diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32573ddafb5f39cc0022851abaf675917d56255f..98c7cce177bf8119a2d3bb030eb7bc28713123e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ debian/files
 
 /.DS_Store
 
+# Hack: ignore the GNUmakefile here, so you can ln -s Makefile-lisp-scripting GNUmakefile
+GNUmakefile
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a044a385ac9ef0e9580fc9abf375fb1714622945..9b8898ecce4da02c31707e539241d83331b49ebd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ as in for instance:
 
     make -f Makefile-lisp-scripting t l=sbcl
 
+Or you can make that your local default (assuming GNU make) using:
+
+    ln -s Makefile-lisp-scripting GNUmakefile
+
 These Lisp tools by default use Clozure Common Lisp (CCL) to build and run a binary
 `build/asdf-tools` that will orchestrate the tests.
 By defining and exporting the variable `LISP` to be one of `ccl`, `sbcl` or `allegro`, you
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ that points to the executable.
 To use a further Common Lisp implementation, suitably edit the script
 [`tools/asdf-tools`](tools/asdf-tools),
 or, on Windows, the batch file [`tools/asdf-tools.bat`](tools/asdf-tools.bat).
-(Note that as of SBCL 1.2.13, we recommend against using SBCL on Windows.)
+(Note that as of SBCL 1.2.13, we recommend against using SBCL on Windows for that purpose.)
 
 Note that the executable `build/asdf-tools` is being built the first time you test ASDF.
 When you update ASDF, via e.g. `git pull` or a branch switch, you may have to update it, with:
@@ -238,4 +242,4 @@ How do I navigate this source tree?
     * plenty of ideas for how to further improve ASDF.
 
 
-Last updated Saturday, August 27th, 2016.
+Last updated Monday, September 12th, 2016.