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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/building-source.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/building-source.md index d21a51a82..ed1efffd8 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/building-source.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/building-source.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ # Building Nix from Source -After unpacking or checking out the Nix sources, issue the following -commands: +After cloning Nix's Git repository, issue the following commands: ```console +$ ./bootstrap.sh $ ./configure options... $ make $ make install @@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ $ make install Nix requires GNU Make so you may need to invoke `gmake` instead. -When building from the Git repository, these should be preceded by the -command: - -```console -$ ./bootstrap.sh -``` - The installation path can be specified by passing the `--prefix=prefix` to `configure`. The default installation directory is `/usr/local`. You can change this to any location you like. You must have write permission |