diff --git a/README b/README
index 3f7dce2..0da3720 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 To build haproxy, you will need :
   - GNU make. Neither Solaris nor OpenBSD's make work with the GNU Makefile.
     However, specific Makefiles for BSD and OSX are provided.
-  - GCC between 2.91 and 4.5.0. Others may work, but not tested.
+  - GCC between 2.91 and 4.7. Others may work, but not tested.
   - GNU ld
 
 Also, you might want to build with libpcre support, which will provide a very
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@
 If you get build errors because of strange symbols or section mismatches,
 simply remove -g from DEBUG_CFLAGS.
 
+You can easily define your own target with the GNU Makefile. Unknown targets
+are processed with no default option except USE_POLL=default. So you can very
+well use that property to define your own set of options. USE_POLL can even be
+disabled by setting USE_POLL="". For example :
+
+    $ gmake TARGET=tiny USE_POLL="" TARGET_CFLAGS=-fomit-frame-pointer
+
 
 2) How to install it
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