diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/actionglobals.py b/pisi/actionsapi/actionglobals.py
index 78d49457..b47c2b78 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/actionglobals.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/actionglobals.py
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ class Dirs:
 class Flags:
     """General flags used in actions API"""
     values = pisi.config.config.values
-    environ["HOST"] = host = values.build.host
-    environ["CFLAGS"] = cflags = values.build.cflags
-    environ["CXXLAGS"] = cxxflags = values.build.cflags
+    host = values.build.host
+    cflags = values.build.cflags
+    cxxflags = values.build.cxxflags
+    ldflags = values.build.ldflags
 
 class ActionGlobals(pisi.config.Config):
     const = pisi.constants.const
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/get.py b/pisi/actionsapi/get.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75f85d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from actionglobals import glb
+
+env = glb.env
+dirs = glb.dirs
+flags = glb.flags
+
+def pkgDIR():
+    return env.pkg_dir
+
+def workDIR():
+    return env.work_dir
+
+def installDIR():
+    return env.install_dir
+
+def srcNAME():
+    return env.src_name
+
+def srcVERSION():
+    return env.src_version
+
+def srcRELEASE():
+    return env.src_release
+
+def HOST():
+    return flags.host
+
+def CFLAGS():
+    return flags.cflags
+
+def CXXFLAGS():
+    return flags.cxxflags
+
+def LDFLAGS():
+    return flags.ldflags
diff --git a/pisi/configfile.py b/pisi/configfile.py
index 8703f1d0..15fb5817 100644
--- a/pisi/configfile.py
+++ b/pisi/configfile.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #host = i686-pc-linux-gnu
 #CFLAGS= -mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer
 #CXXFLAGS= -mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer
+#LDFLAGS=
 #
 #[dirs]
 #lib_dir = /var/lib/pisi
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ class BuildDefaults:
     """Default values for [build] section"""
     host = "i686-pc-linux-gnu"
     CFLAGS = "-mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
-    CXXFLAGS= "-mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+    CXXFLAGS = "-mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+    LDFLAGS = ""
 
 class DirsDefaults:
     "Default values for [directories] section"