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diff --git a/docs/building/building.xml b/docs/building/building.xml index 04cf05e35a..054b9e85f0 100644 --- a/docs/building/building.xml +++ b/docs/building/building.xml @@ -165,10 +165,15 @@ supported method, and you may encounter difficulties. Full instructions are in <xref linkend="sec-porting-ghc"/>.</para> - <para>Which version of GHC you need will depend on the - packages you intend to build. GHC itself will normally - build using one of several older versions of itself - check - the announcement or release notes for details.</para> + <para>GHC can be built using either an earlier released + version of GHC (currently 5.04 and later are supported), or + bootstrapped using a GHC built from exactly the same + sources. Note that this means you cannot in general build + GHC using an arbitrary development snapshot, or a build from + say last week. It might work, it might not - we don't + guarantee anything. To be on the safe side, start your + build using the most recently released stable version of + GHC.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |