diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index a8b12f918a..73f11cfb08 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
    2008-12-31 13:59 UTC+0100 Foo Bar <foo.bar@foobar.org>
 */
 
+2008-06-02 12:00 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar hu)
+   * source/common/hbverdsp.c
+     ! Minor correction.
+     * Wording/layout. C++/C and ANSI C init mode is now in 
+       one line as "Other build settings".
+
+   * contrib/hbcurl/hbcurl.c
+     + Comment extended regarding libcurl version requirement.
+     + Added version guard (not currently effective).
+
 2008-06-02 11:34 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar hu)
    * source/vm/extrap.c
      ! Blind fix for OS/2.
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbcurl/hbcurl.c b/harbour/contrib/hbcurl/hbcurl.c
index e1f1085ec2..14da535371 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbcurl/hbcurl.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbcurl/hbcurl.c
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
  *
  */
 
-/* NOTE: Harbour requires libcurl 7.17.0 or upper. */
+/* NOTE: Harbour requires libcurl 7.17.0 or upper. 
+         This was the version where curl_easy_setopt() started to 
+         make copies of passed strings, which we currently require. 
+         [vszakats] */
 
 #include "curl/curl.h"
 #include "curl/types.h"
@@ -82,6 +85,10 @@
    #define LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM 0x071801
 #endif
 
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM < 0x071700
+   #error hbcurl: we need libcurl 7.17.0 or upper.
+#endif
+
 typedef struct _HB_CURL
 {
    CURL * curl;
diff --git a/harbour/source/common/hbverdsp.c b/harbour/source/common/hbverdsp.c
index 04a85da050..e61bb9c119 100644
--- a/harbour/source/common/hbverdsp.c
+++ b/harbour/source/common/hbverdsp.c
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ void hb_verBuildInfo( void )
       }
    }
 
+   hb_conOutErr( "Other build settings: ", 0 );
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+   hb_conOutErr( "(C++ mode)", 0 );
+#else
+   hb_conOutErr( "(C mode)", 0 );
+#endif
+#if defined( HB_STRICT_ANSI_C )
+   hb_conOutErr( "(ANSI C symbol initialization)", 0 );
+#endif
+   hb_conOutErr( hb_conNewLine(), 0 );
+
    hb_conOutErr( hb_conNewLine(), 0 );
 
    hb_conOutErr( "CA-Clipper 5.3b compatible extensions: ", 0 );
@@ -224,7 +235,7 @@ void hb_verBuildInfo( void )
 #endif
    hb_conOutErr( hb_conNewLine(), 0 );
 
-   hb_conOutErr( "Harbour non-portable extensions: ", 0 );
+   hb_conOutErr( "Non-portable Harbour extensions: ", 0 );
 #if defined( HB_EXTENSION )
    hb_conOutErr( "yes", 0 );
 #else
@@ -232,22 +243,6 @@ void hb_verBuildInfo( void )
 #endif
    hb_conOutErr( hb_conNewLine(), 0 );
 
-   hb_conOutErr( "ANSI C usage: ", 0 );
-#if defined( HARBOUR_STRICT_ANSI_C )
-   hb_conOutErr( "strict", 0 );
-#else
-   hb_conOutErr( "non strict", 0 );
-#endif
-   hb_conOutErr( hb_conNewLine(), 0 );
-
-   hb_conOutErr( "C++ mode: ", 0 );
-#if defined(__cplusplus)
-   hb_conOutErr( "on", 0 );
-#else
-   hb_conOutErr( "off", 0 );
-#endif
-   hb_conOutErr( hb_conNewLine(), 0 );
-
    hb_conOutErr( "Profiler: ", 0 );
 #if defined( HB_NO_PROFILER )
    hb_conOutErr( "off", 0 );