diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0209ba0..9158937 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Build a release of twander using 'make'
-# $Id: makefile,v 1.106 2005/02/02 23:33:23 tundra Exp $
+# $Id: makefile,v 1.107 2005/02/02 23:48:47 tundra Exp $
 
+# Uncomment One Of The Following For Early Releases
+
+#EARLY     = alpha
+#EARLY     = beta
+#EARLY     = RC1
 
 #####
 # Definitions Relevant To This Program
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@
 #####
 
 
-DIR          = ${PORTNAME}-${VERSION}
+DIR          = ${PORTNAME}-${VERSION}${EARLY}
 HEADER1      = "WHATSNEW For '${PROGNAME}' ${VERSION}    (`date`)"
 HEADER2      = "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
 TARBALL      = ${DIR}.tar.gz
@@ -49,9 +54,6 @@
 %.ps: %.3
 	@groff -man -Tps $< >$@
 
-%.pyo: %.py
-	@python -OOOO -c"import py_compile;py_compile.compile('$<')"
-
 %.py.ps: %.py
 	@enscript -Epython -fCourier8 -i2 -L77 -C --mark-wrapped-lines=arrow -p$@ $<
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@
 
 WHATSNEW.txt:
 	@co -l $@
-	@printf "%s\n%s\n\n\n" ${HEADER1} ${HEADER2} | cat - $@ >${TMPFILE}
+	@printf "%s\n%s\n\n" ${HEADER1} ${HEADER2} | cat - $@ >${TMPFILE}
 	@mv ${TMPFILE} $@
 	@emacs $@
 	@ci $@