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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 181b1acaf..a43d59506 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ cooperative threading. If you use this switch, Guile will also build
and install the QuickThreads non-preemptive threading library,
libqt.a, which you will need to link into your programs after
libguile.a. That is, you should pass the switches -lguile -qt to your
-linker. Coop threads are not yet thoroughly tested; once they are,
-they will be enabled by default.
+linker.
+
+Coop threads are not yet thoroughly tested; once they are, they will
+be enabled by default. The interaction with blocking I/O is pretty ad
+hoc at the moment. In our experience, bugs in the thread support do
+not affect you if you don't actually use threads.
--enable-dynamic-linking --- Build a Guile executable and library
providing Scheme functions which can load a shared library and