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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index dbe7d08d9..d258fa916 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -165,11 +165,13 @@ You can see the latter with the following command:
if the GMP build directory is available. Then type:
- ./configure <configure options> CC=<C compiler> CFLAGS=<compiler options>
+ ./configure <configure options> CC=<C compiler> CFLAGS="<compiler options>"
-and continue the install. On some platforms, you should provide further
-options to match those used by GMP, or set some environment variables.
-For instance, see the "Notes on AIX/PowerPC" section below.
+(quotes are needed when there are spaces or other special characters
+in the CC/CFLAGS value) and continue the install. On some platforms,
+you should provide further options to match those used by GMP, or set
+some environment variables. For instance, see the "Notes on AIX/PowerPC"
+section below.
Warning! Do NOT use optimization options that can change the semantics
of math operations, such as GCC's -ffast-math or Sun CC's -fast.