diff --git a/chapters/install.configure.xml b/chapters/install.configure.xml
index 750e9d1d93..9b7f60d142 100644
--- a/chapters/install.configure.xml
+++ b/chapters/install.configure.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <sect1 id="install.configure">
  <title>Complete list of configure options</title>
  <note>
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
   have changed.
 -->
  </para>
+ <para>
+  There are general configuration options for the <command>configure</command>
+  script, consult the appropriate manual pages for GNU
+  <command>autoconf</command> or use the command 
+  <command>configure --help</command> for a full, up-to-date list.
+ </para>
 
  <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
@@ -117,4 +123,4 @@ End:
 vim600: syn=xml fen fdm=syntax fdl=2 si
 vim: et tw=78 syn=sgml
 vi: ts=1 sw=1
--->
\ No newline at end of file
+-->