Reccomended make is from Config

Actually it's a case of "Mandatory make is from Config". Tricky bit is that, with ActivePerl, you can set up things so that perl -V:make reports either 'nmake' or 'dmake' (it depends upon which, if any, flavour gets found - and you can alter that to suit yourself). However, it's imperative that you use whichever make it is that perl -V:make reports.

Cheers,
Rob