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--- a/README-alpha
+++ b/README-alpha
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ that you have the latest stable version.
- M4
- Wget
+As of this writing, the latest stable version of Gzip is 1.2.4 but we
+suggest using test version 1.3.5 (or later, if one becomes available).
+
+Valgrind is also highly recommended, if
+Valgrind supports your architecture.
+
Before building the package, run "bootstrap". It obtains various
additional files from the CVS repository and the Translation Project
site and prepares the source directory for building.