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+# <a name="Building_the_Mach_Interface_Gene"> Building the Mach Interface Generator from Source </a>
+
+If you want to build the Mach Interface Generator yourself instead of just using a pre-built package, follow these instructions.
+
+## <a name="Getting_the_Source_Code"> Getting the Source Code </a>
+
+You can chose between getting the [sources from the developers's RCS](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/mig-download.html#cvs):
+
+    $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/hurd co mig
+
+... or (if you are working on a Debian system) the ones that are used for the [current Debian mig package](http://packages.debian.net/source/unstable/mig):
+
+    $ apt-get source mig
+
+Please see [[Distrib/DebianFAQ]] before using _apt-get source_.
+
+The unpacked source tree is around [TODO]MiB, and the build tree is around [TODO]MiB.
+
+## <a name="Preparing_for_the_Build"> Preparing for the Build </a>
+
+### <a name="_on_Debian_systems"> ... on Debian systems </a>
+
+Building the Mach Interface Generator requires the _build-essential_ and _fakeroot_ packages, their dependencies and additional packages that are specified by the source mig package:
+
+    # apt-get install build-essential fakeroot
+    # apt-get build-dep mig
+
+### <a name="_on_non_Debian_systems"> ... on non-Debian systems </a>
+
+[TODO]
+
+## <a name="Building"> Building </a>
+
+### <a name="_a_deb_file"> ... a _.deb_ file </a>
+
+Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked MIG sources, e.g.
+
+    $ cd mig-[TODO]
+
+Start the build process with
+
+    $ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot
+
+### <a name="_TODO_"> [TODO] </a>
+
+[TODO]