diff --git a/dos/README.md b/dos/README.md
index 7e03833f..ad7a6784 100644
--- a/dos/README.md
+++ b/dos/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Building
 
         make -f makefile
 
-  (For Watcom, use "wmake" instead of "make".) You'll get the libraries
-  (pdcurses.lib or .a, depending on your compiler), the demos (*.exe),
-  and a lot of object files.
+  (For Watcom, use "wmake" instead of "make".) You'll get the library
+  (pdcurses.lib or .a, depending on your compiler) and a lot of object
+  files. Add the target "demos" to build the sample programs.
 
 
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diff --git a/os2/README.md b/os2/README.md
index 85d6ed4a..5eeee048 100644
--- a/os2/README.md
+++ b/os2/README.md
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Building
 
         make -f makefilename
 
-  (For Watcom, use "wmake" instead of "make".) You'll get the libraries
-  (pdcurses.lib or .a, depending on your compiler), the demos (*.exe),
-  and a lot of object files.
+  (For Watcom, use "wmake" instead of "make".) You'll get the library
+  (pdcurses.lib or .a, depending on your compiler) and a lot of object
+  files. Add the target "demos" to build the sample programs.
 
 
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diff --git a/sdl2/README.md b/sdl2/README.md
index 0af09b67..7d5c30eb 100644
--- a/sdl2/README.md
+++ b/sdl2/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Building
   pdcurses.a (dynamic lib not implemented).
 
 - With MinGW, edit the Makefile to point to the appropriate include and
-  library paths, and then run "make".
+  library paths, and then run "mingw32-make".
 
 - With MSVC, edit Makefile.vc if needed, and do "nmake -f Makefile.vc".
 
diff --git a/wincon/README.md b/wincon/README.md
index 01938576..b8c80210 100644
--- a/wincon/README.md
+++ b/wincon/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Building
 
         make -f makefilename
 
-  (For Watcom, use "wmake" instead of "make"; for MSVC, "nmake".) You'll
-  get the libraries (pdcurses.lib or .a, depending on your compiler),
-  the demos (*.exe), and a lot of object files.
+  (For Watcom, use "wmake" instead of "make"; for MSVC, "nmake"; for
+  MinGW, "mingw32-make".) You'll get the library (pdcurses.lib or .a,
+  depending on your compiler) and a lot of object files.
 
   You can also give the optional parameter "WIDE=Y", to build the
   library with wide-character (Unicode) support:
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Building
   PDC_DLL_BUILD when linking against it. (Or, if you only want to use
   the DLL, you could add this definition to your curses.h.)
 
+  Add the target "demos" to build the sample programs.
+
 - If your build stops with errors about PCONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX,
   add the parameter "INFOEX=N" to your make command line and try again.
   (This will happen with older compile environments.)
diff --git a/x11/README.md b/x11/README.md
index a555773f..bb37be22 100644
--- a/x11/README.md
+++ b/x11/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Building
   switch -O2. You can turn this off, and turn on debugging (-g), by
   adding "--enable-debug" to the configure command.
 
-- Run "make". This should build libXCurses and all the demo programs.
+- Run "make". This should build libXCurses. Add the target "demos" to
+  build the sample programs.
 
 - Optionally, run "make install". curses.h and panel.h will be renamed
   when installed (to xcurses.h and xpanel.h), to avoid conflicts with