--- a/README	Tue Dec 10 05:56:09 1996 +0000
+++ b/README	Tue Dec 10 06:33:51 1996 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
 
-Last updated: Thu Nov  7 17:17:25 1996
+Last updated: Tue Dec 10 00:20:31 1996
 
 Overview
 --------
@@ -36,18 +36,20 @@
 compile from source (significantly less if you don't compile with
 debugging symbols or create shared libraries).  Once installed, Octave
 requires approximately 65MB of disk space (again, considerably less if
-the binaries and libraries do not include debugging symbols).
+you don't build shared libraries or the binaries and libraries do not
+include debugging symbols).
 
 In order to build Octave, you will need a current version of g++,
-libg++, and GNU make.
+libg++, and GNU make.  Recommended versions are
+
+  g++ 2.7.2 or 2.7.2.1
+  libg++ 2.7.1 or 2.7.2
+  make 3.75
 
 YOU MUST HAVE GNU MAKE TO COMPILE OCTAVE.  Octave's Makefiles use
 features of GNU Make that are not present in other versions of make.
 GNU Make is very portable and easy to install.
 
-As of version 2.0, you must have G++ 2.7.2 or later to compile
-Octave.
-
 See the notes in the files INSTALL and INSTALL.OCTAVE for more
 specific installation instructions, including directions for
 installing Octave from a binary distribution.
@@ -55,17 +57,16 @@
 The file BUGS contains a recommended procedure for reporting bugs, as
 well as a list of known problems and possible fixes.
 
-Binary Distributions
---------------------
+Documentation
+-------------
 
-Binary copies of Octave are now distributed for several popular Unix
-systems.  To save disk space, the complete source code for Octave is
-not included in the binary distributions, but should be available in
-the same place as the binaries.  If not, please contact
-bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
-
-The file INSTALL.OCTAVE contains specific installation instructions,
-for installing Octave from a binary distribution.
+Octave's manual has been revised for version 2.0, but it is lagging a
+bit behind the development of the software.  In particular, there is
+currently no complete documentation of the C++ class libraries or the
+support for dynamic linking and user-defined data types.  If you
+notice ommissions or inconsistencies, please report them as bugs to
+bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.  Specific suggestions for ways to
+improve Octave and its documentation are always welcome.
 
 Implemenation
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