--- gforth/INSTALL	1995/11/13 18:37:09	1.12
+++ gforth/INSTALL	1995/12/11 13:15:18	1.16
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ First, type
 
 ./configure
 
+or
+
+CC=<whatever you call your gcc> ./configure
+
+if your local gcc installation uses a different name (e.g. gcc-2.7.2),
+or you want to generate for a different binary format (e.g.  "gcc -b
+i486-linuxaout -V 2.7.0" to generate an a.out executable under Linux
+which you may give your friends who don't have ELF libraries).
+
 configure has the following useful parameters:
   --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
                           [default: /usr/local]
@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ configure has the following useful param
 If you don't like the defaults for the installation directories, you
 should override them already during configure.  E.g., if you want to
 install in the /gnu hierarchy instead of in the default /usr/local
-hirarchy, say
+hierarchy, say
 
 ./configure --prefix=/gnu
 
@@ -38,11 +47,12 @@ make
 
 If your make has trouble with the Makefile, "make gforth" might work.
 
-If your installed gcc isn't called "gcc" (e.g., called "gcc-2.6.1"), type
+If your installed gcc isn't called "gcc" (e.g., called "gcc-2.7.2"), type
 
 make GCC=<whatever you call your gcc>
 
-instead.
+instead. The more appropriate place to select your compiler is when
+running configure.
 
 Now you can check whether your shiny new Forth system works. Say