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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cd6f55c7..0c629b5a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-Prerequisites
+PREREQUISITES
 =============
 
-GiNaC requires the CLN library by Bruno Haible, available at either
+GiNaC requires the CLN library by Bruno Haible, available from either
 one of the following FTP-sites:
   * <ftp://ftp.santafe.edu/pub/gnu/>,
   * <ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/gnu/> or
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@ 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 C++
-interpreter cint (which requires that you register for commercial
-use).  You may obtain it from
+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.)
 
 
-Installation
+INSTALLATION
 ============
 
 As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
@@ -33,7 +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:
@@ -61,11 +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.
@@ -74,23 +78,36 @@ 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 <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/>
+and compile it yourself.
+
 
 Working with the Cint C++ interpreter
 =====================================
 
-The interface to the Cint C++ interpreter is currently in an alpha
-state.  Please see <http://root.cern.ch/root/Cint.html> to learn about
-Cint and install it before installing ginaccint.  For the tool
-makecint to work properly it must know where Cint has its system
-directory.  This is usually done by exporting $CINTSYSDIR to point to
-the proper place.  With GiNaC you may either try to export that
-variable and type
+Please see <http://root.cern.ch/root/Cint.html> to learn about Cint
+and install it prior to installing ginaccint.  For the interpreter-
+compiler `makecint' to work properly, the Makefiles need to know where
+Cint has its system directory.  This is usually done by exporting
+$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 on the command line saying
+or specify it directly on the command line by saying
  $ ./configure --with-cint=/my/path/to/cintsysdir
-Good luck!
+Enjoy!
+
+Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaCcint 
+to compile, install and work properly:
 
-  Known to work with:  |  Known not to work with:
------------------------+----------------------------
-  Cint 5.14.25         |  Cint 5.14.24
-  Cint 5.14.26         |  Cint 5.14.29
+ 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