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diff --git a/README b/README
index 02f4bde7a83..abb03144188 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ This is Mono.
 		./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr/local
 		make
 
+	The Mono build system is silent for most compilation commands.
+	To enable a more verbose compile (for example, to pinpoint
+	problems in your makefiles or your system) pass the V=1 flag to make, like this:
+
+		 make V=1
+
+
+
     c. Building the software from SVN
     ---------------------------------
 
@@ -251,6 +259,17 @@ This is Mono.
 
 		This value is set to `no' by default.
 
+	--enable-small-config=yes,no
+
+		Enable some tweaks to reduce memory usage and disk footprint at
+		the expense of some capabilities. Typically this means that the
+		number of threads that can be created is limited (256), that the
+		maxmimum heap size is also reduced (256 MB) and other such limitations
+		that still make mono useful, but more suitable to embedded devices
+		(like mobile phones).
+
+		This value is set to `no' by default.
+
 	--with-ikvm-native=yes,no
 
 		Controls whether the IKVM JNI interface library is
@@ -259,10 +278,12 @@ This is Mono.
 
 		This defaults to `yes'.
 
-	--with-preview=yes,no
+	--with-profile4=yes,no
+
+		Whether you want to build the 4.x profile libraries
+		and runtime.
 
-		Whether you want to build libraries that are still not
-	  	completed (The 2.0 APIs).   It defaults to `yes'.
+	  	It defaults to `yes'.
 
 	--with-moonlight=yes,no
 
@@ -271,12 +292,10 @@ This is Mono.
 		(1.1 and 2.0 APIs).
 
 		This will produce the `smcs' compiler which will reference
-		the Silvelright modified assemblies (mscorlib.dll,
+		the Silverlight modified assemblies (mscorlib.dll,
 		System.dll, System.Code.dll and System.Xml.Core.dll) and turn
 	  	on the LINQ extensions for the compiler.
 
-		This option defaults to `no' and it is considered pre-alpha.
-
 	--with-libgdiplus=installed,sibling,<path>
 
 		This is used to configure where should Mono look for
@@ -316,42 +335,91 @@ This is Mono.
 			Disables support for the Ahead of Time
 	  		compilation.
 
-		profiler:
-			Disables support for the default profiler.
+		attach:
+			Support for the Mono.Management assembly and the
+			VMAttach API (allowing code to be injected into
+			a target VM)
+
+		com:
+			Disables COM support.
+
+		debug:
+			Drop debugging support.
 
 	 	decimal:
 			Disables support for System.Decimal.
 
+		full_messages:
+			By default Mono comes with a full table
+			of messages for error codes.   This feature
+			turns off uncommon error messages and reduces
+			the runtime size.
+
+		generics:
+			Generics support.  Disabling this will not
+			allow Mono to run any 2.0 libraries or
+			code that contains generics.
+
+		jit:
+			Removes the JIT engine from the build, this reduces
+			the executable size, and requires that all code
+			executed by the virtual machine be compiled with
+			Full AOT before execution.
+
+		large_code:
+			Disables support for large assemblies.
+
+		logging:
+	  		Disables support for debug logging.
+
 		pinvoke:
 			Support for Platform Invocation services,
 			disabling this will drop support for any
 			libraries using DllImport.
 
-		debug:
-			Drop debugging support.
+		portability:
+			Removes support for MONO_IOMAP, the environment
+			variables for simplifying porting applications that 
+			are case-insensitive and that mix the Unix and Windows path separators.
+
+		profiler:
+			Disables support for the default profiler.
 
 		reflection_emit:
 			Drop System.Reflection.Emit support
 
-		large_code:
-			Disables support for large assemblies.
+		reflection_emit_save:
+			Drop support for saving dynamically created
+			assemblies (AssemblyBuilderAccess.Save) in
+			System.Reflection.Emit.
 
-		logging:
-	  		Disables support for debug logging.
+		shadow_copy:
+			Disables support for AppDomain's shadow copies
+			(you can disable this if you do not plan on 
+			using appdomains).
 
-		com:
-			Disables COM support.
+		simd:
+			Disables support for the Mono.SIMD intrinsics
+			library.
 
 		ssa:
 			Disables compilation for the SSA optimization
 			framework, and the various SSA-based
 		  	optimizations.
 
-		generics:
-			Generics support.  Disabling this will not
-			allow Mono to run any 2.0 libraries or
-			code that contains generics.
-	  	
+	--enable-llvm
+
+		This enables the use of LLVM as a code generation engine
+		for Mono.  The LLVM code generator and optimizer will be 
+		used instead of Mono's built-in code generator for both
+		Just in Time and Ahead of Time compilations.
+
+		See the http://www.mono-project.com/Mono_LLVM for the 
+		full details and up-to-date information on this feature.
+
+		You will need to have an LLVM built that Mono can link
+		against
+
 	--enable-big-arrays
 
 		This enables the use arrays whose indexes are larger
@@ -478,3 +546,4 @@ This is Mono.
 		independent checkout) from the Mono module, that
 		directory is automatically configured to share the
 		same prefix than this module gets.
+