--- a/Makefile.in	Tue Aug 22 06:39:23 1995 +0000
+++ b/Makefile.in	Tue Aug 22 06:49:52 1995 +0000
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 	@echo "*  To compile Octave, you will need a recent version of  *"
 	@echo "*  GNU Make.                                             *"
 	@echo "*                                                        *"
-	@echo "*  You will also need g++ version 2.6.3 or later, and    *"
-	@echo "*  libg++ version 2.6.1 or later.                        *"
+	@echo "*  You will also need g++ and libg++.                    *"
+	@echo "*                                                        *"
+	@echo "*  This version of Octave has been developed with        *"
+	@echo "*  version 2.7.0.   You probably won't get very far      *"
+	@echo "*  with earlier versions.  Later versions may work,      *"
+	@echo "*  but C++ is still evolving, so don't be too surprised  *"
+	@echo "*  if you run into some trouble.                         *"
 	@echo "*                                                        *"
 	@echo "*  Now would be a good time to read INSTALL.OCTAVE if    *"
 	@echo "*  you have not done so already.                         *"