diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4bbf4256..48b74215 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -598,4 +598,27 @@ lib/Makefile
 examples/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
 support/Makefile
-macros/Makefile])
+macros/Makefile],[
+echo ""
+echo " *** IMPORTANT *** "
+echo ""
+echo "This is a development version of LibGTop.  You should be using a stable"
+echo "version, which is available at ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgtop/"
+echo "The version you just configured is meant for developers of LibGTop only:"
+echo ""
+echo "  * You should not base ANY software on this version of LibGTop."
+echo ""
+echo " *** You should be using LibGTop 1.0.x instead. ***"
+echo ""
+echo "If you are using this source tree from CVS, please run:"
+echo "	cvs update -r LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0"
+echo "now."
+echo ""
+echo "If you're a Solaris user, you should try out the LibGTop 1.1.2 release."
+echo "You can get it from ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/libgtop/1.1/"
+echo ""
+echo "If you are using this source tree from CVS, you can use:"
+echo "	cvs update -r LIBGTOP_1_1_2_PATCHES"
+echo "to get a bug fixed release of 1.1.2."
+echo ""
+])