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+++ b/README.git
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 README.git
-----------
+==========
+
+
+repository issues
+-----------------
 
 FreeType's official repository site is
 
@@ -23,7 +27,10 @@
     freetype-demos
 
 
-The git  archive doesn't  contain pre-built configuration  scripts for
+standard builds with `configure`
+--------------------------------
+
+The git repository doesn't contain pre-built configuration scripts for
 UNIXish platforms.  To generate them say
 
   sh autogen.sh
@@ -38,33 +45,35 @@
 should  work too,  of course.   Note  that `autogen.sh`  also sets  up
 proper file permissions for the `configure` and auxiliary scripts.
 
-The `autogen.sh`  script now  checks the versions  of the  above three
-packages  whether they  match the  numbers above.   Otherwise it  will
-complain and suggest either upgrading or using an environment variable
-to point to a more recent version of the required tool(s).
+The `autogen.sh` script checks whether the versions of the above three
+tools match the numbers above.  Otherwise it will complain and suggest
+either  upgrading or  using  environment variables  to  point to  more
+recent versions of the required tools.
 
 Note that  `aclocal` is provided  by the 'automake' package  on Linux,
 and that `libtoolize` is called `glibtoolize` on Darwin (OS X).
 
 
+alternative build methods
+-------------------------
+
 For static  builds that don't use  platform-specific optimizations, no
 configure script is necessary at all; saying
 
   make setup ansi
   make
 
-should  work on  all platforms  that  have GNU  `make` (or  `makepp`).
-Similarly, a build  with `cmake` or `meson` can be  done directly from
-the git repository.
+should work on all platforms that have GNU `make` (or `makepp`).
+
+A build  with `cmake`  or `meson`  can be done  directly from  the git
+repository.  However, if you want  to use the `FT_DEBUG_LOGGING` macro
+(see file `docs/DEBUG` for more information) it is currently mandatory
+to execute `autogen.sh`  in advance; this script clones  the 'dlg' git
+submodule and copies some files into FreeType's source tree.
 
 
-For  using  the `FT_DEBUG_LOGGING`  macro  while  debugging (see  file
-`docs/DEBUG`  for more  information)  the following  git commands  are
-necessary to check out the 'dlg' library as a git submodule.
-
-  git submodule init
-  git submodule update
-
+contributing
+------------
 
 If you want to contribute to FreeType it is recommended to install the
 `git-merge-changelog` program – we use a `ChangeLog` file, which often