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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index e0b6da6b..dbd175f0 100644
--- 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 1.121 2007/11/24 20:22:52 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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@@ -698,6 +698,12 @@ SUMMARY OF CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 	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