diff -urN a/makefile b/makefile
--- a/makefile	2023-11-04 19:35:24.000000000 -0400
+++ b/makefile	2023-11-04 20:02:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 
 
 build: docs
-	( cd src; $(MAKE) clean; $(MAKE) NE_GLOBAL_DIR=$(PREFIX)/share/ne; $(STRIP) ne )
+	( cd src; $(MAKE) clean; $(MAKE) NE_GLOBAL_DIR=$(PREFIX)/share/ne )
+	$(STRIP) src/ne
 
 docs:
 	( cd doc; $(MAKE) )
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
 	( cd doc; $(MAKE) pdf )
 
 version:
-	./version.pl VERSION=$(VERSION)
+	$(PERL) version.pl VERSION=$(VERSION)
 
 source: version alldocs
 	( cd src; $(MAKE) clean; $(MAKE) )