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 the X and X-less environments.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+Some of the files needed for building this configuration are not included
+in the normal Mesa releases so you'll need to get the latest sources
+sources from the <a href="repository.html">git repository</a>.
+</p>
+
 
 <h1>2. Compilation</h1>