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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 9aac7d16a2..6b2928bc99 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ below. Configuring and compiling GNU Libc ================================== - GNU Libc can be compiled in the source directory but we'd advise to -build in a separate build directory. For example, if you have unpacked -the glibc sources in `/src/gnu/glibc-2.1.0', create a directory -`/src/gnu/glibc-build' to put the object files in. + GNU Libc can be compiled in the source directory but we strongly +advise to build in a separate build directory. For example, if you +have unpacked the glibc sources in `/src/gnu/glibc-2.1.0', create a +directory `/src/gnu/glibc-build' to put the object files in. This +allows to remove the whole build directory in case an error occurs +which is the safest way to get a clean way and should always be done. From your object directory, run the shell script `configure' found at the top level of the source tree. In the scenario above, you'd type |