--- a/INSTALL	Fri May 10 23:04:44 2024 +0000
+++ b/INSTALL	Sat May 11 07:09:59 2024 +0000
@@ -35,11 +35,19 @@
   and the install prefix at their default values, or change them to your own
   preferences.
 
-* There are no more install-lib and install-utils targets, just regular
-  'make install' that installs everything into whichever prefix you chose at
-  configure time.
+* There are no more mandatory install-lib and install-utils targets, instead
+  you get standard 'make install' that installs everything into whichever
+  prefix you chose at configure time.  (The ability to install only Division 1
+  components with 'make install-lib' or only Division 2 components with
+  'make install-utils' is still available, but it is now an experts-only
+  option: if you don't see yourself needing this type of split install, then
+  you don't need it.)
 
-The default install prefix is /opt/themwi; to change it, pass the standard
---prefix=/wherever option to ./configure script.  The default compilation
-settings are CC=gcc and CFLAGS=-O2; to change them, pass CC=my-whatever-cc
-and/or CFLAGS="-fwhatever-flags" to configure.
+The default install prefix is /usr/local, following the general standard for
+software packages and configure scripts.  To change this install location, pass
+the standard --prefix=/wherever option to ./configure script.  In addition to
+--prefix, our configure script accepts --exec-prefix, --bindir, --includedir
+and --libdir options, following the common standard.
+
+The default compilation settings are CC=gcc and CFLAGS=-O2; to change them,
+pass CC=my-whatever-cc and/or CFLAGS="-fwhatever-flags" to configure.