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@@ -47,14 +47,11 @@ source tree in the ``lib/Transforms/Hello`` directory.
Setting up the build environment
--------------------------------
-.. FIXME: Why does this recommend to build in-tree?
-
-First, configure and build LLVM. This needs to be done directly inside the
-LLVM source tree rather than in a separate objects directory. Next, you need
-to create a new directory somewhere in the LLVM source base. For this example,
-we'll assume that you made ``lib/Transforms/Hello``. Finally, you must set up
-a build script (``Makefile``) that will compile the source code for the new
-pass. To do this, copy the following into ``Makefile``:
+First, configure and build LLVM. Next, you need to create a new directory
+somewhere in the LLVM source base. For this example, we'll assume that you
+made ``lib/Transforms/Hello``. Finally, you must set up a build script
+(``Makefile``) that will compile the source code for the new pass. To do this,
+copy the following into ``Makefile``:
.. code-block:: make
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