diff -u -r t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.62/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-modified/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
--- t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.62/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
2012-04-01 09:02:31.450034700 +0200
+++ t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-modified/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
2012-04-01 09:03:05.508694300 +0200
@@ -620,17 +620,13 @@
     $argv =~ s/^\[/(/;
     $argv =~ s/\]$/)/;

+    push @{$self->{RESULT}}, $self->makefile_head;
     push @{$self->{RESULT}}, <<END;
-# This Makefile is for the $self->{NAME} extension to perl.
-#
-# It was generated automatically by MakeMaker version
+# This file was generated automatically by MakeMaker version
 # $VERSION (Revision: $Revision) from the contents of
 # Makefile.PL. Don't edit this file, edit Makefile.PL instead.
 #
-#       ANY CHANGES MADE HERE WILL BE LOST!
-#
 #   MakeMaker ARGV: $argv
-#
 END

     push @{$self->{RESULT}},
$self->_MakeMaker_Parameters_section(\%initial_att);
diff -u -r t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.62/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Any.pm
t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-modified/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Any.pm
--- t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.62/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Any.pm	2012-04-01
09:05:27.800943800 +0200
+++ t:/makeMaker/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-modified/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Any.pm
2012-04-01 09:09:10.771335900 +0200
@@ -382,6 +382,38 @@
     return $make;
 }

+=head2 Preludes
+
+These are methods which produce things early in the Makefile.
+
+
+=head3 makefile_head
+
+Generate the head of the Makefile.
+
+=cut
+
+sub makefile_head {
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    my $target_make_program_index = $self->is_make_type('dmake')? 1 :
+    $self->is_make_type('nmake')? 2 : 0;
+    my $target_make_program = ('make', 'dmake',
'nmake')[$target_make_program_index];
+    my $sudo_prefix = ('sudo ', '', '')[$target_make_program_index];
+
+    return <<END;
+# This Makefile is for the $self->{NAME} extension to perl.
+#
+# DO NOT EDIT! ANY CHANGES MADE IN THIS FILE WILL BE LOST!
+#
+# Typical usage:
+#    perl Makefile.PL
+#    ${target_make_program}
+#    ${target_make_program} test
+#    ${sudo_prefix}${target_make_program} install
+#
+END
+}

 =head2 Targets