diff --git a/tools/pymol_asphere/README b/tools/pymol_asphere/README
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/tools/pymol_asphere/src/Makefile b/tools/pymol_asphere/src/Makefile
index 80edb7582a..5f8bd6ec70 100755
--- a/tools/pymol_asphere/src/Makefile
+++ b/tools/pymol_asphere/src/Makefile
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ ifeq ($(COMPILER),gnu)
   CPP         = g++ # C++ Compiler
   CC          = gcc # C compiler
   AR          = ar
-  DBUG        = -O2 # -g -DDEBUG -DNANCHECK -Wall -pedantic #-ansi
-  OPT         = #-O3
+  DBUG        = -O2 -g -Wall #-DDEBUG -DNANCHECK -Wall -pedantic #-ansi
+  OPT         = #-O3 -g -Wall
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(COMPILER),mpi)
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@ OBJ_DIR = $(HOBJ_DIR)
 THIS_OBJ =  $(OBJ_DIR)/asphere_vis.o $(GRPHICS_LIB) $(MATH_LIB) $(ALL_LIB)
 EXECS = $(BIN_DIR)/asphere_vis
 
-all: $(EXECS)
+all: paths $(EXECS)
+
+paths: $(HOBJ_DIR) $(BIN_DIR)
+
+$(HOBJ_DIR) $(BIN_DIR):
+	mkdir $@
 
 libraries:
 	cd $(ALL_DIR); make; cd $(MATH_DIR); make; cd $(GRID_DIR); make; \