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diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/building.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/building.mdwn
index aed87046..e8236a83 100644
--- a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/building.mdwn
+++ b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/building.mdwn
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ enabled) is around 50 MiB.
You can either use the git repository (see <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/hurd/>),
$ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/hurd/gnumach.git/
+ $ cd gnumach
+ $ autoreconf --install
-... or get the Debian sources, if you're using Debian. (See
+... or get the Debian sources to build a Debian package, if you're using Debian. (See
[here](http://packages.debian.net/source/unstable/gnumach).)
$ apt source gnumach
+ $ cd gnumach-XXXXXXXX
-## On Debian Systems:
+## Building a `.deb` package on Debian Systems:
### Preparing for the Build
@@ -40,10 +43,6 @@ and some additional dependencies specified by the gnumach source package:
### Building and Installing ... Debian `.deb` files
-Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked GNU Mach sources,
-
- $ cd gnumach-XXXXXXXX
-
Start the build process with
$ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot
@@ -56,18 +55,13 @@ directory and has a similar name as the build directory:
You can now reboot your computer and enjoy the new kernel.
-## On non-Debian Systems:
+## Building from the git repository:
### Preparing for the Build
Building GNU Mach requires a C compiler, a _static_ 32 bit standard C library,
your favourite flavor of awk (gawk) and GNU make.
-First, create the configuration files:
-
- $ cd gnumach
- $ autoreconf --install
-
GNU Mach (and the associated headers) need be built in a separate build directory:
$ mkdir build
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ Run configure:
$ ../configure --prefix=
-If building on a 64 bit host system,
+If building on a Linux 64 bit host system,
you need a number of additional settings to force a 32 bit build:
$ ../configure --prefix= --host=i686-gnu LD=i686-linux-gnu-ld CC=i686-linux-gnu-gcc