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authorBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2018-05-18 16:41:36 +0200
committerBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2018-05-18 16:41:36 +0200
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//
"
+\h0#preface|Preface|
+
+The recommended way to install the \c{build2} toolchain in most circumstances
+is using the automated install scripts as described on the
+\l{https://build2.org/install.xhtml Install} page. This document describes the
+manual installation and upgrade process which offers greater control can be
+helpful in situations where the automated scripts cannot be used (offline
+installation, packaging for system package managers, unsupported
+platform/compiler, etc).
+"
+
+"
\h#INSTALL|Introduction|
"
source "../INSTALL.cli";