From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@math.tamu.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:49:18 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Improve wording slightly.
X-Git-Tag: v8.3.0-rc1~534^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c0d744f7bb3bf0730e0eb154ac15e82bb37df507;p=dealii.git

Improve wording slightly.

The existing instructions didn't make clear where the sources were located and
implicitly assumed that they are in the directory above the build
directory. This can be confusing.

(By suggestion of Joel Kulesza.)
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a49218748c..3c5da8298e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ to the complex data structures and algorithms required.
 For the impatient:
 ------------------
 
-Configure compile and install the deal.II library with:
+Let's say you've unpacked the .tar.gz file, or cloned the git repository into
+a directory /path/to/dealii/sources. Then configure, compile, and install the
+deal.II library with: 
 
     $ mkdir build
     $ cd build
-    $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/where/deal.II/should/be/intalled/to ..
+    $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/where/dealii/should/be/intalled/to /path/to/dealii/sources
     $ make install    (alternatively $ make -j<N> install)
     $ make test
 
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ A detailed *ReadME* can be found at ./doc/readme.html and
 Getting started:
 ----------------
 
-The tutorial steps are located under ./examples/
+The tutorial steps are located under examples/ of the installation.
 Information about the tutorial steps can be found at
-./doc/doxygen/tutorial/index.html or at http://www.dealii.org/.
+doc/doxygen/tutorial/index.html or at http://www.dealii.org/.
 
 License:
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