diff --git a/1984/decot/Makefile b/1984/decot/Makefile
index cf3df28bd..74f036206 100644
--- a/1984/decot/Makefile
+++ b/1984/decot/Makefile
@@ -327,31 +327,27 @@ X11_LIBDIR= /opt/X11/lib
 #X11_INCDIR= /usr/X11/include
 X11_INCDIR= /opt/X11/include
 
-# Compiler warnings
-#
-#CWARN=
-#CWARN= -Wall
-#CWARN= -Wall -Wextra
-CWARN= -Wall -Wextra ${CSILENCE}
-#CWARN= -Wall -Wextra -pedantic ${CSILENCE}
-#CWARN= -Wall -Wextra -Weverything
-#CWARN= -Wall -Wextra -Weverything -pedantic
-#CWARN= -Wall -Wextra -Weverything -pedantic ${CSILENCE}
-
-# Silence warnings that ${CWARN} would normally complain about
+# Common C compiler warnings to silence
 #
+#CSILENCE=
 CSILENCE= -Wno-array-bounds -Wno-error -Wno-implicit-function-declaration \
 	-Wno-keyword-macro -Wno-main-return-type -Wno-missing-field-initializers \
 	-Wno-unused-value -Wno-unused-variable
-#CSILENCE= -Wno-implicit-int
 
-# compiler standard
+# Common C compiler warning flags
+#
+#CWARN= ${CSILENCE}
+#CWARN= -Wall ${CSILENCE}
+CWARN= -Wall -Wextra ${CSILENCE}
+#CWARN= -Wall -Wextra -pedantic ${CSILENCE}
+
+# Compiler standard
 #
 #CSTD=
 #CSTD= -ansi
-CSTD= -std=gnu89
+CSTD= -std=gnu90
 
-# compiler bit architecture
+# Compiler bit architecture
 #
 # Some entries require 32-bitness:
 # ARCH= -m32
@@ -363,12 +359,12 @@ CSTD= -std=gnu89
 #
 ARCH=
 
-# defines that are needed to compile
+# Defines that are needed to compile
 #
 CDEFINE=
 #CDEFINE= -DIOCCC=26
 
-# include files that are needed to compile
+# Include files that are needed to compile
 #
 CINCLUDE=
 #CINCLUDE= -include stdlib.h
@@ -377,7 +373,7 @@ CINCLUDE=
 #CINCLUDE= -I ${X11_INCDIR}
 #CINCLUDE= -I ${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/include/SDL2
 
-# optimization
+# Optimization
 #
 # Most compiles will safely use -O2.  Some can use only -O1 or -O.
 # A few compilers have broken optimizers or this entry make break
@@ -390,7 +386,7 @@ CINCLUDE=
 #OPT= -O2
 OPT= -O3
 
-# default flags for ANSI C compilation
+# Default flags for ANSI C compilation
 #
 CFLAGS= ${CSTD} ${CWARN} ${ARCH} ${CDEFINE} ${CINCLUDE} ${OPT}
 
@@ -401,20 +397,32 @@ LIBS=
 #LIBS= -L ${X11_LIBDIR} -lX11
 #LIBS= -L ${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib -lSDL
 
-# ANSI compiler
-#
-# Set CC to the name of your ANSI compiler.
-#
-# Some entries seem to need gcc.  If you have gcc, set
-# both CC and MAY_NEED_GCC to gcc.
-#
-# If you do not have gcc, set CC to the name of your ANSI compiler, and
-# set MAY_NEED_GCC to either ${CC} (and hope for the best) or to just :
-# to disable such programs.
+# C compiler to use
 #
 CC= cc
 #CC=clang
-MAY_NEED_GCC= gcc
+#CC=gcc
+
+# Compiler add-ons or replacements for clang only
+#
+ifeq ($(CC),clang)
+#
+CSILENCE+= -Wno-comma -Wno-format-nonliteral -Wno-missing-variable-declarations \
+	-Wno-pedantic -Wno-poison-system-directories -Wno-strict-prototypes
+#
+CWARN+= -Weverything
+#
+endif
+
+# Specific add-ons or replacements for gcc only
+#
+ifeq ($(CC),gcc)
+#
+#CSILENCE+=
+#
+#CWARN+=
+#
+endif
 
 
 ##############################
@@ -444,7 +452,7 @@ all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
-	@echo "NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers."
+	@echo "NOTE: This entry may not compile when using modern compilers."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable
diff --git a/1984/decot/README.md b/1984/decot/README.md
index 332c92a71..4df2ea516 100644
--- a/1984/decot/README.md
+++ b/1984/decot/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Dave Decot
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers.
+NOTE: This entry may not compile when using modern compilers.
 
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