diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 882f8faf..66676dd8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -301,11 +301,20 @@
 	</target>
 
 	<!-- Compiles LWJGL on Mac OS X platforms  -->
-	<target name="-compile_native_mac" if="lwjgl.platform.mac">
-		<echo>Compiling Mac OS X LWJGL version</echo>
-		<exec dir="platform_build/mac_xcode" executable="xcodebuild" failonerror="true" />
-		<move file="platform_build/mac_xcode/build/liblwjgl.jnilib" tofile="${lwjgl.lib}/liblwjgl.jnilib" />
-	</target>
+	<target name="-compile_native_mac" >
+      <echo>Checking for valid OpenAL install</echo>
+      <property name="openal.home" value="/projects/openal"/>
+         <available file="${openal.home}" type="dir" property="isValidOpenALHome"/>
+         <fail message="openal.home in build.xml in target compile_native_mac does not point to valid OpenAL install. Please change this to the location of your OpenAL install." unless="isValidOpenALHome"/>
+      <echo>Valid OpenAL install located</echo>
+      
+      <echo>Compiling Mac OS X LWJGL version</echo>   
+      <exec dir="${lwjgl.src.native}/macosx" executable="make" failonerror="true">
+         <env key="AL" path="${openal.home}/include/AL/" />
+      </exec>
+   
+      <move file="${lwjgl.src.native}/macosx/liblwjgl.jnilib" tofile="${lwjgl.lib}/liblwjgl.jnilib" />   
+   </target> 
 
 	<!-- Packages the java files -->
 	<target name="jars">
diff --git a/src/native/macosx/Makefile b/src/native/macosx/Makefile
index b24a8c4c..2fccf4b5 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/Makefile
+++ b/src/native/macosx/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-AL=/Users/oddlabs/cvs/openal
-
-
-
 CC=gcc
 LINKER=gcc
 STRIP=strip
@@ -13,14 +9,14 @@ OBJECTS=$(subst .m,.o, $(subst .c,.o,$(SRC)))
 LIBRARY=liblwjgl.jnilib
 
 $(LIBRARY): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(LINKER) $(CFLAGS_LINK) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(FRAMEWORKS)
-	$(STRIP) -S -X $@
+   $(LINKER) $(CFLAGS_LINK) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(FRAMEWORKS)
+   $(STRIP) -S -X $@
 
 .m.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_O) $< -o $@
+   $(CC) $(CFLAGS_O) $< -o $@
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_O) $< -o $@
+   $(CC) $(CFLAGS_O) $< -o $@
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(OBJECTS) $(LIBRARY)
+   rm -f $(OBJECTS) $(LIBRARY) 
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