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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 53df83b625..7f9aced3af 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
 
      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
@@ -43,19 +43,26 @@ Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
         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
 
@@ -64,25 +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
-     BDB and/or LDBM support.
+     BDB or HDB 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
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ $OpenLDAP: pkg/openldap-guide/release/install.sdf,v 1.16 2002/02/18
 
 This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
 
-Copyright 1998-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+Copyright 1998-2007 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without