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@@ -154,28 +154,18 @@ Gentoo Linux also provides a solidity package that can be installed using ``emer
Building from Source
====================
-Clone the Repository
---------------------
-
-To clone the source code, execute the following command:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
- git clone --recursive https://github.com/ethereum/solidity.git
- cd solidity
-
-If you want to help developing Solidity,
-you should fork Solidity and add your personal fork as a second remote:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
- git remote add personal git@github.com:[username]/solidity.git
+Prerequisites - Linux
+---------------------
-Solidity has git submodules. Ensure they are properly loaded:
+You need to install the following dependencies for Linux builds of Solidity:
-.. code-block:: bash
++-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
+| Software | Notes |
++===================================+=======================================================+
+| `Git for Linux`_ | Command-line tool for retrieving source from Github. |
++-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
- git submodule update --init --recursive
+.. _Git for Linux: https://git-scm.com/download/linux
Prerequisites - macOS
---------------------
@@ -203,7 +193,7 @@ if you ever want to start again from scratch.
Prerequisites - Windows
-----------------------
-You will need to install the following dependencies for Windows builds of Solidity:
+You need to install the following dependencies for Windows builds of Solidity:
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Software | Notes |
@@ -238,6 +228,28 @@ in Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools or Visual Studio 2017:
.. _Visual Studio 2017: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/
.. _Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/#build-tools-for-visual-studio-2017
+Clone the Repository
+--------------------
+
+To clone the source code, execute the following command:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ git clone --recursive https://github.com/ethereum/solidity.git
+ cd solidity
+
+If you want to help developing Solidity,
+you should fork Solidity and add your personal fork as a second remote:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ git remote add personal git@github.com:[username]/solidity.git
+
+Solidity has git submodules. Ensure they are properly loaded:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ git submodule update --init --recursive
External Dependencies
---------------------