--- Linux-AIO/Makefile.PL	2002/05/18 21:48:36	1.3
+++ Linux-AIO/Makefile.PL	2005/07/08 03:10:00	1.8
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 
 use Config;
 
-$Config{ccsymbols} =~ /__i386=1/ or print <<EOF;
+print <<EOF;
 
-WARNING: This module is architecture-dependent and currently only works on
-         little-endian 32-bit architectures. If the module (esp. aio_read
-         and aio_write) doesn't work, please report this and I'll fix it
-         for you. I promise ;)
+WARNING: This module is architecture-dependent and will not likely work
+         on lesser-used architectures (see Changes). If the module (esp.
+         aio_read and aio_write) doesn't work, please report this and I'll
+         fix it for you. I promise ;)
 
 EOF
 
 $Config{osvers} >= 2.4 or print <<EOF;
 
-WARNING: This module requires 64 bit file offste functionality only found
-         in linux-2.4. You might sitll compile this module on older linuxes,
-         but it won't run.
+WARNING: This module requires 64 bit file offset functionality only found
+         in linux-2.4 and later. You can still compile this module on
+         older linuxes, but it won't run.
 
-DEVELOPERS: It is not difficult to get rid of this limitation, ask me and I'll tell
-            you what you need to change (and test, so I can add it!).
+DEVELOPERS: It is not difficult to get rid of this limitation, ask me and
+            I'll tell you what you need to change (and test, so I can add it!).
 
 EOF
 
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@
 }
 
 # now get rid of -fpic, because gcc can't use syscall'ed closures
-# from within pic code.
-for ($mm->{CCDLFLAGS}, $mm->{CCCDLFLAGS}, @{$mm->{RESULT}}) {
-   s/\B-f(pic|PIC)\b//g
+# from within pic code on x86.
+
+use Config;
+
+if ($Config{cppsymbols} =~ /__i386=1/) {
+   for ($mm->{CCDLFLAGS}, $mm->{CCCDLFLAGS}, @{$mm->{RESULT}}) {
+      s/\B-f(pic|PIC)\b//g
+   }
 }
 
 $mm->flush;