--- a/Imakefile
+++ b/Imakefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 APP_DEFAULTS	= SshAskpass-default.ad
 
 XCOMM CC		=
-XCOMM CDEBUGFLAGS	=
+CDEBUGFLAGS	= -g -O2
 XCOMM LOCAL_LDFLAGS	=
 XCOMM -------- end configurable settings --------
 
