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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 656fd7ef..0c629b5a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-Prerequisites
+PREREQUISITES
=============
-GiNaC requires the CLN library by Bruno Haible, available at
- or .
-You will also need a good C++ compiler adhering to the ANSI standard (we
-used gcc for development so if you have a different compiler you are on
-your own).
-
-
-Installation
+GiNaC requires the CLN library by Bruno Haible, available from either
+one of the following FTP-sites:
+ * ,
+ * or
+ * .
+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
+ * .
+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.)
+
+
+INSTALLATION
============
As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
@@ -20,7 +32,9 @@ As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
$ make install
Known to work with:
- - Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.2 or GCC 2-95.1/2-95.2
+ - Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.x and GCC 2-95.x
+Known not to work with:
+ - GCC 2.7.x or earlier because proper exception 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:
@@ -48,11 +62,14 @@ step: | GCC optimization level: | comment:
| -O0 | -O1 | -O2 |
--------------+--------+--------+--------+-------------------------------
make | ~4m | ~6m | ~10m | building shared and static lib
-make check | ~2m | ~2m | ~7m | mostly due to compilation
+make check | ~3m | ~3m | ~7m | mostly due to compilation
+COMMON PROBLEMS
+===============
+
Problems with CLN
-=================
+-----------------
You should use at least CLN V1.0.3, since during the development of
GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.
@@ -60,3 +77,37 @@ To protect you, the "configure" script checks for a feature that was
added in V1.0.3 so it won't continue with earlier versions anyhow.
Please install CLN properly on your system before continuing with
GiNaC.
+
+Problems with building ginsh
+----------------------------
+
+The most common reason why this doesn't succeed is the absence of
+libreadline and/or the corresponding header files. Depending on what
+your system/distribution is, you will have to install a package called
+libreadline and maybe libreadline-dev. If your system's vendor
+doesn't supply such packages, go to
+and compile it yourself.
+
+
+Working with the Cint C++ interpreter
+=====================================
+
+Please see 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
+Enjoy!
+
+Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaCcint
+to compile, install and work properly:
+
+ Cint version | is known to work with | is known not to work with
+--------------+---------------------------+------------------------------
+ < 5.14.39 | `verboten' by license (please bite your favorite lawyer)
+ 5.14.39 | egcs 1.1.1, gcc.2.95.2 | gcc <= 2.7.2.3
+ 5.14.40 | egcs 1.1.1, gcc.2.95.2 | gcc <= 2.7.2.3