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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 69599bc07a9ec904c9d84b99ac4850753e238ed6..967c658ad7e9480d60e2162fcd916133b29248b2 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  To install OpenSSL, you will need:
 
   * Perl 5
-  * ANSI C compiler
+  * an ANSI C compiler
   * a supported Unix operating system
 
  Quick Start
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
   $ ./config                  [if this fails, go to step 1b below]
   $ make
-  $ make rehash
   $ make test
   $ make install
 
@@ -75,7 +74,8 @@
        $ ./Configure linux-elf [--prefix=DIR] [--openssldir=OPENSSLDIR]
 
      If your system is not available, you will have to edit the Configure
-     program and add the correct configuration for your system.
+     program and add the correct configuration for your system. The
+     generic configurations "cc" or "gcc" should usually work.
 
      Configure creates the Makefile.ssl from Makefile.org and defines
      various macros in crypto/opensslconf.h (generated from
@@ -91,12 +91,8 @@
 
   3. After a successful build, the libraries should be tested. Run:
 
-       $ make rehash
        $ make test
 
-     (The first line makes the test certificates in the "certs" directory
-     accessable via an hash name, which is required for some of the tests).
-
   4. If everything tests ok, install OpenSSL with
 
        $ make install