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+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -6,18 +6,11 @@ one of the following FTP-sites:
   * <ftp://ftp.santafe.edu/pub/gnu/>,
   * <ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/gnu/> or
   * <ftp://ftpthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/pub/gnu/>.
   * <ftp://ftp.santafe.edu/pub/gnu/>,
   * <ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/gnu/> or
   * <ftp://ftpthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/pub/gnu/>.

-You will also need a decent ANSI-compliant C++-compiler.  We use
-`post-EGCS' GCC, i.e GCC >= 2.95 for development so if you have a
-different compiler you are on your own.  Note that you may have to use
-the same compiler you compiled CLN with because of differing
-name-mangling schemes.
-
-Optionally, GiNaC may work together with Masaharu Goto's free C++
-interpreter Cint.  You may obtain it from
-  * <ftp://root.cern.ch/root/>.
-Install it by following the instructions included in Cint's
-distribution before trying to compile GiNaC-cint.  (See section
-`Working with the Cint C++ interpreter' below.)
+You will also need a decent ANSI-compliant C++-compiler.  We recommend
+the C++ compiler from the GNU compiler collection, GCC >= 3.0.  If you
+have a different or older compiler you are on your own.  Note that you
+may have to use the same compiler you compiled CLN with because of
+differing name-mangling schemes.

 
 
 INSTALLATION
 
 
 INSTALLATION


@@ -32,9 +25,10 @@ As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
  # make install
 
 Known to work with:
  # make install
 
 Known to work with:

-  - Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.x and GCC 2-95.x
+  - Linux on x86, Alpha and Sparc using GCC 3.0.x, 3.1 and 3.2.

 Known not to work with:
 Known not to work with:

-  - GCC 2.7.x or earlier because proper exception support is missing there.
+  - GCC 2.96 or earlier because proper exception and standard library support
+    is missing there.

 
 The "configure" script can be given a number of options to enable and
 disable various features. For a complete list, type:
 
 The "configure" script can be given a number of options to enable and
 disable various features. For a complete list, type:


@@ -58,11 +52,11 @@ also depending on optimization.  To give you a rough idea of what you
 have to expect the following table may be helpful.  It was measured on
 an Athlon/800MHz with "enough" memory:
 
 have to expect the following table may be helpful.  It was measured on
 an Athlon/800MHz with "enough" memory:
 

-step:         | GCC optimization level:  | comment:
-              |  -O0   |  -O1   |  -O2   |
---------------+--------+--------+--------+-------------------------------
-make          |   ~4m  |   ~5m  |   ~6m  | building shared and static lib
-make check    |  ~20m  |  ~11m  |  ~12m  | largely due to compilation
+step          | GCC optimization  | comment
+              |   -O1   |   -O2   |
+--------------+---------+---------+----------------------------------------
+make          |   ~6m   |   ~8m   | shared and static library
+make check    |   ~8m   |  ~12m   | largely due to compilation

 
 
 COMMON PROBLEMS
 
 
 COMMON PROBLEMS


@@ -74,8 +68,7 @@ Problems with CLN
 You should use at least CLN-1.1, since during the development of
 GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.
 Please install CLN properly on your system before continuing with
 You should use at least CLN-1.1, since during the development of
 GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.
 Please install CLN properly on your system before continuing with

-GiNaC.  When using GCC3 as compiler please use at least CLN-1.1.1
-since some parts of GiNaC won't build with CLN-1.1.
+GiNaC.

 
 Problems with building ginsh
 ----------------------------
 
 Problems with building ginsh
 ----------------------------


@@ -87,30 +80,10 @@ libreadline and maybe libreadline-dev.  If your system's vendor
 doesn't supply such packages, go to <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/>
 and compile it yourself.
 
 doesn't supply such packages, go to <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/>
 and compile it yourself.
 

+Problems with missing standard header files
+-------------------------------------------

 
 

-Working with the Cint C++ interpreter
-=====================================
-
-Please see <http://root.cern.ch/root/Cint.html> to learn about Cint
-and install it prior to installing ginaccint.  For the interpreter-
-compiler `makecint' to work properly, the Makefiles need to know where
-Cint has its system directory.  This is usually done by exporting
-$CINTSYSDIR to point to the proper place.  With GiNaC you may either
-try to export that variable and type
- $ ./configure --with-cint
-or specify it directly on the command line by saying
- $ ./configure --with-cint=/my/path/to/cintsysdir
-This variable does not have to be exported for running the installed
-binary: since the actual program is started by a launcher that sets it.
-Enjoy!
-
-Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaC-cint
-to compile, install and work properly:
-
- Cint version | how it works
---------------+----------------------------------------------------------
- < 5.14.39    | `VERBOTEN' by license (please bite your favorite lawyer)
- < 5.14.60    | since GiNaC version 0.7, these do not compile any more
-   5.14.62-72 | compiles fine, works well with GCC 2.95.x.  GCC3 no go.
-   5.14.74    | requires defining -DG__LONGBUF in SYSMACRO and OTHMACRO.
-   5.14.75-76 | compiles fine, works well with GCC 2.95.x.  GCC3 no go.
+Building GiNaC requires many standard header files.  If you get a
+configure error complaining about such missing files your compiler and
+library are probably not up to date enough and it's no worth
+continuing.