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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 0c629b5a..fadf8bae 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ 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.x and GCC 2-95.x
@@ -56,13 +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    |  ~3m   |  ~3m   |  ~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
@@ -71,12 +71,11 @@ COMMON PROBLEMS
 Problems with CLN
 -----------------
 
-You should use at least CLN V1.0.3, since during the development of
+You should use at least CLN-1.1, since during the development of
 GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.
-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.
+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.
 
 Problems with building ginsh
 ----------------------------
@@ -101,13 +100,15 @@ 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 GiNaCcint 
+Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaC-cint
 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
+ 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
+   5.14.62-79 | compiles fine, works well with GCC 2.95.x.  GCC3 no go.