diff --git a/1984/decot/Makefile b/1984/decot/Makefile
index 9eb6160d8..d6709ab28 100644
--- a/1984/decot/Makefile
+++ b/1984/decot/Makefile
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
 alt: data ${ALT_TARGET}
 	@${TRUE}
 
+
+${PROG}.alt: ${PROG}.alt.c
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -traditional-cpp $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 # data files
 #
 data: ${DATA}
diff --git a/1984/decot/README.md b/1984/decot/README.md
index d57e29362..ed0215d26 100644
--- a/1984/decot/README.md
+++ b/1984/decot/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ Dave Decot
 make all
 ```
 
+[Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) fixed this to not
+require `-traditional-cpp` which not all compilers support (clang does not
+support it for example). Clang is also more strict about the args' types in
+`main()` and this was also a problem that Cody fixed, making it work with both
+clang and gcc. For the original code with the gcc fix described below, see the
+alternate code section below. Thank you Cody for your assistance!
+
 Originally [Yusuke Endoh](/winners.html#Yusuke_Endoh) supplied a patch so that
 this entry would compile with gcc - but not clang - or at least some versions.
-Thank you Yusuke!  [Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson)
-noticed this did not work under fedora linux and it definitely didn't work with
-macOS as it required a compiler that supports `-traditional-cpp` which clang
-does not. Clang also requires that the second and third arguments to main be a
-`char **`. Cody fixed both problems and now it works under both macOS and linux
-- clang and gcc. Thank you Cody for your assistance!
+Thank you Yusuke!
 
 ## To run:
 
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ does not. Clang also requires that the second and third arguments to main be a
 ./decot
 ```
 
-### Alternative code:
+### Alternate code:
 
-The alternative code, [decot.alt.c](decot.alt.c), is the original code that
+The alternate code, [decot.alt.c](decot.alt.c), is the original code that
 requires `-traditional-cpp` and will also run afoul with clang's requirement for
 the second and third arguments to main() being a `char **` (the fixed version's
 main() only has one arg, an int). It is a minor fix to Yusuke's fix. Thank you