diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
index ccfb33e09..4046a9c45 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 # Include definitions common to all Unix targets
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
 
+#
+# Set OS-specific information
+#
 OS_CLASS = Darwin
 ARCH_CLASS = ppc
 
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@ CPPSNCFLAGS += -no-cpp-precomp
 #
 OP_SYS_CPPFLAGS += -I$(FINK_DIR)/include
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -L$(FINK_DIR)/lib
-OP_SYS_LDLIBS +=
 
 #
 # Stuff that will be needed when going to shared libraries
@@ -44,4 +46,3 @@ SHRLIB_VERSION = $(EPICS_VERSION).$(EPICS_REVISION).$(EPICS_MODIFICATION)
 #  Command-line input support
 COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY=LIBTECLA
 LDLIBS_LIBTECLA = -ltecla_r -lncurses
-
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.darwin-ppc.darwin-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.darwin-ppc.darwin-ppc
index 02f4b278b..f773de7df 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.darwin-ppc.darwin-ppc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.darwin-ppc.darwin-ppc
@@ -32,3 +32,16 @@ OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -O2
 # Static linking fails on OS X (missing crt0.o)
 #
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES =
+
+#
+# Add support for Objective-C source
+#
+vpath %.m $(USR_VPATH) $(ALL_SRC_DIRS)
+%.o: %.m
+	$(COMPILE.c) -c $<
+
+#
+# Pedantic produces way too many unnecessary messages
+#
+CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT=-ansi
+CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT=-ansi