diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9373538..1b8e6e52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ Run the test suite with:
 
 Run a specific test with:
 
-    pytest --verbose
     pytest test/test-suite/test_foreign.py -k test_tiff
 
 # Building libvips from git
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ and `gobject-introspection`, see the dependencies section below. For example:
 
     brew install gtk-doc 
 
-Then build the build system with:
+Then generate the build system with:
 
     ./autogen.sh --prefix=/home/john/vips
 
@@ -114,56 +113,6 @@ Debug build:
     make
     make install
 
-Leak check. Use the suppressions file `supp/valgrind.supp`.
-
-    export G_DEBUG=gc-friendly
-    valgrind --suppressions=vips-x.y.z/supp/valgrind.supp \
-	     --leak-check=yes \
-      vips ... > vips-vg.log 2>&1
-
-Memory error debug:
-
-    valgrind --vgdb=yes --vgdb-error=0 vips  ...
-
-valgrind threading check:
-
-    valgrind --tool=helgrind vips ... > vips-vg.log 2>&1
-
-Clang build:
-
-    CC=clang CXX=clang++ ./configure --prefix=/home/john/vips
-
-Clang static analysis:
-
-    scan-build ./configure --disable-introspection --disable-debug
-    scan-build -o scan -v make 
-    scan-view scan/2013-11-22-2
-
-Clang dynamic analysis:
-
-    FLAGS="-g -O1 -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
-    CC=clang CXX=clang++ LD=clang \
-      CFLAGS="$FLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$FLAGS" LDFLAGS=-fsanitize=address \
-      ./configure --prefix=/home/john/vips 
-
-    FLAGS="-O1 -g -fsanitize=thread"
-    FLAGS="$FLAGS -fPIC"
-    FLAGS="$FLAGS -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls"
-    CC=clang CXX=clang++ LD=clang \
-      CFLAGS="$FLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$FLAGS" \
-      LDFLAGS="-fsanitize=thread -fPIC" \
-      ./configure --prefix=/home/john/vips \
-        --without-magick \
-        --disable-introspection
-    G_DEBUG=gc-friendly vips copy ~/pics/k2.jpg x.jpg >& log
-
-Build with the GCC auto-vectorizer and diagnostics (or just -O3):
-
-    FLAGS="-O2 -march=native -ffast-math"
-    FLAGS="$FLAGS -ftree-vectorize -fdump-tree-vect-details"
-    CFLAGS="$FLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$FLAGS" \
-      ./configure --prefix=/home/john/vips 
-
 # Dependencies 
 
 libvips has to have `glib2.0-dev` and `libexpat1-dev`. Other dependencies
@@ -284,7 +233,7 @@ If available, vips can load and save WebP images.
 
 ### libniftiio
 
-If available, vips can load and save NIFTI images.
+If available, vips can load and save NIfTI images.
 
 ### OpenEXR
 
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/gifload.c b/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
index 5a13c3bf..370d48b6 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
@@ -846,14 +846,14 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_build_cmap( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif )
 
 static void
 vips_foreign_load_gif_render_line( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif, 
-	int width, VipsPel * restrict dst )
+	int width, VipsPel * restrict dst, VipsPel * restrict src )
 {
-	guint32 *idst = (guint32 *) dst;
+	guint32 * restrict idst = (guint32 *) dst;
 
 	int x;
 
 	for( x = 0; x < width; x++ ) {
-		VipsPel v = gif->line[x];
+		VipsPel v = src[x];
 
 		if( v != gif->transparent_index ) 
 			idst[x] = gif->cmap[v];
@@ -873,19 +873,6 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_render( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif )
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
-	/* Update the colour map for this frame.
-	 */
-	vips_foreign_load_gif_build_cmap( gif );
-
-	/* PREVIOUS means we init the frame with the last un-disposed frame. 
-	 * So the last un-disposed frame is used as a backdrop for the new 
-	 * frame.
-	 */
-	if( gif->dispose == DISPOSE_PREVIOUS ) 
-		memcpy( VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->scratch, 0, 0 ),
-			VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->previous, 0, 0 ),
-			VIPS_IMAGE_SIZEOF_IMAGE( gif->scratch ) );
-
 	/* giflib does not check that the Left / Top / Width / Height for this
 	 * Image is inside the canvas.
 	 *
@@ -906,8 +893,26 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_render( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif )
 			"out of bounds frame of %d x %d pixels at %d x %d\n",
 			file->Image.Width, file->Image.Height,
 			file->Image.Left, file->Image.Top );
+
+		/* Don't flag an error -- many GIFs have this problem.
+		 */
+		return( 0 );
 	}
-	else if( file->Image.Interlace ) {
+
+	/* Update the colour map for this frame.
+	 */
+	vips_foreign_load_gif_build_cmap( gif );
+
+	/* PREVIOUS means we init the frame with the last un-disposed frame. 
+	 * So the last un-disposed frame is used as a backdrop for the new 
+	 * frame.
+	 */
+	if( gif->dispose == DISPOSE_PREVIOUS ) 
+		memcpy( VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->scratch, 0, 0 ),
+			VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->previous, 0, 0 ),
+			VIPS_IMAGE_SIZEOF_IMAGE( gif->scratch ) );
+
+	if( file->Image.Interlace ) {
 		int i;
 
 		VIPS_DEBUG_MSG( "vips_foreign_load_gif_render: "
@@ -931,7 +936,7 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_render( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif )
 				}
 
 				vips_foreign_load_gif_render_line( gif, 
-					file->Image.Width, dst );
+					file->Image.Width, dst, gif->line );
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -954,14 +959,14 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_render( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif )
 			}
 
 			vips_foreign_load_gif_render_line( gif, 
-				file->Image.Width, dst );
+				file->Image.Width, dst, gif->line );
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* Copy the result to frame, which then is picked up from outside
 	 */
 	memcpy( VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->frame, 0, 0 ),
-		VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR(gif->scratch, 0, 0 ),
+		VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->scratch, 0, 0 ),
 		VIPS_IMAGE_SIZEOF_IMAGE( gif->frame ) );
 
 	if( gif->dispose == DISPOSE_BACKGROUND ) {
@@ -996,7 +1001,7 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_render( VipsForeignLoadGif *gif )
 		 * DISPOSE_PREVIOUS is specified in a later frame.
 		 */
 		memcpy( VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->previous, 0, 0 ),
-			VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR(gif->frame, 0, 0 ),
+			VIPS_IMAGE_ADDR( gif->frame, 0, 0 ),
 			VIPS_IMAGE_SIZEOF_IMAGE( gif->previous ) );
 
 	/* Reset values, as Graphic Control Extension is optional