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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index aa2f6a3ef44..ac5dc5dbb6c 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 
-1) Type './configure' create the configuration (use './configure
---help' to have the configure options).
+1) Type './configure' to create the configuration. A list of configure
+options is printed by running 'configure --help'.
 
-2) Then type 'make' to build ffmpeg.
+'configure' can be launched from a directory different from the Libav
+sources to build the objects out of tree. To do this, use an absolute
+path when launching 'configure', e.g. '/libavdir/libav/configure'.
 
-3) Type 'make install' to install ffmpeg and ffserver in
-/usr/local/bin.
+2) Then type 'make' to build Libav. GNU Make 3.81 or later is required.
+
+3) Type 'make install' to install all binaries and libraries you built.
+
+NOTICE
+
+ - Non system dependencies (e.g. libx264, libvpx) are disabled by default.
+
+ - The default cflags include -g, if you want lean libraries you can either
+   pass --disable-debug or strip the debug symbols at a later time.