "gif_lib/gif_lib.h"
+#include <gif_lib.h>
 
 #define	MAX_WIDTH	640
 
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ void	LSSDumpHeader(
 int	main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	GifFileType *gf;
+	int err;
 	SavedImage *im;
 	GifColorType cmap[16];
 	GifPixelType *data;
@@ -155,8 +156,11 @@ int	main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		argv[0],argv[0]);
 	    exit(-1);
 	}
-	gf = DGifOpenFileName(argv[1]);	
-	if (!gf) exit(-1);
+	gf = DGifOpenFileName(argv[1], &err);
+	if (!gf) {
+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", GifErrorString(err));
+	    exit(-1);
+	}
 	if (DGifSlurp(gf)==GIF_OK) {
 	    width = MIN(gf->SWidth, MAX_WIDTH);
 	    height = gf->SHeight;
@@ -191,9 +195,9 @@ int	main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		data += im->ImageDesc.Width;
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    PrintGifError();
+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", GifErrorString(gf->Error));
 	}
-	DGifCloseFile(gf);
+	DGifCloseFile(gf, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,16 +6,11 @@ all:	gif2lss
 
 clean:	
 	$(RM) *.o gif2lss
-	$(MAKE) -C gif_lib clean
 
-gif2lss.o: 	gif2lss.c gif_lib/gif_lib.h
+gif2lss.o: 	gif2lss.c
 
-gif2lss:	gif2lss.o gif_lib/libgif.a 
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+
-	strip gif2lss
-
-gif_lib/libgif.a:
-	$(MAKE) -C gif_lib 
+gif2lss:	gif2lss.o
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ -lgif
 
 .c.o:
 	$(RM) $@