diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/config.py b/pisi/actionsapi/config.py
index c4c7973e..003489bc 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/config.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/config.py
@@ -35,18 +35,14 @@ class Dirs:
 
 class Flags:
     """General flags used in actions API"""
-    # TODO: Eventually we should consider getting these from a/the
-    # configuration file
-
-    # bu çok çirkin, bunu burada yazmamak gerekiyor, yine de actions
-    # api içerisinde tekrarlanmasından iyidir. Yeri geldiğinde
-    # standart config dosyasından build-arch'ı alıp ona göre
-    # oluştururuz...
-    host = "i686-pc-linux-gnu"
+    conf = pisi.config.config
+    
+    host = conf.host
+    cflags = conf.cflags
+    cxxflags = conf.cflags
 
 class ActionsConfig(pisi.config.Config):
     const = pisi.constants.const
-    conf = pisi.config.config
     env = Env()
     dirs = Dirs()
     flags = Flags()
diff --git a/pisi/config.py b/pisi/config.py
index 444ef181..48080bd1 100644
--- a/pisi/config.py
+++ b/pisi/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #configuration parameters.
 
 import os
-
+from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
 from constants import const
 
 class Config(object):
@@ -18,10 +18,28 @@ class Config(object):
     class configimpl:
 
         def __init__(self):
-            # self.c.destdir = ''       # install default to root by default
-            self.destdir = os.getcwd() +'/tmp'    # only for ALPHA
+            configParser = ConfigParser()
+            configParser.read('/etc/pisi/pisi.conf')
+            #/etc/pisi/pisi.conf
+            #
+            #[general]
+            #destinationDirectory = /tmp
+            #
+            #[build]
+            #host = i686-pc-linux-gnu
+            #CFLAGS= -mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer
+            #CXXFLAGS= -mcpu=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer
+            
+            
+            self.destdir = os.getcwd() + configParser.get('general', \
+                'destinationDirectory')
+            # only for ALPHA
             # the idea is that destdir can be set with --destdir=...
 
+            self.host = configParser.get('build', 'host')
+            self.cflags = configParser.get('build', 'CFLAGS')
+            self.cxxflags = configParser.get('build', 'CXXFLAGS')
+
         # directory accessor functions
         # here is how it goes
         # x_dir: system wide directory for storing info type x