-LIBS += -L $(TOPDIR) -li3
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-event,xcb-event)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-keysyms,xcb-keysyms)
-ifeq ($(shell pkg-config --exists xcb-util 2>/dev/null || echo 1),1)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-atom,xcb-atom)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-aux,xcb-aux)
-else
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-util)
-endif
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-icccm,xcb-icccm)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-xinerama,xcb-xinerama)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-randr,xcb-randr)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb,xcb)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcursor,Xcursor)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, x11,X11)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, yajl,yajl)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, libev,ev)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, libpcre,pcre)
-LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, libstartup-notification-1.0,startup-notification-1)
+XCB_XKB_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-xkb,xcb-xkb)
+
+# XCB keyboard stuff
+XCB_KBD_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, xcb-keysyms)
+XCB_KBD_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-keysyms,xcb-keysyms)
+
+# XCB WM stuff
+XCB_WM_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, xcb-icccm)
+XCB_WM_CFLAGS += $(call cflags_for_lib, xcb-xinerama)
+XCB_WM_CFLAGS += $(call cflags_for_lib, xcb-randr)
+XCB_WM_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-icccm,xcb-icccm)
+XCB_WM_LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-xinerama,xcb-xinerama)
+XCB_WM_LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-randr,xcb-randr)
+
+XKB_COMMON_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, xkbcommon,xkbcommon)
+XKB_COMMON_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, xkbcommon,xkbcommon)
+XKB_COMMON_X11_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, xkbcommon-x11,xkbcommon-x11)
+XKB_COMMON_X11_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, xkbcommon-x11,xkbcommon-x11)
+
+# Xcursor
+XCURSOR_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, xcb-cursor)
+XCURSOR_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, xcb-cursor,xcb-cursor)
+
+# yajl
+YAJL_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, yajl)
+YAJL_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, yajl,yajl)
+
+#libev
+LIBEV_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, libev)
+LIBEV_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, libev,ev)
+
+# libpcre
+PCRE_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, libpcre)
+ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=8.10 libpcre 2>/dev/null && echo 1),1)
+I3_CPPFLAGS += -DPCRE_HAS_UCP=1
+endif
+PCRE_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, libpcre,pcre)
+
+# startup-notification
+LIBSN_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, libstartup-notification-1.0)
+LIBSN_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, libstartup-notification-1.0,startup-notification-1)
+
+# Pango
+PANGO_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, cairo)
+PANGO_CFLAGS += $(call cflags_for_lib, pangocairo)
+I3_CPPFLAGS += -DPANGO_SUPPORT=1
+PANGO_LIBS := $(call ldflags_for_lib, cairo)
+PANGO_LIBS += $(call ldflags_for_lib, pangocairo)
+
+# libi3
+LIBS = -L$(TOPDIR) -li3 -lm
+
+## Platform-specific flags