diff --git a/README b/README
index bd64c69..fa7cbfe 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ src_unpack      extract $SRC_POOL/${A} into $WORKDIR
 src_prepare     prepare extracted sources
 src_configure   configure
 src_build       make
-src_pretest     
+src_pretest     tests to be performed before installation
 src_install     make install
-src_posttest
+src_posttest    tests to be done after installation
 
 
 The following helper functions can be used