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@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 		    libgcrypt - The GNU crypto library
 		   ------------------------------------
-  			    Version 1.3.x
-
-    WARNING:  This is the development branch of Libgcrypt.  The stable
-    version is 1.2.x.
-    
+  			    Version 1.4.0
 
     Copyright 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -22,14 +18,57 @@
     --------
 
     Libgcrypt is a general purpose crypto library based on the code
-    used in GnuPG.  We can't start with a new version number because
-    libgcrypt was part of GnuPG 1.1 and some applications already used
-    it and tested for the version number. We believe that the API can
-    stay as it is, except that new functions may be added in the
-    future.
+    used in GnuPG.  Libgcrypt depends on the library `libgpg-error',
+    which must be installed correctly before Libgcrypt is to be built.
+    Libgcrypt is distributed under the LGPL, see the section "License"
+    below for details.
+
+
+    Build Instructions
+    ------------------
+
+    The download canonical location for libgcrypt is:
+
+      ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgcrypt/
+     
+    To build libgcrypt you need libgpg-error:
+
+      ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgpg-error/
+
+    You should get the latest versions of course.
+
+    After building and installing the libgpg-error package, you may
+    continue with Libgcrypt installation As with allmost all GNU
+    packages, you just have to do
+
+       ./configure
+       make
+       make check
+       make install
+
+    The "make check" is not required but a good idea to see whether
+    the library works as expected.  The check takes some while and
+    prints some benchmarking results.  Before doing "make install" you
+    probably need to become root.
+
+    To build libgcrypt for Microsoft Windows, you need to have the
+    mingw32 cross-building toolchain installed.  Instead of running a
+    plain configure you use
+
+      ./autogen.sh --build-w32
+      make
+      make install
+      
+    By default this command sequences expectsd a libgpg-error
+    installed below $HOME/w32root and installs libgcrypt to that
+    directory too.  See the autogen.sh code for details.
+
+    The documentation is available as an Info file (gcrypt.info).  To
+    build documentation in PDF, run this:
+
+      cd doc
+      make pdf
 
-    Libgcrypt depends on the library `libgpg-error', which must be
-    installed correctly before Libgcrypt is to be built.
 
 
     Mailing List
@@ -41,32 +80,6 @@
     list is available at http://lists.gnupg.org .
 
 
-    License
-    -------
-    
-    The library is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser
-    General Public License (LGPL); see the file COPYING.LIB for the
-    actual terms.  The helper programs (gcryptrnd and getrandom) as
-    well as the documentation are distributed under the terms of the
-    GNU General Public License (GPL); see the file COPYING for teh
-    actual terms.
-
-    This library used to be available under the GPL - this was changed
-    with version 1.1.7 with the rationale that there are now many free
-    crypto libraries available and many of them come with capabilities
-    similar to Libcrypt.  We decided that to foster the use of
-    cryptography in Free Software an LGPLed library would make more
-    sense because it avoids problems due to license incompatibilities
-    between some Free Software licenses and the GPL.
-
-    Please note that in many cases it is better for a library to be
-    licensed under the GPL, so that it provides an advantage for free
-    software projects.  The Lesser GPL is so named because it does
-    less to protect the freedom of the users of the code that it
-    covers.  See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html for
-    more explanation.
-
-
     Configure options 
     -----------------
     Here is a list of configure options which are sometimes useful 
@@ -142,11 +155,54 @@
                       auto - Compile linux, egd and unix in and 
                              automagically select at runtime.
   
+     --disable-padlock-support
+                     Disable support for the PadLock engine of VIA
+                     processors.  The default is to use PadLock if
+                     available.  Try this if you get problems with
+                     assembler code.
+
 
 
+    License
+    -------
+    
+    The library is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+    General Public License (LGPL); see the file COPYING.LIB for the
+    actual terms.  The helper programs (gcryptrnd and getrandom) as
+    well as the documentation are distributed under the terms of the
+    GNU General Public License (GPL); see the file COPYING for teh
+    actual terms.
+
+    This library used to be available under the GPL - this was changed
+    with version 1.1.7 with the rationale that there are now many free
+    crypto libraries available and many of them come with capabilities
+    similar to Libcrypt.  We decided that to foster the use of
+    cryptography in Free Software an LGPLed library would make more
+    sense because it avoids problems due to license incompatibilities
+    between some Free Software licenses and the GPL.
+
+    Please note that in many cases it is better for a library to be
+    licensed under the GPL, so that it provides an advantage for free
+    software projects.  The Lesser GPL is so named because it does
+    less to protect the freedom of the users of the code that it
+    covers.  See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html for
+    more explanation.
+
 
     Contact
     -------
 
     See the file AUTHORS.
 
+    Commercial grade support for Libgcrypt is available; please see
+    http://www.gnupg.org/service.html .
+
+
+  This file is Free Software; as a special exception the authors gives
+  unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
+  modifications, as long as this notice is preserved. For conditions
+  of the whole package, please see the file COPYING.  This file is
+  distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+  WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the implied
+  warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+