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@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ to the point where you can run "make".
Use wget to retrieve various other files that GNU make relies on,
but does not keep in its own source tree.
+ NB: You may need GNU make to correctly perform this step; if you use
+ a platform-local make you may get problems with missing files in doc/.
+
At this point you have successfully brought your CVS copy of the GNU
make source directory up to the point where it can be treated