diff --git a/makepkg-i686.conf b/makepkg-i686.conf
index ca6f93e1376eac7dc4ba2f1436573b8b76eb7be7..da249f66d5dae83724b77fb04029b536883e531d 100644
--- a/makepkg-i686.conf
+++ b/makepkg-i686.conf
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
 # -march (or -mcpu) builds exclusively for an architecture
 # -mtune optimizes for an architecture, but builds for whole processor family
 CPPFLAGS="-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
-CFLAGS="-march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
-CXXFLAGS="-march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
+CFLAGS="-march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
+CXXFLAGS="-march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro"
 #-- Make Flags: change this for DistCC/SMP systems
 #MAKEFLAGS="-j2"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #   These are default values for the options=() settings
 #########################################################################
 #
-# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
+# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs !libtool !staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
 #  A negated option will do the opposite of the comments below.
 #
 #-- strip:      Strip symbols from binaries/libraries
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ PURGE_TARGETS=(usr/{,share}/info/dir .packlist *.pod)
 #SRCDEST=/home/sources
 #-- Source packages: specify a fixed directory where all src packages will be placed
 #SRCPKGDEST=/home/srcpackages
+#-- Log files: specify a fixed directory where all log files will be placed
+#LOGDEST=/home/makepkglogs
 #-- Packager: name/email of the person or organization building packages
 #PACKAGER="John Doe <john@doe.com>"
 #-- Specify a key to use for package signing
diff --git a/makepkg-x86_64.conf b/makepkg-x86_64.conf
index 078e3b8e398927e62264559f30eabfe1abc1d730..33dbe992068805bd5aa84dc1409b8a76c61a4748 100644
--- a/makepkg-x86_64.conf
+++ b/makepkg-x86_64.conf
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ CHOST="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
 # -march (or -mcpu) builds exclusively for an architecture
 # -mtune optimizes for an architecture, but builds for whole processor family
 CPPFLAGS="-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
-CFLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
-CXXFLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
+CFLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
+CXXFLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4"
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro"
 #-- Make Flags: change this for DistCC/SMP systems
 #MAKEFLAGS="-j2"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #   These are default values for the options=() settings
 #########################################################################
 #
-# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
+# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs !libtool !staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
 #  A negated option will do the opposite of the comments below.
 #
 #-- strip:      Strip symbols from binaries/libraries
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ PURGE_TARGETS=(usr/{,share}/info/dir .packlist *.pod)
 #SRCDEST=/home/sources
 #-- Source packages: specify a fixed directory where all src packages will be placed
 #SRCPKGDEST=/home/srcpackages
+#-- Log files: specify a fixed directory where all log files will be placed
+#LOGDEST=/home/makepkglogs
 #-- Packager: name/email of the person or organization building packages
 #PACKAGER="John Doe <john@doe.com>"
 #-- Specify a key to use for package signing