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@@ -9,9 +9,20 @@ You will need the latest [Nimrod compiler from
 github](https://github.com/Araq/Nimrod) to compile babel (version 0.9.2 may
 work).
 
-Once you have the latest Nimrod compiler you can compile babel by executing:
-``nimrod c -d:release babel``. Then simply install babel by executing ``./babel
-install``. You should then add ``~/.babel/bin`` to your ``$PATH``.
+Once you have the latest Nimrod compiler you can compile babel by executing the
+following sequence of commands to clone the repository, compile babel, then
+install itself:
+
+    git clone https://github.com/nimrod-code/babel.git
+    cd babel/src
+    nimrod c -d:release babel
+    cd ..
+    ./src/babel install
+
+After these steps babel should be compiled and installed. You should then add
+``~/.babel/bin`` to your ``$PATH``. If you want to get rid of the git checkout
+and use babel to keep itself up to date, run ``babel install babel`` at least
+once to install as a normal binary package.
 
 **Note**: On **Windows** you must rename ``babel.exe`` to ``babel1.exe`` and
 subsequently run ``babel1.exe install``. This is because Windows will lock