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authorTaylor Braun-Jones <taylor@braun-jones.org>2014-10-26 20:36:36 (GMT)
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@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ source files together, then re-builds Ninja using itself. You should
end up with a 'ninja' binary in the source root. Run './ninja -h' for
help.
-There is no installation step. The only file of interest to a user
-is the resulting ninja binary.
+Installation is not necessary because the only required file is is the
+resulting ninja binary. However, to enable features like Bash
+completion and Emacs and Vim editing modes, some files in misc/ must be
+copied to appropriate locations.
If you're interested in making changes to Ninja, read HACKING.md first.