Emphasize reading Makefile comments a bit more, and say that the leading comments are the important ones. Give advice that works even if $HOME contains whitespace. --- README | 19 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 145aacd4..edabd2e0 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ changes made by political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and daylight-saving rules. See <https://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/tz-link.html> or the -file tz-link.html for how to acquire the code and data. Once acquired, -read the comments in the file 'Makefile' and make any changes needed -to make things right for your system, especially if you are using some -platform other than GNU/Linux. Then run the following commands, -substituting your desired installation directory for "$HOME/tzdir": - - make TOPDIR=$HOME/tzdir install - $HOME/tzdir/usr/bin/zdump -v America/Los_Angeles +file tz-link.html for how to acquire the code and data. + +Once acquired, read the leading comments in the file "Makefile" +and make any changes needed to make things right for your system, +especially when using a platform other than current GNU/Linux. + +Then run the following commands, substituting your desired +installation directory for "$HOME/tzdir": + + make TOPDIR="$HOME/tzdir" install + "$HOME/tzdir/usr/bin/zdump" -v America/Los_Angeles See the file tz-how-to.html for examples of how to read the data files. -- 2.40.1