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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c32428b67c..042bc9ac5b 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
 This file provides brief instructions on how to build and install
 OpenLDAP on UNIX (and UNIX-like) system.  More detailed information
 and instructions can be found in The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide
-(http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/).
+(available from http://www.openldap.org/doc/).
 
 It is recommended that you read, or at least skim through, ALL of the
 instructions in this file before attempting to build the software.
 
-It is also recommended you review The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide
-(http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/), the Frequently Asked Questions
+It is also recommended you review the Frequently Asked Questions
 (http://www.openldap.org/faq/) pages, in particular the Installation
 section (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8) and Platform
 Hints (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9) should be
@@ -31,33 +30,39 @@ Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
 
         % ./configure --help
 
-     to list available configuration options.   A description of these
-     options is provided in the 'CONFIGURE OPTIONS' section below.
+     to list available configuration options.
 
-     The configure script uses environmental variables for determining
-     compiler/linker options including:
+     Note also that the configure script uses environmental variables
+     for determining compiler/linker options including:
 
         Variable        Description     Example
         CC              C compiler      gcc
         CFLAGS          C flags         -O -g
-        CPPFLAGS        cpp flags       -I/path/include -Ddef
+        CPPFLAGS        cpp flags       -I/path/include -DFOO=42
         LDFLAGS         ld flags        -L/usr/local/lib
         LIBS            libraries       -llib
         PATH            command path    /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
 
-3.   Configure the build system
+     See doc/install/configure for generic configure documentation.
+
+3.   Configure the build system:
 
         % [env settings] ./configure [options]
 
-     If all goes well, the configure script with automatically detect
-     the appropriate settings.  However, you may need to specify
-     options and/or environment variables to obtain desired results.
+     If all goes well, the configure script will automatically detect
+     the appropriate settings.  If the configure script fails, you
+     should read the config.log file that it generated to see what it
+     was trying to do and exactly what failed.  You may need to specify
+     additional options and/or environment variables besides those
+     listed above to obtain desired results, depending on your operating
+     system. The Platform Hints section of the FAQ provides help for
+     operating system related problems.
 
-4.   Build dependencies
+4.   Build dependencies:
 
         % make depend
 
-5.   Build the system
+5.   Build the system:
 
         % make
 
@@ -66,25 +71,25 @@ Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
      may want to consult the Platform Hints subsection of the FAQ if
      you have not done so already.
 
-6.   Test the standalone system
+6.   Test the standalone system:
 
      This step requires the standalone LDAP server, slapd(8), with
-     LDBM support.
+     BDB, HDB, and/or LDBM support.
 
         % make test
 
      If all goes well, the system has been built as configured.  If
-     not, return to step 4 after reviewing your configuration
+     not, return to step 2 after reviewing your configuration
      settings.  You may want to consult the Installation section of
      the FAQ if you have not done so already.
 
-7.   install the binaries and man pages.  You may need to be come the
-     super-user (e.g. root) to do this (depending on where you are
-     installing things):
+7.   Install the software.  You may need to be come the super-user
+     (e.g. root) to do this (depending on where you are installing
+     things):
 
         % su root -c 'make install'
 
-8.   That's it!
+8.   That's it.  Enjoy!
 
 See the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide and the manual pages for the
 individual applications for configuration and use information. You may
@@ -96,8 +101,21 @@ configuration directory (normally /usr/local/etc/openldap).
         slapd.conf              Standalone LDAP daemon
         schema/*.schema         Schema Definitions
 
-End of OpenLDAP INSTALL file.
+---
+$OpenLDAP: pkg/openldap-guide/release/install.sdf,v 1.16 2002/02/18
+17:09:26 kurt Exp $
+
+This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+
+Copyright 1998-2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+Public License.
 
-$OpenLDAP: pkg/openldap-guide/release/install.sdf,v 1.12 2000/09/09
-21:16:09 kurt Exp $
+A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+<http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
 
+OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.