There is no reason to not use the `-dP' options to `cvs update' every time.

diff --git a/INSTALL.CVS b/INSTALL.CVS
index 359b81cc3a3eaa3412d35b1baf668cf797242947..37b12b7d2ff330dd16cb1f709297f4ffed8845aa 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.CVS
+++ b/INSTALL.CVS
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ byte-compiled Lisp files, are not stored in the CVS repository.
 Therefore, to build from CVS you must run "make bootstrap"
 instead of just "make":
 
-  $ cvs update
+  $ cvs update -dP
   $ ./configure
   $ make bootstrap
 
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ followed by configure before trying it again.  (Occasionally the loaddefs.el
 file gets into a bad state due to changes in the Lisp libraries; this procedure
 forces it to be regenerated.)
 
-If even 'make bootstrap' followed by 'make maintainer-clean' fails, it may
-be that some reorganization of the tree has created a new subdirectory. Try
-this:
-
-  $ cvs update -d
-  $ make maintainer-clean
-  $ ./configure
-  $ make bootstrap
-
 Normally, it is not necessary to use "make bootstrap" after every CVS
 update.  Unless there are problems, we suggest using the following
 alternative procedure after you have done "make bootstrap" at least