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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.120 2007/11/17 22:05:11 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.122 2007/12/01 19:37:47 tom Exp $
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -694,10 +694,16 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 
 	See also --without-dlsym
 
-    --with-hashed-db
+    --with-hashed-db[=XXX]
 	Use a hashed database for storing terminfo data rather than storing
 	each compiled entry in a separate binary file within a directory
 	tree.
+	
+	In particular, this uses the Berkeley database 1.8.5 interface, as
+	provided by that and its successors db 2, 3, and 4.  The actual
+	interface is slightly different in the successor versions of the
+	Berkeley database.  The database should have been configured using
+	"--enable-compat185".
 
 	If you use this option for configuring ncurses, tic will only be able
 	to write entries in the hashed database.  infocmp can still read
@@ -709,6 +715,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 	You cannot have a directory containing both hashed-database and
 	filesystem-based terminfo entries.
 
+	Use the parameter value to give the install-prefix used for the
+	datbase, e.g.,
+		--with-hashed-db=/usr/local/BigBase
+	to find the corresponding include- and lib-directories under the
+	given directory.
+
 	See also the --enable-getcap option.
 
     --with-install-prefix=XXX