diff --git a/README b/README
index fdd44e5..ee8d121 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,33 +1,45 @@
+Boost Endian library
+
+To experiment with the Endian library, various other boost libraries must be
+available. So you need to install a current version of Boost if you have not
+already done so.
+
+Boost.Endian is a header-only library, so there is no need to run a build
+for it, but these instructions run a bootstrap so that b2 is available.
+
+These instructions assume you want to use a fresh copy of boost. If you are
+going to use an existing copy, skip the svn export and bootstrap steps.
+
 Windows
--------
+=======
 
-Prerequisites
+    svn export --non-interactive --trust-server-cert ^
+      http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk boost-root
+    cd boost-root  
+    .\bootstrap
+    cd libs
+    git clone git://github.com/Beman/endian.git
+    cd ..\boost
+    mklink /d endian ..\libs\endian\include\boost\endian
+    cd ..\libs\endian\test
+    ..\..\..\b2
+  
+Others
+======
 
-BOOST_TRUNK environmental variable set to the path to a current Boost trunk checkout.
-Example:
-
-  setx BOOST_TRUNK=c:\boost\trunk
-
-Boost libraries available in %BOOST_TRUNK%\stage\lib. Example:
- 
-  cd %BOOST_TRUNK%
-  .\bootstrap
-  .\b2 --with-system --with-chrono --with-timer link=shared stage
-
-path environmental variable set to include %BOOST_TRUNK%\stage\lib. Example:
- 
-  path %path%;%BOOST_TRUNK%\stage\lib
-
-The provided Visual Studio solution (endian/test/msvc2012/endian.sln) has these Property
-setups:
-
-C/C++|General|Additional Include Directories: prefix ..\..\..\..\endian\include;$(BOOST_TRUNK);
-C/C++|Preprocessor: prefix BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK; 
-Linker|General|Additional Library Directories: $(BOOST_TRUNK)\stage\lib
-
-IMPORTANT: If Preprocessor macros are supplied via a common property page,
-<inherit from parent or project defaults> must be set for each project!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    svn export --non-interactive --trust-server-cert \
+      http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk boost-root
+    cd boost-root  
+    ./bootstrap.sh
+    cd libs
+    git clone git://github.com/Beman/endian.git
+    cd ../boost
+    ln -s ../libs/endian/include/boost/endian endian
+    cd ../libs/endian/test
+    ../../../b2
+  
+---------------------------
 Copyright Beman Dawes, 2013
+
 Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
-See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/endian_operations_test.cpp b/test/endian_operations_test.cpp
index c9ae151..1b7a3f8 100644
--- a/test/endian_operations_test.cpp
+++ b/test/endian_operations_test.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
 
 //  See endian_test for tests of endianess correctness, size, and value.
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//
+//
+//  TODO: transition to BOOST_TEST; more testing can only help
+//
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
 #define _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
@@ -31,12 +43,35 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <boost/endian/types.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_signed.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/lightweight_main.hpp>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace be = boost::endian;
 
+template <class T>
+struct value_type
+{
+  typedef typename T::value_type type;
+};
+
+template<> struct value_type<char>  { typedef char type; };
+template<> struct value_type<unsigned char>  { typedef unsigned char type; };
+template<> struct value_type<signed char>  { typedef signed char type; };
+template<> struct value_type<short>  { typedef short type; };
+template<> struct value_type<unsigned short>  { typedef unsigned short type; };
+template<> struct value_type<int>  { typedef int type; };
+template<> struct value_type<unsigned int>  { typedef unsigned int type; };
+template<> struct value_type<long>  { typedef long type; };
+template<> struct value_type<unsigned long>  { typedef unsigned long type; };
+template<> struct value_type<long long>  { typedef long long type; };
+template<> struct value_type<unsigned long long>  { typedef unsigned long long type; };
+template<> struct value_type<float>  { typedef float type; };
+template<> struct value_type<double>  { typedef double type; };
+template<> struct value_type<long double>  { typedef long double type; };
+
 template <class T1,  class T2>
 struct default_construct
 {
@@ -83,19 +118,40 @@ struct assign
   }
 };
 
-template <class T1,  class T2>
-struct relational
+template <class T1,  class T2, bool SameSignedness>
+struct do_relational
 {
   static void test()
   {
     T1 o1(1);
     T2 o2(2);
-    if ( o1 == o2 ) return;
-    if ( o1 != o2 ) return;
-    if ( o1 < o2 ) return;
-    if ( o1 <= o2 ) return;
-    if ( o1 > o2 ) return;
-    if ( o1 >= o2 ) return;
+    BOOST_TEST( !(o1 == o2) );
+    BOOST_TEST( o1 != o2 );
+    BOOST_TEST( o1 < o2 );
+    BOOST_TEST( o1 <= o2 );
+    BOOST_TEST( !(o1 > o2) );
+    BOOST_TEST( !(o1 >= o2 ) );
+  }
+};
+
+template <class T1,  class T2>
+struct do_relational<T1, T2, false>
+{
+  static void test()
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+template <class T1,  class T2>
+struct relational
+{
+  static void test()
+  {
+    do_relational<T1, T2,
+      boost::is_signed<typename value_type<T1>::type>::value
+        == boost::is_signed<typename value_type<T2>::type>::value
+                 >::test();
+ //   do_relational<T1, T2, true>::test();
   }
 };