diff --git a/ramcloud-build-scripts/MakefragPrivateTop b/ramcloud-build-scripts/MakefragPrivateTop
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+# rewrite to match your environment
+ZOOKEEPER_LIB := /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzookeeper_mt.a
+ZOOKEEPER_DIR := ~/zookeeper-3.4.5
+
+# FIXME remove if RAMCloud source is fixed
+EXTRACXXFLAGS := -Wno-error=unused-result -Wno-error=maybe-uninitialized
+