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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a7ef9beb..a401b4c7 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 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
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ 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
@@ -30,10 +29,12 @@ As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
  $ make
  $ make check
 [become root if necessary]
- $ make install
+ # 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:
@@ -55,13 +56,13 @@ The time the "make" step takes depends heavily on optimization levels.
 Large amounts of memory (>128MB) will be required by the compiler,
 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
-a P-III/500MHz with "enough" memory:
+an Athlon/800MHz with "enough" memory:
 
 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          |   ~4m  |   ~5m  |   ~6m  | building shared and static lib
+make check    |  ~20m  |  ~11m  |  ~12m  | largely due to compilation
 
 
 COMMON PROBLEMS
@@ -85,28 +86,32 @@ 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.  After that it should work fine.  
-
-If you want to build a completely static ginsh and your compiler still
-complains about unresolved objects try linking with libncurses, too.
+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!
-
-  Known to work with:  |  Known not to work with:
------------------------+----------------------------
-  Cint 5.14.31         |  Cint before 5.14.29
-
+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)
+ < 5.14.41    | compiles but does not feel happy at all (inconsistent!)
+   5.14.41    | tested on egcs 1.1.1, gcc 2.95.2: some weirdnesses
+   5.14.44    | does not compile: G__cpp_ginaccint.C needs manual fixes
+   5.14.45-52 | compiles fine, works well