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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 694c1d6..a05114d 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ GNU Make, and possibly others. @xref{Tools for Compilation}, below. @cindex configuring @cindex compiling -GNU Libc cannot be compiled in the source directory. You must create a -separate directory for the object files. This directory should be -outside the source tree. For example, if you have unpacked the glibc -sources in @file{/src/gnu/glibc-2.1.0}, create a directory +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 @file{/src/gnu/glibc-2.1.0}, create a directory @file{/src/gnu/glibc-build} to put the object files in. From your object directory, run the shell script @file{configure} found |