--- doc/install.texi.orig	Mon Mar  4 16:11:11 2002
+++ doc/install.texi	Mon Apr 29 05:00:58 2002
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@
 @command{configure} script does not know about.  Run @samp{./configure
 --help} for details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 
-You can give @command{configure} initial values for variables by setting
-them in the environment.  You can do that on the command line like this:
+You can give @command{configure} initial values for configuration
+parameters by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.
+Here is an example:
 
 @example
 ./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix