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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 6fd5709..4b3c2b2 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Procedure
or
lzip -cd tarlz[version].tar.lz | tar -xf -
-This creates the directory ./tarlz[version] containing the source from
-the main archive.
+This creates the directory ./tarlz[version] containing the source code
+extracted from the archive.
2. Change to tarlz directory and run configure.
(Try 'configure --help' for usage instructions).
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ the main archive.
4. Optionally, type 'make check' to run the tests that come with tarlz.
5. Type 'make install' to install the program and any data files and
- documentation.
+ documentation. You need root privileges to install into a prefix owned
+ by root.
Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the
info manual and the man page after installation.
@@ -66,15 +67,15 @@ object files and executables to go and run the 'configure' script.
'configure' automatically checks for the source code in '.', in '..', and
in the directory that 'configure' is in.
-'configure' recognizes the option '--srcdir=DIR' to control where to
-look for the sources. Usually 'configure' can determine that directory
+'configure' recognizes the option '--srcdir=DIR' to control where to look
+for the source code. Usually 'configure' can determine that directory
automatically.
After running 'configure', you can run 'make' and 'make install' as
explained above.
-Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy,
distribute, and modify it.