diff --git a/doc/build-from-source.md b/doc/build-from-source.md
index 2cc9c245..fdab4d1f 100644
--- a/doc/build-from-source.md
+++ b/doc/build-from-source.md
@@ -137,21 +137,27 @@ pip install . -v -C setup-args=-Doptimization=2
 
 ````
 
+```{admonition} Advanced compilation configuration
+
+The environment variables `CC`, `CXX`, `CFLAGS`, `CXXFLAGS` and `LDFLAGS`
+are honored. So for example, one could compile with
+`CXXFLAGS="-march=native -Ofast"`.
+
+Note that Fluidsim builds are not sensible to the [`~/.pythranrc` file](pythranrc)!
+
+```
+
 ```{todo}
 
-- How to use `-march=native -Ofast`? How to differentiate a native build from a
+- How to differentiate a native build from a
   regular build to produce binaries usable on other computers?
 
-- How to do what was done with the `[compiler]` section of `~/.pythranrc` (described [here](https://pythran.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MANUAL.html#customizing-your-pythranrc))?
-
 - How to know which compilers and compilation flags are used?
 
-- How to `USE_XSIMD`? How to check if XSIMD was indeed used?
+- How to check if XSIMD was indeed used?
 
 - How to produce a wheel for other architectures (cross-compilation)?
 
-- Default for `pythran-complex-hook`? Depending on OS?
-
 ```
 
 ### Setup a full developer environment with editable installation
diff --git a/fluidsim/meson.build b/fluidsim/meson.build
index 095bfdb3..6c993aa0 100644
--- a/fluidsim/meson.build
+++ b/fluidsim/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ run_command(
   'sh',
   '-c',
   'echo transonic_backend=' + backend + ' > ' + 'build_conf.txt',
+  check: true,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a2adffc2..4100bfa1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ print(incdir)'''
 
   pythran = find_program('pythran', native: true)
 
+  cpp_args_pythran = [
+    '-DENABLE_PYTHON_MODULE',
+    '-D__PYTHRAN__=3',
+    '-DPYTHRAN_BLAS_NONE'
+  ]
+
   if get_option('use-xsimd') == true
     # xsimd is unvendored from pythran by conda-forge, and due to a compiler
     # activation bug the default <prefix>/include/ may not be visible (see
@@ -70,19 +76,18 @@ print(incdir)'''
       include_directories: incdir_pythran,
       dependencies: xsimd_dep,
     )
+    cpp_args_pythran += ['-DUSE_XSIMD']
   else
     pythran_dep = declare_dependency(
       include_directories: incdir_pythran,
     )
   endif
 
-  cpp_args_pythran = [
-    '-DENABLE_PYTHON_MODULE',
-    '-D__PYTHRAN__=3',
-    '-DPYTHRAN_BLAS_NONE'
-  ]
 
   pythran_complex_hook = get_option('pythran-complex-hook')
+  if pythran_complex_hook == 'os-dependent'
+    pythran_complex_hook = host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+  endif
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 1594ab0d..ff44f3cd 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ option(
       'pythran,python,numba (default), cython, numpy, numba; ' +
       'or comma separated value representing multi-backends'
 )
-option('use-xsimd', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'use xsimd')
+option('use-xsimd', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Use xsimd')
 option(
     'pythran-complex-hook',
-    type: 'boolean',
-    value: true,
+    type : 'combo',
+    choices : ['os-dependent', 'true', 'false'],
+    value : 'os-dependent',
     description: 'Pythran complex_hook option'
 )