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Expand Up @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ First, acquire the source code by cloning the git repository:

git clone git://github.com/JuliaLang/julia.git

Next, enter the `julia/` directory and run `make` to build the `julia` executable.
Next, enter the `julia/` directory and run `make` to build the `julia` executable. To perform a parallel build, use `make PARALLEL_BUILD_JOBS=` and supply the maximum number of concurrent processes; Julia does not support using the `-j` switch to `make`.
When compiled the first time, it will automatically download and build its [external dependencies](#Required-Build-Tools-External-Libraries).
This takes a while, but only has to be done once.

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