Update documentation.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/docs/layout-of-source-files.rst b/docs/layout-of-source-files.rst
index 46ef3d57..4bacd704 100644
--- a/docs/layout-of-source-files.rst
+++ b/docs/layout-of-source-files.rst
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ When the compiler is invoked, it is not only possible to specify how to
 discover the first element of a path, but it is possible to specify path prefix
 remappings so that e.g. ``github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/library`` is remapped to
 ``/usr/local/dapp-bin/library`` and the compiler will read the files from there.
-If multiple remappings can be applied, the one with the longest key is tried first. This
-allows for a "fallback-remapping" with e.g. ``""`` maps to
-``"/usr/local/include/solidity"``. Furthermore, these remappings can
-depend on the context, which allows you to configure packages to
-import e.g. different versions of a library of the same name.
+If multiple remappings can be applied, the one with the longest key is tried first.
+An empty prefix is not allowed. Furthermore, these remappings can depend on the context,
+which allows you to configure packages to import e.g. different versions of a library
+of the same name.
 
 **solc**:
 
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ Note that solc only allows you to include files from certain directories:
 They have to be in the directory (or subdirectory) of one of the explicitly
 specified source files or in the directory (or subdirectory) of a remapping
 target. If you want to allow direct absolute includes, just add the
-remapping ``=/``.
+remapping ``/=/``.
 
 If there are multiple remappings that lead to a valid file, the remapping
 with the longest common prefix is chosen.
diff --git a/docs/using-the-compiler.rst b/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
index 1d7cb97b..b286e1a3 100644
--- a/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
+++ b/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ it is also possible to provide path redirects using ``prefix=path`` in the follo
 
 ::
 
-    solc github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/=/usr/local/lib/dapp-bin/ =/usr/local/lib/fallback file.sol
+    solc github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/=/usr/local/lib/dapp-bin/ file.sol
 
 This essentially instructs the compiler to search for anything starting with
-``github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/`` under ``/usr/local/lib/dapp-bin`` and if it does not
-find the file there, it will look at ``/usr/local/lib/fallback`` (the empty prefix
-always matches). ``solc`` will not read files from the filesystem that lie outside of
+``github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/`` under ``/usr/local/lib/dapp-bin``.
+``solc`` will not read files from the filesystem that lie outside of
 the remapping targets and outside of the directories where explicitly specified source
-files reside, so things like ``import "/etc/passwd";`` only work if you add ``=/`` as a remapping.
+files reside, so things like ``import "/etc/passwd";`` only work if you add ``/=/`` as a remapping.
+
+An empty remapping prefix is not allowed.
 
 If there are multiple matches due to remappings, the one with the longest common prefix is selected.