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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 72e27a40ad..60a5edefdf 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ GNU Make, and possibly others. @xref{Tools for Compilation}, below. @cindex configuring @cindex compiling -GNU Libc can be compiled in the source directory but we'd advise to +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 @file{/src/gnu/glibc-2.1.0}, create a directory -@file{/src/gnu/glibc-build} to put the object files in. +@file{/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 @file{configure} found at the top level of the source tree. In the scenario above, you'd type |