diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8dd53f25e433cd8c9d5cd3d4ada67d339a9f9a1..80363fe56b7f3fc1a048deb754fd7f2c4bd2ade7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ endif(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 
 project(gmsh CXX C)
 
-# this variable controls the default value of the "ENABLE_XXX" options which are
-# normally set to ON (useful if you want to configure a minimal version of Gmsh:
-# e.g. "cmake -DDEFAULT=0 -DENABLE_POST=1 -DENABLE_PARSER=1")
+# this variable controls the default value of the options which are normally set
+# to ON (useful if you want to configure a minimal version of Gmsh: e.g. "cmake
+# -DDEFAULT=0 -DENABLE_POST=1 -DENABLE_PARSER=1")
 set(DEFAULT ON CACHE INTERNAL "Default value for enabled-by-default options")
 
 macro(opt OPTION HELP VALUE)
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
index 768cc295b8ccfed850e7faf601492c6000cfae7f..c27d02a60abc558af5baadaf7e76ddb34062a16b 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
@@ -4551,9 +4551,10 @@ svn commit
 
 Once you have the source code, you need to run CMake to configure your
 build (see the @file{README.txt} file in the top-level source directory
-for detailed information on how to run CMake). Each build can be
-configured using a series of options, to selectively enable optional
-modules or features. Here is the list of CMake options:
+for detailed information on how to run CMake). 
+
+Each build can be configured using a series of options, to selectively
+enable optional modules or features. Here is the list of CMake options:
 
 @ftable @code