diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.kern.mk b/share/mk/bsd.kern.mk
index 4ae998a21bf..16b4f74849c 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.kern.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.kern.mk
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-#	$Id: bsd.kern.mk,v 1.13 1999/01/27 22:53:58 dillon Exp $
+#	$Id: bsd.kern.mk,v 1.14 1999/01/29 06:22:19 dillon Exp $
 
 #
 # Warning flags for compiling the kernel and components of the kernel.
 #
-#	Note that the newly added -Wcast-qual is responsible for generating 
-#	most of the remaining warnings.  Warnings introduced with -Wall
-#	will also pop up, but are easier to fix.
-
-CWARNFLAGS?=    -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
-                -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual \
+# Note that the newly added -Wcast-qual is responsible for generating 
+# most of the remaining warnings.  Warnings introduced with -Wall will
+# also pop up, but are easier to fix.
+#
+CWARNFLAGS?=	-Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
+		-Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual \
 		-fformat-extensions -ansi
+#
+# The following flags are next up for working on:
+#	-W
+#
+# When working on removing warnings from code, the `-Werror' flag should be
+# of material assistance.
+#
 
 #
 # On the alpha, make sure that we don't use floating-point registers and
diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.mk b/sys/conf/kern.mk
index 4ae998a21bf..16b4f74849c 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.mk
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-#	$Id: bsd.kern.mk,v 1.13 1999/01/27 22:53:58 dillon Exp $
+#	$Id: bsd.kern.mk,v 1.14 1999/01/29 06:22:19 dillon Exp $
 
 #
 # Warning flags for compiling the kernel and components of the kernel.
 #
-#	Note that the newly added -Wcast-qual is responsible for generating 
-#	most of the remaining warnings.  Warnings introduced with -Wall
-#	will also pop up, but are easier to fix.
-
-CWARNFLAGS?=    -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
-                -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual \
+# Note that the newly added -Wcast-qual is responsible for generating 
+# most of the remaining warnings.  Warnings introduced with -Wall will
+# also pop up, but are easier to fix.
+#
+CWARNFLAGS?=	-Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
+		-Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual \
 		-fformat-extensions -ansi
+#
+# The following flags are next up for working on:
+#	-W
+#
+# When working on removing warnings from code, the `-Werror' flag should be
+# of material assistance.
+#
 
 #
 # On the alpha, make sure that we don't use floating-point registers and