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@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ To build gpsd for your host platform from source, simply call 'scons'
in a working-directory copy. (Cross-build is described in a later
section.)
-To clean the built files, call 'scons -c' . To clean scons' cache,
-call 'scons sconsclean'. Doing both should return your working directory
-to a near pristine state as far as building is concerned. Some user
-created files may remain, and source code changes will not have been
-reverted..
+To clean the built files, call 'scons -c' . To clean scons' cache, call
+'scons sconsclean'. Run 'rm -f .sconsign.dblite' to clear the scons
+database. Doing all three should return your working directory to a
+near pristine state as far as building is concerned. Some user created
+files may remain, and source code changes will not have been reverted..
You can specify the installation prefix, as for an autotools build, by
running "scons prefix=<installation_root>". The default value is