diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22ec233e..5a8a7f9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL) -m0755 libchibi-scheme$(SO_VERSIONED_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/
 	$(LN) -s -f libchibi-scheme$(SO_VERSIONED_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/libchibi-scheme$(SO_MAJOR_VERSIONED_SUFFIX)
 	$(LN) -s -f libchibi-scheme$(SO_VERSIONED_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/libchibi-scheme$(SO)
-	-$(INSTALL) -m0644 libchibi-scheme.a $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/
+	-if test -f libchibi-scheme.a; then $(INSTALL) -m0644 libchibi-scheme.a $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/; fi
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL) -m0644 chibi-scheme.pc $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/pkgconfig/
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd4bbdf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# ![Chibi-Scheme](https://goo.gl/ZDtn4q)
+
+**Minimal Scheme Implementation for use as an Extension Language**
+
+http://synthcode.com/wiki/chibi-scheme
+
+Chibi-Scheme is a very small library intended for use as an extension
+and scripting language in C programs.  In addition to support for
+lightweight VM-based threads, each VM itself runs in an isolated heap
+allowing multiple VMs to run simultaneously in different OS threads.
+
+The default repl language contains all bindings from
+[R7RS small](http://trac.sacrideo.us/wg/wiki/R7RSHomePage),
+available explicitly as the `(scheme small)` library.
+
+Support for additional languages such as JavaScript, Go, Lua and Bash
+are planned for future releases.  Scheme is chosen as a substrate
+because its first class continuations and guaranteed tail-call
+optimization makes implementing other languages easy.
+
+Chibi-Scheme is known to work on **32** and **64-bit** Linux,
+FreeBSD and OS X, Plan9, Windows (using Cygwin), iOS, and
+[Emscripten](https://kripken.github.io/emscripten-site).
+
+To build on most platforms just run `make && make test`.  This will
+provide a shared library *libchibi-scheme*, as well as a sample
+*chibi-scheme* command-line repl.  You can then run
+
+    sudo make install
+
+to install the binaries and libraries.  You can optionally specify a
+**PREFIX** for the installation directory:
+
+    make PREFIX=/path/to/install/
+    sudo make PREFIX=/path/to/install/ install
+
+By default files are installed in **/usr/local**.
+
+If you want to try out chibi-scheme without installing, be sure to set
+`LD_LIBRARY_PATH` so it can find the shared libraries.
+
+For more detailed documentation, run `make doc` and see the generated
+*doc/chibi.html*.
diff --git a/lib/srfi/1/selectors.scm b/lib/srfi/1/selectors.scm
index 66dca43c..678f689a 100644
--- a/lib/srfi/1/selectors.scm
+++ b/lib/srfi/1/selectors.scm
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 (define (fifth ls)   (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls))))))
 (define (sixth ls)   (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls)))))))
 (define (seventh ls) (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls))))))))
-(define (eighth ls)  (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls))))))))
-(define (ninth ls)   (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls)))))))))
-(define (tenth ls)   (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls))))))))))
+(define (eighth ls)  (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls)))))))))
+(define (ninth ls)   (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls))))))))))
+(define (tenth ls)   (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr ls)))))))))))
 
 (define (car+cdr x) (values (car x) (cdr x)))